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After a successful local fundraising campaign, the community group Allies Mid Devon have commissioned Orchard Stonemasons to repair and rejuvenate the Ornamental Drinking Fountain in People's Park, Tiverton. Whilst talking to people about the Park, many memories were...

Are you looking for a new, fulfilling challenge? Would you like to bring your skills and experience to make a real difference to the future success of an important local museum? With the retirement in 2021 of its long-standing Chair, the museum is seeking a new Chair...

Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life has received a grant of £32,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen. More than £300 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country...

Are you looking for a new, fulfilling challenge? Would you like to bring your skills and experience to make a real difference to the future success of an important local museum? Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life is an award-winning independent museum with an...

Help us make your museum even better!! We may not be able to welcome you into the museum at the moment but there is still plenty going on behind the scenes! We're busy making plans for the future and reviewing what we offer you, our visitors. We're currently carrying...

We are seeking a freelance consultant to undertake the following work for a maximum fee of £10,000 including VAT and all expenses: We are seeking to commission a thoroughgoing review of our strategic development with the aim of reducing our over-reliance upon Local...

Tiverton Museum is calling on supporters to nominate the charity to win a £1,000 festive financial boost as part of Ecclesiastical Insurance’s annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign. The specialist insurer will be giving 120 different charities an early Christmas...

Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life has been awarded £64,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced...

A new exhibition exploring and celebrating the multicultural heritage of Tiverton will open at the Museum of Mid Devon Life on Thursday 1st October 2020. The exhibition marks the culmination of an 18 month project run by Devon Development Education and supported by...

Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life has received £39,900 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to enable the museum to safely re-open to visitors. Since the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown began we've been closed to the public. The museum is an independent charity and...

This Halloween, Wally, the world’s favourite children’s book character – wearing a red-and-white striped shirt and black-rimmed specs – will be travelling the country, appearing in museums, including Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life. Families will be able to join the...

The museum and tourist information service remain temporarily closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we are working very hard to raise the funds needed to enable us to safely re-open to visitors. We hope to re-open later this summer, and...