A glimpse of 'Lest We Forget: The Black Contribution to the World Wars in Wiltshire'.

View Wednesday - Sunday, 11am- 4pm, free with admission.

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Join us on 11 April for an interactive family activity as we explore Morse Code and Semaphore messaging. Discover how messages were sent using tappers, lights, and buzzers 💡⁠
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Book: [email protected]⁠
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Happy #WorldArtDay !
This is a page from Antonia St John’s (1832-1903) miniature sketchbook from her grand tour of Switzerland, Germany and France in 1844. This drawing shows the Palais de Papes and the River Rhone, Avignon 🖼

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In the spirit of #WorldLaughterDay , we’re sharing this Facio-Graph toy from the Lydiard House Museum collection.

These novelty items have a long history dating back to at least the 1600s but became more prominent in the 1800s and 1900s.

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🎨🚗Road trip! We took our Where We Are… project team on a road trip to experience some of the museums in Swindon & the surrounding area.
We visited @steammuseum @lydiardhousemuseum @kelmscottmanor @kelmscottmanorcotswolds and we love it!

Explore Wiltshire's black contribution to the World Wars at @wiltshiremuseum 'Lest We Forget' exhibition. Which features a wooden cross of an unknown Wiltshire soldier from our collection. The exhibition moves to @lydiardhousemuseum in Spring 2024 shorturl.at/chpNS