Susan Wills MBE has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees of Wessex Museums.
Un/Common People opens at Wiltshire Museum until 6 September 2025. The exhibition celebrate folk art and seasonal customs of Wessex.
Wessex Museums is seeking a Consultant to shape their NPO ambitions and programme for 2027–30, preparing for Arts Council England application.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery awarded £940,500 from Arts Council England to upgrade facilities, part of a £25m boost for UK museums.
Wessex Museums is seeking a Partnership Manager to oversee Wessex Museums Trust’s current NPO programme of partnership activity.
Wiltshire Museum reaches two major milestones in its plan to move to Devizes Assize Court – a planning application has been submitted, and £1 million in funding has already been raised!
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!