Queen Dido of Carthage and Aeneas of Troy out hunting in the buff (and apparently unconcerned by *saddle chafing* 😳😬) Details from a later 4th century mosaic found at Low Ham #Roman villa #Somerset in 1945 and transferred to the excellent Museum of Somerset Happy #MosaicMonday

We're delighted that a piece from our collection is now on show @somersetmuseum in Chance Encounters: The Art of Rachel Reckitt. The piece featured is 'The Farmhouse in Catalonia'. The exhibition will be on until March 2025 - if you're down in Somerset, make sure you visit!

Today is #NationalLottery crossed finger 🤞📸 selfie day, It's with thanks to lottery funding that the Chew Valley Hoard was able to be secured for the nation. This year marks 30 years of the National Lottery! #ThankstoYou #HappyBirthday #NationalLottery30

Today the Y5 Crew went to Somerset Museum to explore our enquiry into Saxon and Viking life. We were historians, actors, engineers, artists and so much more. The Crew were curious and enthusiastic Berrow Primary Church Academy Charlotte Bradley Museum of Somerset

We're at the Hinkley Archaeology Day in Stogursey, Somerset, sharing #Archaeology stories from excavations at the Hinkley Point and Connection C project, with the South West Heritage Trust and Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society #Heritage #hinkley #excavations #historiclandscapes

Want to know if you find qualifies as treasure? Always ask your FLO! Here's a short film about the treasure criteria made by Rae Pearson, Digital Heritage Apprentice South West Heritage Trust

Superb retrospective of Rachel Reckitt’s work ⁦Museum of Somerset⁩ - little known to me but what talent and productivity! #womeninart #somerset

🚀 Exciting Opportunity! 🚀We're looking for an experienced Exhibitions and Programme Manager to join our team at the South West Heritage Trust. If you're passionate about telling heritage stories and bringing great art to Somerset, apply now! 🌟 🔗ow.ly/MlG650UKePI

📸 The South West Heritage Trust is hiring an Isca Photographic Collection Project Officer in Exeter! Help to preserve and promote a unique visual record of 20th-century Exeter. 🗓️ Closing: 3 March, 9am Apply: ow.ly/ql7i50UWAAB #HeritageJobs #JoinOurTeam #ExeterJobs

📢 Job Alert! 📢 We're seeking a highly experienced and creative Exhibitions and Programme Manager with a fine & visual arts background to drive and deliver the South West Heritage Trust’s ambitious exhibitions & events programme. 🎨 Closing: 21 Feb Apply: ow.ly/GsP650UYAWj

Check out the new spring issue of What's on Somerset at whatsonsomerset.co.uk Packed full of articles, performance and event ideas this spring.

📢 Job Opportunity: Engagement Officer The South West Heritage Trust is looking for a passionate professional to engage audiences with heritage collections in Yeovil and South Somerset. 📍Somerset Heritage Centre Closing: 17 March. Apply: swheritage.org.uk/engagement-off…

A reminder that our first Silent Book Club starts this Friday (28 February) & will be held the last Friday of every month thereafter (excluding public holidays). Further details can be found here... ow.ly/iy5R50UxPqZ 📚

What fun South West Heritage Trust Brick and Tile Museum in Bridgwater. Only open on a Tuesday. It’s bijou but it’s very interesting. Run by the same people as the marvellous Museum of Somerset Well worth a visit.

Another interesting exhibition South West Heritage Trust Museum of Somerset This time the life of Rachel Rickitt Artist, engraver, woodworker, metalworker. Well worth a visit. #ChanceEncounters

📢 Join ONLINE 💻 to discover the incredible story of Odette Hallowes, one of the most decorated female #SOE #spies from #WW2. Her bravery and resilience saved many lives. Odette's granddaughter Sophie Parker shares her story: 🗓️ 20 March, 7:30 - 8:30PM 🔗 ow.ly/JzVU50VfzlV

Coming up for #InternationalDayofForests on 21 March, join Archivist Esther Hoyle for a celebration of archives relating to the landscape.

Another very informative talk and tour of Visit Taunton run by Museum of Somerset This time on James, Duke of Monmouth. Many thanks to all the team.

Superb exhibition at Museum of Somerset courtesy of South West Heritage Trust ‘After #Sedgemoor - Remembering the Monmouth Rebellion’. “Death himself with his scythe were amongst us. Men of Devon, of Dorset, of Wiltshire and of Somerset still fought … desperate courage for a ruined cause”.

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