South West Heritage Trust
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Celebrating and protecting our rich heritage, helping everyone to enjoy it now and in the future.
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On 13 November, please join our friends in Somerset at the Museum of Somerset, Taunton, to support work in that county.
In 'Through the Windows of an Ordinary House', Dr Ian Mortimer looks at national histories through the windows of a Devon house.
Tickets £10 (concessions £5).
In 'Through the Windows of an Ordinary House', Dr Ian Mortimer looks at national histories through the windows of a Devon house.
Tickets £10 (concessions £5).
VCH Annual Lecture 2025
Join author and historian Dr Ian Mortimer on a journey through English history as seen through a single, ordinary building.
swheritage.org.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
On 13 November, please join our friends in Somerset at the Museum of Somerset, Taunton, to support work in that county.
In 'Through the Windows of an Ordinary House', Dr Ian Mortimer looks at national histories through the windows of a Devon house.
Tickets £10 (concessions £5).
In 'Through the Windows of an Ordinary House', Dr Ian Mortimer looks at national histories through the windows of a Devon house.
Tickets £10 (concessions £5).
Experience the bold, abstract art of William Scott CBE RA (1913–1989) — one of Britain’s most influential 20th-century painters.
Featuring three major works on loan from @tate.bsky.social. Open 15/11 at The Museum of Somerset.
© Estate of William Scott/photo Tate
Featuring three major works on loan from @tate.bsky.social. Open 15/11 at The Museum of Somerset.
© Estate of William Scott/photo Tate
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Experience the bold, abstract art of William Scott CBE RA (1913–1989) — one of Britain’s most influential 20th-century painters.
Featuring three major works on loan from @tate.bsky.social. Open 15/11 at The Museum of Somerset.
© Estate of William Scott/photo Tate
Featuring three major works on loan from @tate.bsky.social. Open 15/11 at The Museum of Somerset.
© Estate of William Scott/photo Tate
We’re tremendously grateful for this commitment to the long-term future of heritage and culture in the county from
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
& DCMS
We’re excited and energised to begin a new business development programme that will strengthen the resilience of our museums in Somerset.
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
& DCMS
We’re excited and energised to begin a new business development programme that will strengthen the resilience of our museums in Somerset.
The Museum Renewal Fund is live 🏛️
From Trowbridge to Tyneside, the £20 million DCMS fund will support museums in stabilising their financial situation and building towards sustainable and thriving futures.
Read our full news story 👇
From Trowbridge to Tyneside, the £20 million DCMS fund will support museums in stabilising their financial situation and building towards sustainable and thriving futures.
Read our full news story 👇
Museum Renewal Fund: stabilising now, building for the future
We are pleased to announce that the £20 million Museum Renewal Fund is now in place for museums and galleries across the country.
www.artscouncil.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We’re tremendously grateful for this commitment to the long-term future of heritage and culture in the county from
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
& DCMS
We’re excited and energised to begin a new business development programme that will strengthen the resilience of our museums in Somerset.
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
& DCMS
We’re excited and energised to begin a new business development programme that will strengthen the resilience of our museums in Somerset.
Rediscover the art, writing & life of the remarkable Hope Bourne (1918-2010) at a new exhibition at Somerset Rural Life Museum, from 27/9. Fiercely creative & independent, Hope spent 60 years recording the Exmoor landscape. @exmoornp.bsky.social @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social #Exmoor 📷 Exmoor Society
September 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Rediscover the art, writing & life of the remarkable Hope Bourne (1918-2010) at a new exhibition at Somerset Rural Life Museum, from 27/9. Fiercely creative & independent, Hope spent 60 years recording the Exmoor landscape. @exmoornp.bsky.social @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social #Exmoor 📷 Exmoor Society
Closes Monday 8 September ⤵️
Heritage Estates Groundskeeper with @SWHeritageTrust.bsky.social full-time, permanent position based at Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury c-js.uk/45A2ehI
South West Heritage Trust: Heritage Estates Groundskeeper advertised with CJS
Location: Somerset Rural Life Museum Glastonbury, this role will include visits to other sites across the South West Heritage Trust. Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: £26970 Contract: Permanent We are…
c-js.uk
August 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Closes Monday 8 September ⤵️
We don't look a day over 21 😉150th birthday celebrations incoming for The Museum of Somerset! tinyurl.com/49r2be36
June 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We don't look a day over 21 😉150th birthday celebrations incoming for The Museum of Somerset! tinyurl.com/49r2be36
#BBC Radio 4 listeners heard about the Exmoor Oral History Project to digitise and make accessible more than 200 hours of interviews via a new website. Dip in> exmoor-oha.swheritage.org.uk/home.html #NLHF 📷MJ Rattenbury
June 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#BBC Radio 4 listeners heard about the Exmoor Oral History Project to digitise and make accessible more than 200 hours of interviews via a new website. Dip in> exmoor-oha.swheritage.org.uk/home.html #NLHF 📷MJ Rattenbury
Could you help shape the future of the south west’s rich cultural heritage? We’re looking for four new trustees to join our board. swheritage.org.uk/vacancies/tr...
Trustee Recruitment
Make a Difference
Are you committed to Devon and Somerset’s wonderful heritage? The South West Heritage Trust is looking for up to four people to join its Board of Trustees and to bring their knowledg...
swheritage.org.uk
June 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Could you help shape the future of the south west’s rich cultural heritage? We’re looking for four new trustees to join our board. swheritage.org.uk/vacancies/tr...