Museum

In a new series of blogs to mark the start of the United Nations COP27 Climate Negotiations, you can discover how Chippenham Museum has been exploring the climate crisis locally, …

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Chippenham Museum collects and records not only stories about the town of Chippenham, but the 26 parishes that surround it as well. In this new blog series we will be …

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Earlier this year, the Barbican in London hosted the exhibition Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain 1945-1965 (you can find out more about it here ), which included a room …

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Chippenham Museum has been delighted to welcome back work experience students this year after the last tumultuous two years. It is a great opportunity to engage with young people and for …

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Costume and textile items from the 17th century are already extremely rare, but what makes these gloves even more special is their possible link to an important local family, the …

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During the Tudor and Stuart period, gloves such as these were symbols of wealth and sophistication. They were unlikely to have been worn to protect the hands or keep warm …

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Queen & Country Exhibition at Chippenham Museum 14 May – 23 July This summer the country celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee as she becomes the first British monarch to …

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During my week of work experience at Chippenham Museum I was able to take on many tasks and attempt many activities, one of these was researching a pattern 1796 light …

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Mark Golder reflects on LGBT+ themes within our current exhibition ‘Wiltshire on Paper: Post-War Prints From the Bath Academy of Art’, open until 2 April. This exhibition has been made …

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In the UK, February is LGBT+ history month. Queer stories have often been overlooked or marginalised, so in this blog we take a look at the stories behind everyday objects in our collection that reveal the lives and experiences of some of the LGBTQ+ community both past and present.