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Annie Elliot Books and Paper Document Conservation Talk and Workshop Hear about the fascinating work Annie does for museums, libraries and archives, and learn how to take care of your treasured paper objects. Bring your treasures along to this talk and hands-on workshop to learn how to care for them for years to come. 10.30 […]
Discover some of our Anglo Saxon replica objects and find out about past inhabitants of Tiverton. Children must be accompanied. 11.00 - 12.30 and 1.30 - 3.00 Normal admission applies
This month we print on fabric with pattern making demonstration. Linocut and relief press available. Monthly print club for artists and anyone who wants to get creative. We're a very supportive group and try out a range of printmaking techniques. Get in touch with lizziemee@hotmail.com or go to the website lizzieprint.wordpress.com Sessions run 10:00-1:00 or […]
This month we print on fabric with pattern making demonstration. Linocut and relief press available. Monthly print club for artists and anyone who wants to get creative. We're a very supportive group and try out a range of printmaking techniques. Get in touch with lizziemee@hotmail.com or go to the website lizzieprint.wordpress.com Sessions run 10:00-1:00 or […]
This exhibition features items of folk art from the museum’s collections. It includes a diverse range of objects, and invites our visitors to look at our collection in a new light. Thursday 11th June to September Entry as part of normal admission ticket
Tracy Neil Elliss-Brookes is a visual artist based in Mid-Devon who produces semi-abstract work. This exhibition of drawings is primarily inspired by nature and through abstraction investigates the artist’s personal reflection on the world around him. Tuesday 5th to Saturday 23rd May Free admission
A temporary exhibition showing photographs of street scenes of Tiverton's shopping streets. The images are all drawn from the museum's collection and date from the late 1800s to the 1970s. Entry as part of normal admission.
Postponed until further notice. A talk about the hidden histories of Tiverton including new research and archival records of people who've come from far and wide to live and work in Tiverton. Some stories will be about those who've just passed through but have a tale to tell, whilst other findingd help us describe Tiverton […]
Explore the history of black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups in Tiverton, from the Eighteenth Century to workers arriving after World War Two from all over Europe and beyond. The Telling Our Stories exhibition opens on Thursday 1st October and runs until Saturday 31st October. Due to the generosity of the National Lottery Heritage […]
Found something interesting in your garden during lockdown? Been busy field walking or have detecting finds you’d like to record? Come along on Saturday 3rd October to show your discoveries to the Devon Finds Liaison Officer. She can advise you on what you’ve found, and will take in finds of interest for recording on the […]
Join the search for Wally with your family at Tiverton Museum this October half term. We're part of the national Where's Wally? Spooky Museum Search organised by Kids in Museums and Walker Books to celebrate the release of the new Where's Wally? book, Spooky Spotlight Search. Can you find Wally in our collections? Pick up […]
Join Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots on Zoom to hear more about the project's research discoveries. Tiverton's history is deep and broad, taking in stories of refugees, ex slaves, entrepreneurs, farmworkers, entertainers and soldiers. The project team will share a collection of stories from different periods, using the Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life […]
