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We’re hiring a Digital Engagement Officer

We’re looking to recruit a Digital Engagement Officer to join our Museum Development programme and help us to support museums across the South West to get the most out of digital.

Modern Art in Britain: Present Tense at Swindon Museum & Art Gallery

Present Tense showcases contemporary painting and photography from the Swindon Collection of Modern British Art. It takes place at Swindon Museum & Art Gallery and features work by Lisa Milroy, Steven Pippin, Maggi Hambling and Jeffery Camp.

Some cultural highlights in 2015

There’s an exciting year of activity in the coming 12 months to look forward to. Here’s some of the highlights to give you an overview and idea of the year ahead.

Learning: Under the spotlight

For the past few months, we’ve been creating our new learning programme to support the revised National Curriculum for Key Stage 2.

Desert Island Doc: Agatha Christie’s wartime wedding

On the afternoon of Christmas Eve 1914, Agatha Miller married Captain Archibald Christie in Bristol. Records of the ceremony, hastily arranged while Archie was on leave during the First World War, are now held at Bristol Archives.

Modern Art in Britain: arriving at The Wilson

For this joint project, each venue is taking a different look at modern British art and hosting a display in celebration, including paintings and works on paper by leading artists of the past century.

The Nightingale and the Rose

We’ve been working on an extra special event for Friday 13 February with Paradise Hotel. The Nightingale and the Rose will be an evening of immersive entertainment…