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- Oct 24
The Band Plays On
Today we installed 'The Band Plays On' - an exhibition celebrating the Wells City Band, including material from the museum collections,...


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- Oct 17
Our Creative Mentoring Programme Returns
Following the success of our first creative mentoring programme 'Get to Know Your Museum' we will be offering a further opportunity to...


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- Sep 14
Heritage Open Days: Gallery Previews 16 September 2023
This summer two of our galleries have been closed to the public to allow an exciting refurbishment to take place. Interpretation...


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- Aug 23
Celebrating our first creative mentoring programme
In April 2023 local people were invited to ‘get to know your museum’, asking the question ‘have you ever walked past the museum on...

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- May 25
‘The Wells Pageant of 1923: a Celebration of Community’
Over the past few months we have been delighted to welcome our second student placement as part of the Search & Learn project, Jordan...


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- May 4
Memories of Carnival
Our next Search & Learn project exhibition will take the 1923 Wells Pageant as its inspiration, and we are thinking about how this...


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- Apr 22
Get to know your museum!
Have you ever walked past the museum on Cathedral Green and wondered what’s inside? We are offering a 6 week course June – July 2023...


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- Apr 5
Freelance learning role
We are recruiting a Freelance Learning Officer to help us create new learning experiences for primary aged children, inspired by our new...


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- Mar 31
Time & Place: pop up exhibition
Our wonderful weekly art course with Sara Dudman has sadly come to end, but we are looking forward to sharing some of the brilliant work...


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- Mar 8
National Lottery Open Week
We are delighted to be participating in National Lottery Open Week which this year runs 18-26 March. National Lottery Open Week is an...


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- Jan 11
Half-term event: 17 February 2023
Join us this half-term for a creative family workshop led by artist Richard Tomlinson on Friday 17 February (10.00am - 3.30pm). We will...


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- Dec 8, 2022
Time & Place
As part of the Search & Learn project we are delighted to be working with artist Sara Dudman and Somerset Art Works to offer a free 10...


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- Nov 28, 2022
Prepare, prepare, prepare!
Last week we were delighted to welcome Helena Jaeschke, Conservation Development Officer at South West Museum Development, to the museum...


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- Oct 28, 2022
Cave Creatures
We were delighted to welcome artist Jacky Oliver to the museum today for our half-term 'Cave Creatures' event. The children who came...


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- Sep 15, 2022
Ice Age beasts of the Mendips
We are excited to be working with artist and film maker Sean Harris as part of our National Lottery Heritage Funded 'Search & Learn'...


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- Sep 12, 2022
New mural installed at the museum
On 5 September a new community clay relief mural, depicting three key figures from the history of Wells, was installed in the museum's...

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- Jul 27, 2022
Exploring the Monmouth Rebellion
Over the past few months we have been delighted to welcome our first student placement as part of the Search & Learn project, Aubrey...


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- Jul 6, 2022
Museum mentors needed!
Could you be a museum mentor? We are looking for people willing to spend 1-2 hours per week over a 12 week period, welcoming individuals...


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- Jun 21, 2022
Could you be our new Collections Manager?
Could you be our new Collections Manager? We have recently appointed interpretation consultants Far Post Design to transform several key...

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- May 17, 2022
Far Post Design join the project team
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Far Post Design as the Interpretation Design and Build contractors for the project. FPD...