400 years after his birth in Easton Piercy, discover the remarkable story of John Aubrey in our new exhibition, 'Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge'.
📅 Saturday 13 June - Saturday 19 September
🕒 Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
🎟️ Free entry
In the 1680s a man in landlocked Wiltshire looked at a stone shaped like a shell and concluded the Bible’s account of creation didn’t work. He was John Aubrey. His extraordinary life & work is explored in a new exhibition at @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/john-au...
#ICYMI 📣
Have you booked your tickets yet for next week's talk with local historian Mike Stone?!
📅 Thursday 18 June
🕒 5.30pm - 7.00pm
🎟️ Free, booking essential
Book your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/CarnivalHistoryTalk
To celebrate Pride Month, we've created a 'Hidden History' tour on our free digital guide. This tour highlights some of the LGBTQ+ stories and individuals represented in our collection. Featured in the tour is this work by Dorothy Larcher, explore the story here 👉 bit.ly/HiddenHistoryPride
There isn’t much longer to wait until ‘Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge’ opens on Saturday 13 June. As preparations continue, these origami models of a pine marten, a wyvern and a great bustard are the latest additions to the exhibition!
Join Chippenham Pride this weekend, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June, for a packed programme of events at PrideFest 2026!
Follow the link to explore the full PrideFest programme 🔗 bit.ly/4uFqrgC
Join local artist April Barlow to explore our summer exhibition, before heading out on a mindful walk beside the River Avon to reconnect with nature through art.
📅 Tuesday 7 July
🕒 7pm - 9pm
🎟️ £6, booking essential
Please follow the link to book your tickets 🔗 bit.ly/MindfulMeander26
Chippenham Museum
Chippenham Museum
It's exhibition launch week!
To mark the 400th anniversary of his birth, and the exhibition, Louise Ryland-Epton explores the radical ideas contained in John Aubrey's long-unpublished 'Natural History of Wiltshire' in a blog for @royalsociety.org.
Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4vbsIQT
Dr Louise Ryland-Epton
Delighted that my blog on John Aubrey has been published by @royalsociety.org exploring the science of this early Fellow. An exhibition opens on Saturday @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social with items from the Society’s collection.
royalsociety.org/blog/2026/06...
Chippenham Museum
Chippenham Museum
Chippenham Museum
Chippenham Museum
To mark the 400th anniversary of his birth, guest blogger Louise Ryland-Epton explores the radical ideas contained in John Aubrey's long-unpublished 'Natural History of Wiltshire'.
It’s exhibition installation week here at Chippenham Museum!
While you wait for ‘Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge’ to open on Saturday 13 June, here’s a sneak peek at some of the ‘formed stones’ that will be on display in the exhibition.
#NationalDinosaurDay
Chippenham Museum
John Aubrey's radical vision of earth history, four hundred years on 'a direct path to the right understanding of the primitive world'
Join us at Chippenham Museum for a special illustrated talk with local historian Mike Stone to discover the fascinating evolution of the Chippenham Carnival.
📅 Thursday 18 June
🕒 5.30pm - 7.00pm
🎟️ Free, booking essential
Book your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/CarnivalHistoryTalk
