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Visitors inside Athelstan museum

Explore our collection which dates back to the Iron Age

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Turner painting of Malmesbury Abbey

Turner Painting is now on display.

Thanks to significant grant funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Art Fund, the museum has been able to purchase a fine watercolour of Malmesbury Abbey by J M W Turner. 

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What’s On

Talk
20 Jul 2022 | 2:30pm
Rausing Building

Teatime Talk: Malmesbury Voices

Teatime Talk: Malmesbury VoicesRead More

Talk
21 Sep 2022 | 7pm
Rausing Building

Tythe Barns

Tythe BarnsRead More

Music or Film
15 Oct 2022 | 7pm
Rausing Building

Windfalls and Wildings

Windfalls and WildingsRead More

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Our Collection

Tool check

Agriculture & Industry

Agriculture & Industry
Turner painting of Malmesbury Abbey

Art

Art
Ancient coin hoard

Coins

Coins
Iron Age quernstones

Highlights From Our Collection

Highlights From Our Collection
Lustreware jug inscribed John Hill Broken Borough Wilts 1860

How People Lived

How People Lived
Malmesbury High Street in the 1920s

Malmesbury Images

Malmesbury Images
Town Crier

Malmesbury Voices

Malmesbury Voices
Malmesbury lace pillow and bobbins

Textiles & Lace

Textiles & Lace
Tricycle, hand-driven and foot-steered, mid 19th century.

Transport

Transport
Prowling tiger

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Outside of Rausing Building

Rausing Building Venue Hire

Our recently refurbished venue, The Julia & Han Rausing Building (formerly The Moravian Church) is available for hire throughout the year for talks, concerts, workshops, meetings or conferences.

This modern, light and spacious hall seats 65 to 75 people on comfortable chairs. The excellent audio-visual equipment includes projector, sound and lighting. Tables can be arranged conference, workshop or theatre style for your event. Kitchen facilities are available

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  • inside rausing building with art display
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  • nine barrows concert at rausing building

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Schools

School visits can be tailor made in discussion with teachers to suit the age group and number of children visiting.

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Family Visits

During the school holidays we have family fun days with activities for children linked to a topical from within the museum

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Group Visits

Group visits (eg Brownies, Clubs, UA3, Nadfas, exchange students) can be tailor made to your groups requirements .

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Outreach

Themed around a particular subject we can make visits to schools and adult groups.

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Town Hall, Cross Hayes
Malmesbury
Wiltshire, SN16 9BZ

Tel: 01666 829258
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