I have such a cool job. This is what I have written today (albeit at great speed so hoping no typos). It will be explored in an exhibition I am doing with @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social part of the @wiltshistory.bsky.social celeb. for their new red book! www.wiltshirehistory.org/news/curious...

Armistice Day 1925 & 2025. One hundred years separate these two photos, yet the message of hope and reflection is the same. The first image is from our collection, the second from our friendly neighbours at The Waverley. We shall not forget. #Remembrance #weshallrememberthem #ArmisticeDay

Visit the historic Yelde Hall for a Christmas Craft Market and explore products made by local artists and makers. From paintings and cards, to crochet and bone china - you will find your perfect Christmas gift! 📅 Friday 28 & Saturday 29 November | ⏲️ Open each day at 10.30am

Give your old clothes new lease of life! Join our Visible Mending Workshop with a professional seamstress and learn the basic stitches, how to sew patches and how to embellish. 📅 Saturday 13 December ⏲️ 1.30pm - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential Get your ticket 👉 bit.ly/FestiveVisibleMendingWorkshop

During our summer exhibition 'Threads: Clothing, Memory and Identity', we ran a fun paper doll activity. It was a huge hit! As a thank you for all the creativity our younger visitors shared, we took the opportunity on the final day of the exhibition to picture them alongside their inspirations! 👗✨

Join us for our final Collection Conversation of 2025 with artists Gordon Faulds and Alex Faulkner. 📅 Saturday 6 December 🕒 2.00pm - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential: bit.ly/DecemberArtTalk See their work in 'Corsham Air: Myth and Material' at the Pound Arts Centre, Corsham: bit.ly/CorshamAir

We're feeling autumnal for this week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange! 🍂 'The Bridge' (Ian Errill, 1979) is a view of the River Avon footbridge, which links The Island to Monkton Park in Chippenham's town centre. This work will feature in our 2026 calendar - coming soon to our shop!

Join Chris Dunn and Andrew Lansley for November’s Collection Conversation at Chippenham Museum. Explore Dunn’s children’s book watercolour illustrations and Lansley’s landscapes in raw pigments. 📅 Saturday 22 November 🕒 2pm-3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential: bit.ly/NovemberArtTalk

NEW IN 🚨 Discover 'Langley Burrell and Kellaways: A History' by @lrylandepton.bsky.social, now available for just £14.95 in-store and online! From Bronze Age burial mounds to 21st-century housing developments, explore the story of an English parish and its generations. 🔗 buff.ly/m8yyKlS

Join us this October Half Term for some free, spooky, crafty activities! 🕷️🕸️ Our creative activities can also be experienced in a quieter way before the museum opens. Book Quiet Time here: bit.ly/3KnFuJL

We're looking forward to 2026 & all the exciting events & exhibitions @heritagewshc.bsky.social & @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social celebrating #Chippenham & #wiltshire #history with @wiltshistory.bsky.social launch of the Chippenham VCH volume plus anniversary of John Aubrey's birthday.

Next year sees the launch of @wiltshistory.bsky.social vol xx on #Chippenham & the surrounding parishes. With support from @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social @heritagewshc.bsky.social & many more we will be celebrating the event & all things Chippenham across 2026. www.facebook.com/100001708735...

New pop-up display! 🕺💃🪩 From folk costumes to rock ’n’ roll vibes, explore how costume, make-up, and accessories bring performances to life. On display in our 'Chippenham Through Time' gallery on the first-floor!.

This month, we’re joined by Sasha Wardell, with over 40 years’ experience in the world of bone china & porcelain, and Helen Wilks, from Bath Academy of Art, who bases work on theatre performance & collaborations. 📅 Saturday 18 October 🕒 2pm-3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential: bit.ly/OctoberArtTalk

Join us on Saturday 7 February 2026 at Chippenham Town Hall for our ceramics symposium! Explore themes from our next exhibition 'Subversive Forms: Revolutionary approaches to clay' with illustrated talks and a discussion panel with six of the exhibiting artists. Book your tickets 👉 buff.ly/Ui6qpIe

This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is celebrations and unveilings. Robin Tanner's 'Harvest Festival' (1930) combines features of three local churches: Draycot Cerne, Langley Burrell, and Biddestone, capturing the “ripe, pagan, riotous affair” of early church festivals.

Bring a touch of history, art, and nature into your home with these eco-friendly Growbars: 🎨 Artists’ Flowers - daisy, poppy & sunflower 🌿 Medieval Herbs - clary sage, tansy & salad burnet 🐝 Bee Blooms - hyssop, cornflower & sweet rocket Now on sale with 50% off: bit.ly/SeedGrowbars

This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is animals! 🐄 Sculptor Richard Cowdy's bronze calf commemorates Chippenham's former cattle market. The maquette is held in our collection, and the full bronze sculpture stands in Borough Parade Shopping Centre. artuk.org/discover/a...

