Rediscovering Wessex Folk – Wessex Museums’ Lost & Found Project Revealed
Wessex Museums receives £61,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for project that will redefine Wessex folk arts and traditions.
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Wessex Museums receives £61,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for project that will redefine Wessex folk arts and traditions.
Lest We Forget is a reflective exhibition telling the individual stories of servicemen from the Caribbean and America during WWI and WWII.
Read about the Wessex Museums Virtual Collection, 250,000+ artefacts from four partner museums now searchable from one place.
Today we are pleased to introduce our two new young trustees: Emily Dunbar, Art Curator at Young Gallery in Salisbury and Jennifer Dyer, Fundraising Manager at Chelsea Physic Garden.
Are you passionate about history, art, and culture? Do you thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment? Wessex Museums is a partnership of seven leading museums based in Dorset and Wiltshire. We are looking for a highly organised and skilled Project Manager to be part of our exciting journey.
This year’s GEM Conference centred around the theme of ambitious and quality museum programmes offering inclusive, engaging, and reflective learning for all. Alexandra Briggs, the Learning and Community Coordinator at Dorset Museum, had the opportunity to share her first hand experience.
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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!