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Welcome to the Wells & Mendip Museum website.

Welcome to the Wells and Mendip Museum web site, where you can. . .

Find out how to visit us and how to volunteer.

Keep up to date with future exhibitions.

Find out more about our collections.

Find out about hiring the museum as a venue for your group or society meetings.

Find out about the Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society.

 
The Priddy Gold Hoard is returning in March. . .

Steve Minnitt will be returning in March due to popular demand. After having to literally turn people away from the event last time (with particular apologies to the couple who drove all the way from Cornwall), we have decided to ticket the event to avoid any repetitions.

Tickets will be available from this website only - please do not contact the museum - we will not be able to sell you a ticket over the phone or in person.

If you'd like to be notified when tickets go on sale, and to be alerted to other up and coming events, please sign up to our newsletter.

 
'Untamed Somerset' - Exhibition and Sale by Mark Noble.

Mark Noble is inspired by the natural world, and those artists who represent it through its wonder and grandeur, and by allowing the mind to cross the boundary between the physical universe and the imaginary one. Mark is influenced by Turner, who embraced the power and majesty of the natural world, and attempted to harness both its destructive force and its magical qualities to focus it into a single point of sublime beauty. 
This exhibition showcases his latest work, ‘Untamed Somerset’, a collection of mixed media art, exploring the wild beauty of the countryside around us. 
Entry to the exhibition is free and held in the museum foyer. Open 11am-4pm everyday. 

Please contact Georgina Smith for further details.

Wells and Mendip Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset. BA5 2UE.

Tel.01749 673477

email: wellsmuseum@ukonline.co.uk

 
From August for six months, a dual exhibition of Bronze Age artefacts and artwork

The fruits of the Beacon Hill excavation, including a unique Bronze Age beaker find, have been blended with the paintings of the artist Jane Stanley to produce a very special exhibition celebrating our Bronze Age heritage. Later in the year, archaeologist Stephen Minnitt will be bringing the Priddy gold hoard along for a day - sign up for the Wells & Mendip email newsletter at the top of this page for advance notice.

If you would like to help publicise this exhibition, then you can click the posters above to download them as PDF's. Thanks in advance.

 
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