Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life

Dress to Impress
2021-07-29 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Become a Trail Blazer at Tiverton Museum this summer!
We have four new family activities running throughout the holidays, all part of normal admission.
29th July onwards…
Dress to Impress
Enjoy our new dressing up stations around the museum; the whole family can take part and pose for selfies.
New from summer 2021!

Photographic Tiverton
2021-07-28 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Virtual event
Photographic Tiverton
People and Places of the Town
Join Tiverton Museum’s Director Pippa Griffith as she delves into the archives and shares rarely seen photographs of Tiverton.
All talks taking place virtually via Zoom in 2021.
£5 per zoom link, £4 for Museum Members.
Book tickets

Museum Bingo
2021-05-29 11:00 - 2021-06-05 16:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
This May half term join us for Museum Bingo!
Free bingo trails throughout Half Term. We challenge you to use our special Bingo cards and find things around the museum.
We’re open all week in Half Term!
Monday – Saturday, 11:00 – 4:00
Normal museum admission applies.
We’re giving priority to pre-booked tickets, but give us a call or pop in to check on the day availability.

Listening to History
2020-10-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual event
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 archives to illustrate the wide range of people who have travelled to Tiverton from places such as the Americas, India, Slovenia, Italy, Vietnam, Kenya and Hong Kong.
Details of the full Telling Our Stories digital programme are available at www.tellingourstoriesdevon.org.uk

Where's Wally? Spooky Museum Search
2020-10-09 - 2020-10-31 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
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 an activity sheet and get a spooky bookmark if you do! Add to the fun and come dressed up – either as Wally or with a Halloween theme!
Free with standard admission.
Check our Visitor Information page for current opening times and booking information.

Finds Day at Tiverton Museum
2020-10-03 11:00 - 16:00 | Devon
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 national Portable Antiquities Scheme database. Please email for an appointment on finds@swheritage.org.uk as due to COVID-19 restrictions booking in is essential.
Access to the appointment with the Finds Liaison Officer is free. Visiting the museum galleries is by normal admission (priority to pre-booked tickets).

Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots exhibition
2020-10-01 - 2020-12-19 | Devon
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 Fund, Devon Development Education is able to offer free entry to the exhibition for the first four Fridays in October. Tickets can be booked by telephoning the museum on 01884 256295 or via our Visitor Information page. On Tuesday 20th October, there will be a virtual talk to accompany the exhibition. Details can be found on the project website: www.tellingourstoriesdevon.org.uk, or by contacting dde@globalcentredevon.org.uk.
NOW extended to 19th December! We’re delighted to announce that the exhibition has been extended due to the level of interest it is receiving.

Telling our Stories, Finding our Roots Talk (POSTPONED)
2020-09-17 19:00 | Devon
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 and its people. 7pm £6 (£5 for members) Book online at Eventbrite soon, or at the museum.

Street Scenes of Tiverton exhibition
2020-09-10 - 2020-09-28 | Devon
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.

An Emotive Landscape exhibition (POSTPONED)
2020-08-20 - 2020-09-05 | Devon
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

Mid Devon Folk Art exhibition (POSTPONED)
2020-08-01 - 2020-08-15 | Devon
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

Monthly Print Club at Tiverton Museum (TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED)
2020-07-03 10:00 - 16:30, 2020-06-05 10:00 - 16:30 | Devon
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 1:30-4:30.

Terrific Tuesdays: Handling Session (CANCELLED)
2020-05-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Devon
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

Paper Conservation Talk and Workshop (POSTPONED)
2020-05-19 10:30 | Devon
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 – 12.30 £15 including all materials. Book online at Eventbrite or at museum.

Monthly Print Club at Tiverton Museum (TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED)
2020-05-01 | Devon
This month linocutting and screen printing will be available. Screen printing demonstration. 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 1:30-4:30.

Behind the Scenes Tour for Members (POSTPONED)
2020-04-23 00:00 - 23:30 | Devon
Pippa Griffith, Director of Tiverton Museum, takes museum members on an exclusive tour of the museum’s store, and shows some of her favourite objects. Refreshments will be served afterwards. 6pm £6 – Members only

Radical History Walk - Part Two (POSTPONED)
2020-04-18 13:30 - 15:30 | Devon
Steve Bush takes a stroll through the streets of West Exe in Tiverton uncovering its radical history. Book online at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-history-walk-west-of-the-exe-tickets-93929169675?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Or at the museum. 1.30pm – 3pm £6 (£5 for museum members)

Exhibition Preview for Members (POSTPONED)
2020-04-10 18:00 | Devon
Mid Devon Folk Art – Exclusive Members Exhibition Preview We are delighted to invite our museum members to the preview of our new exhibition featuring items of folk art from the museum’s collections. Refreshments available. 6pm Invite Only.

Easter fun: Double Elephant Print Workshop (CANCELLED)
2020-04-07 10:30 - 14:30 | Devon
A drop-in workshop to explore print making with Simon from Double Elephant Print Workshop. Suitable for children aged 4+. Part of Daisi’s 200 years of Tiverton project with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. See daisi.org.uk/200-years-of-tiverton/ for details of the project and ways to get involved. 10.30am – 2.30pm £5 (£4 for members) plus normal admission applies.

Monthly Print Club at Tiverton Museum (TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED)
2020-04-03 10:00 - 14:30 | Devon
April 3 @10:00-13:00 or 13:30-14:30

This month we do linocutting and other relief printing.
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 1:30-4:30.

Terrific Tuesday: Easter Crafts (CANCELLED)
2020-03-31 11:00 - 15:00 | Devon
March 31@ 11:00-15:00 £3

Come and make Spring themed crafts in the galleries this Easter.
Suitable for children aged 4-11. Children must be accompanied.
11am – 3pm £3 (£2.50 for members) plus normal admission applies.
Book online at Eventbrite soon or at the museum.

Radical History Walk - Part One
2020-03-21 13:30 - 15:00 | Tiverton Museum Of Mid Devon Life, Beck's Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ, United Kingdom
Steve Bush takes a stroll through the eastern streets of Tiverton uncovering its radical history. Book online at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-history-walk-east-of-the-exe-part-1-tickets-93251609073?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Or at museum. £6 (£5 for museum members)

Fore Street in Old Photographs talk (POSTPONED)
2020-03-19 19:30 | Devon
Discover the history of Fore Street through images from the museum’s collection. Pippa Griffith presents a range of fascinating snippets of Tiverton’s history in this talk. 7.30pm £6 (£5 for members) Book online at Eventbrite or at museum.

100 Years of the Devon WI exhibition
2020-02-05 - 2020-04-30 | Devon
‘100 Years of the Devon Federation of Women’s Institutes’ temporary exhibition. Runs from Wednesday 5th February to Thursday 30th April. Free admission to this exhibition. The East Culm Group of WI’s are staging a special exhibition showcasing 100 years of WI life with displays from all seven WI’s in the group, and special county archival material.
