Athelstan Museum
Capturing the history of Malmesbury
The Virtual Awards were held on October 30th from Salisbury Cathedral. Athelstan Museum was shortlisted and received Third Prize for Conservation Project of the Year in Wiltshire, for the Rausing Building project. Melissa Cole received First Prize in the Arts, Culture and Music Individual Category for her sculpture commissioned for the Rausing Building. She made special mention of Athelstan Museum …
It is nearly 40 years since Roger founded FOAM, he was on the NWDC committee before that and has been Chair, on and off, for over half that time. We owe him a huge debt of gratitude for laying the foundations for what has become an exceptional local museum. He oversaw the creation of the current museum within the Town Hall when …
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In 2016 We were able to buy the Moravian Church with the help of generous, very generous donors, Julia and Hans Rausing through the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust. The renovation took more than a year. In order to do it we had grants from: The Warden and Freemen of Malmesbury who financed the restoration …
