The next new exhibition at Mere Museum will be two of the Wiltshire at War Travelling Exhibitions: ‘Keeping the Home Fires Burning’ and ‘A Child’s War’. They will be installed in the afternoon of Tuesday May 15th. These exhibitions will on display until Wednesday June 6th! Please do drop by and find out more.
The time has come at last for the Friends’ Famous Annual Plant Sale! This will take place on Saturday, 12th May at 10.00am in the Grove Building. This always proves to be a popular event and raises lots of money for the museum. We looking forward to seeing you!
The Friends’ first fund-raiser this year is a Quiz Night, and it will take place on Friday, 27th April in the Grove Building. Doors will open at 7.00pm. Come with a ready-made team of four or just turn up and join in. Refreshments will be available and we shall also have a raffle.
We are delighted to announce that we have a ‘big event’ taking place in the Museum on the 16th June. More details to come, but it will showcase the best of what the museum has to offer. Please do put the date in the diary!
We are welcoming in the New Year with a fascinating new exhibition! We’ve called it ‘Mere’s Amazing Neighbours!’ as it shines a spotlight on a few aspects of the history of each of the five parishes surrounding Mere which the Museum also serves. They are West Knoyle, Kilmington, Stourton with Gasper, Maiden Bradley and Zeals. Do
Plans for future exhibitions this year include two travelling exhibitions compiled under the auspices of the Wiltshire Museums Service which examine aspects of life in this country during WWI. Then later, an exhibition about the succession of home-grown printers in Mere, using material from the recent gift of Mere posters.
Following our recent, the very successful Wine Tasting Evening (thank you all for your support), we are now starting to plan for our big annual event, the plant sale which will take place this year on Saturday 12th May. If you are starting to re-organise your garden , or just starting to get it ready
We are welcoming in the New Year with a fascinating new exhibition! We’ve called it ‘Mere’s Amazing Neighbours!’ as it shines a spotlight on a few aspects of the history of each of the five parishes surrounding Mere which the Museum also serves. They are West Knoyle, Kilmington, Stourton with Gasper, Maiden Bradley and Zeals.
If you enjoy visiting our exhibits inside the museum, you can find out more about them by taking a look at our display in the clock-tower. At the moment you can read about items which are ‘Made in Mere‘. All kinds of things have been made in Mere over the years and the presentation presents
Our current exhibition is titled, ‘Made in Mere’. It showcases a large variety of artefacts that owe their existence to the diligence, toil and enthusiasm of residents of Mere over a couple of centuries. Items range from furniture (small!) to trains (also small!), from toys to candles and posters to pots. Please come and visit!