On Thursday 25 September, it's your last chance to join our final town walk of 2025. Perfect for residents, visitors and groups, join a member of the Chippenham Museum team for a 40-minute journey through the town’s past. Get your ticket now! Free, booking essential 👉 bit.ly/TownWalks

#ICYMI, it's your final chance to visit the historic Yelde Hall this summer! Open tomorrow, Saturday 20 September, from 10.30am to 1.30pm. To learn more about the history of the Yelde Hall, follow the link to our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects 👉 bit.ly/YeldeHistory

This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange looks at impressive buildings! 🏛️ Ian Chamberlain’s ‘Fort’ etchings reimagine the Maunsell Sea Forts as monuments, using traditional etching to capture their technological and architectural forms.

Opening 15 November, 'Subversive Forms' will feature artworks by some of the leading sculptors and innovators working with ceramics in the UK today. Learn more at our ceramics symposium in February. Sign up to stay up-to-date 👉 bit.ly/ChippenhamMus...

#ICYMI, there are tickets still available for this month's free art talk featuring Ione Parkin & Jonathan Parnham. 👉 Collection Conversations - Ione Parkin & Jonathan Parnham 📅 Saturday 20 September 🕒 2.00pm - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential Book your tickets here 👉bit.ly/SeptemberArtTalk

Our talented visitors have been busy sketching their inspirations from 'Threads: Clothing, Memory and Identity'. It is wonderful to see how fashion sparks creativity and personal expression! ✏️🎨💃

Celebrate #NationalTeddyBearDay with @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social Alfred the Great bear. Dressed in his royal cloak and crown, this exclusive teddy is inspired by King Alfred, Chippenham’s most famous royal connection. Shop online bit.ly/AlfredTheBear or visit in-store #chippenhammuseum #TeddyBear

Dan Allen’s ceramics explore the human figure, from fragility and pride to temptation, masculinity, doubt, and more. This work will feature in our upcoming exhibition, 'Subversive Forms: Revolutionary Approaches to Clay', opening Saturday 15 November. #OnlineArtExchange🎨 @artukdotorg.bsky.social

Grab your tickets for tomorrow's talk where we will be exploring the fashion and clothing of the 15th and 16th centuries with the help of local reenactors, Jenny and John. 📅 Thursday 4 September 🕒 6.00pm - 7.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential via Eventbrite Tickets: bit.ly/16thCenturyClothingTalk

#ICYMI, join us tomorrow for As-We-See-It-Saturday, a celebration of all things photography! 📸 📅 Saturday 30 August 🕒 10.30am - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free entry

It's TIME for @artukdotorg.bsky.social's #OnlineArtExchange! ⌛ John Joekes' 'pause' explores the cut letter and how viewers reflect on its meaning. He says: "An individual letter can have beauty and a poetic sound - letters combined create knowledge: each word is a journey of understanding."

Join Chippenham Museum's Creative Writing Group for monthly masterclasses, exploring monologues, poetry, comedy and storytelling with professional writers. 📅 Monthly, September-December 🕒 First Wednesday of the month, 7pm-9pm 🎟️ £5 per session, booking essential More details 🔗 bit.ly/40FqA6I

Add the finishing touch to your outfit in this week's free activities. Explore fashion accessories, then make your own plaited belt and paper buckle. 📅 Tuesday 26 August & Thursday 28 August 🤫 Quiet Time: 9am-10am 🕘 Drop-in: 10.30am-3.30pm 🎟️ Free Book your Quiet Time ticket here: bit.ly/4erRUee

We’re open this Bank Holiday Monday! Visit Chippenham Museum to explore our latest exhibition, 'Threads: Clothing, Memory and Identity'. ⏲️ 10am-4pm | 🎟️ Free Plus, a special opening of the Yelde Hall where you can meet character's from Chippenham's past! ⏲️ 10.30am-1.30pm | 🎟️ Free

Lady Gaga owned the stage with Carrie Jenkinson's stunning headpieces during her 2024 Las Vegas Residency. Now, they're in the spotlight as part of 'Threads: Clothing, Memory and Identity' exhibition! ✨ 📅 Open until Saturday 1 November ⏲️ Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm 🎟️ Free entry

#ICYMI, there is still a ticket available for tomorrow evening’s free guided walk with a member of the Chippenham Museum team. 👟🗺️ Get your tickets now to discover the rich history of the town, from its Anglo-Saxon past to the present day. 🎟️ Free, booking essential: bit.ly/TownWalks

Explore functional fashion in this week’s free activities. Discover how epaulettes show status and style, then make your own! 📅 Tuesday 19 August & Thursday 21 August 🤫 Quiet Time: 9am-10am 🕘 Drop-in: 10.30am-3.30pm 🎟️ Free Book your Quiet Time ticket here: bit.ly/4erRUee

