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Inside Wiltshire Museum This Document Is Adapted from Our Visual Story, an Image Led Document That Helps People Prepare for a Visit to the Museum Inside Wiltshire Museum This document is adapted from our Visual Story, an image led document that helps people prepare for a visit to the museum. While our doors are closed we thought you could take a little look around using this document. On the last page we have added links to pages of our website with more info on the areas of the museum and our collections – Pre-history, Romans, Saxons, Iron Age, Natural History, Middle Ages and The History of Devizes You can use the document for interest or to support your children’s home learning Our Relaxed Hours – aimed at people on the autism spectrum - will be back up and running once we are able to re-open. For people with ASC who are regular visitors to the museum, this document could be useful in connecting to familiar routine. Page 1 of 9 – 27 March 2020 If I want to know what each area of the Museum looks like these next few pages can help me. Roman Gallery Prehistoric Wiltshire Galleries There are four areas in the Museum that are about pre-historic Wiltshire Room 1 Page 2 of 9 – 27 March 2020 Room 2 Room 3 Page 3 of 9 – 27 March 2020 Room 4 Environment Gallery Page 4 of 9 – 27 March 2020 Middle Ages Iron Age Page 5 of 9 – 27 March 2020 Anglo Saxon The Story of Devizes This Gallery is split over three rooms Page 6 of 9 – 27 March 2020 The Long Room This room holds part of the Museum library collection but is also a place for researchers to work in. I can look in the document display cabinets in this room and see what the librarians have been working on. Page 7 of 9 – 27 March 2020 Lecture Hall The Lecture Hall is used by groups and for meetings and for our regular session like Young WAHNS and Curious Kids. Learning and Interest Links For bitesize videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/WiltshireHeritage Much of our collection is accessible on our website. These are a couple of highlights from each gallery: Roman Gallery Roman Civilisation: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=roman- civilisation-in-the-south-west Calne Fate Sculptures: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=calne-fates- sculpture The Cunetio Hoard: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=cunetio- hoard-the-largest-coin-hoard-from-roman-britain Page 8 of 9 – 27 March 2020 Prehistory Galleries Bush Barrow Dagger: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=bush-barrow- dagger Upton Levell Shaman: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=upton-levell- shaman The Roundway Archer: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=roundway- archer Environment Gallery Art inspired by a Jurassic fish: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=inspired-by-jurassic-fossils Plesiosaur Vertebrae: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=5-fossilised- plesiosaur-vertebrae Iron Age Gallery Carved Heads: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=iron-age-carved- heads Saxon Gallery Saxon Civilisation: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=the-saxon- civilization-of-europe Roundway Abbess: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=roundway- abbess-gold-and-garnet-necklace History of Devizes Gallery Battle of Roundway Down: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=battle- of-roundway-down Moonraker Plate: https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=the-tale-of- wiltshire-moonrakers Page 9 of 9 – 27 March 2020 .
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