Next month, we’ll be joined by Ione Parkin, whose work explores the rich imagery of space, and Jonathan Parnham, a Wiltshire-based artist who paints on location to capture atmospheric landscapes. 📅 Saturday 20 September 🕒 2pm-3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential: bit.ly/SeptemberArtTalk

Join us for As-We-See-It-Saturday! Celebrate 25 years since the original 2000 project, explore new images of Chippenham taken by the museum's Photo Club, and help create a collective photo artwork. 📅 Sat 30 Aug | 🕒 10.30am-3.30pm | 🎟️ Free! Learn more about the project 👉 bit.ly/25YearOldProject

Welsh artist Laura Ford’s 'Espaliered Girl' depicts a solitary anthropomorphic tree that has been espaliered. Often using mythological and fairy-tale motifs in her work, Ford draws on Ovid’s tale of Daphne's metamorphosis into a tree to escape Apollo. #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social

#ICYMI, Waste-Not Wednesday at Chippenham Museum! Enjoy our drop-in T-Shirt Bag Activity (10.30am-12.30pm), and book your places for our Visible Mending (1.30pm-3.30pm) and Sewing Machine Workshops (6pm-8pm). 📅 Wednesday 20 August 🎟️ Free! 🔗 Book workshops here: bit.ly/ChippenhamMuseumEvents

Explore shapes & colour palettes in this week’s free activities. Discover the meaning behind colour & pattern, then create your own pattern colour wheel. 📅 Tuesday 12 August & Thursday 14 August 🤫 Quiet Time: 9am-10am 🕘 Drop-in: 10.30am-3.30pm 🎟️ Free Book your Quiet Time ticket 👉 bit.ly/4erRUee

#ICYMI, take part in our Visible Mending Workshop during Waste-Not-Wednesday. In this workshop, young people aged 13 to 17 will learn how to repair their clothes with the help of a professional seamstress. 📅 Wednesday 20 August 🎟️ Free, booking essential: bit.ly/VisibleMendingWorkshop

We love seeing everyone getting stuck into our summer activities! This week’s theme was ‘Fibre to Fabric’ where visitors explored how simple threads become fabrics, and how that process is connected to Chippenham's history. Then they created their own woven pieces… just look at what they made! 👏

#ICYMI, there are tickets are still available for this month's free art talk featuring Jane King and Judith Beeby. 👉 Collection Conversations - Jane King & Judith Beeby 📅 Saturday 16 August 🕒 2.00pm - 3.30pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential Book your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/AugustArtTalk

Join us for our free, fashion-inspired activities. Discover the town’s cloth-making history and try your hand at creating your own simple woven piece. 📅 Tuesday 5 August & Thursday 7 August 🤫 Quiet Time: 9am-10am 🕘 Drop-in: 10.30am-3.30pm 🎟️ Free Book your Quiet Time ticket here: bit.ly/4erRUee

Explore 'Threads: Clothing, Memory and Identity' at Chippenham Museum! 🧵 Check out our brand new themed products, such as fashion activity books for kids, DIY kits, and more. Can't visit? Shop online anytime! 🛍️ bit.ly/ChippenhamMuseumOnlineShop

Join us on Wednesday 20 August at Chippenham Museum for Waste-Not-Wednesday, a day of free workshops and activities dedicated to slowing down fashion as part of our 'Threads' summer of fun! ♻️ Book your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/ChippenhamMus... Email heritage@chippenham.... to join waitlist. 1/4

This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is abstract & non-figurative art! 🎨 'Corsham Evening' by Henry Cliffe captures the landscape around Corsham, with the scene dominated by two large figures. 📲 Follow the link to learn more: bit.ly/CorshamEvening

🧙 From John Aubrey's magical manuscript: a story of Birdlip Hill's conjurors - including the mysterious 'Bub'. 🌙 Magic & deadly consequences in 17th-century Gloucestershire⚡ Featured in the #JohnAubrey400 exhibition @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social in 2026😍 www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/the-con...

Join us for free, fashion-inspired fun celebrating our new exhibition. Explore how clothing shapes identity, then design outfits for your own paper person! 📅 Tuesday 29 July & Thursday 31 July 🤫 Quiet Time: 9am-10am 🕘 Drop-in: 10.30am-3.30pm 🎟️ Free Book your Quiet Time ticket here: bit.ly/4erRUee

Step back in time this summer and visit the medieval Yelde Hall on select dates in August & September. Meet characters from the town’s past in the council chamber and pirates from 1709 in the lock-up! 🧑‍⚖️🏴‍☠️ Follow the link to view the full list of opening dates 🔗 bit.ly/ChippenhamMuseumWhatsOn