Chippenham Museum Chippenham Museum is open until 7pm this Thursday (August 5) with free entry. People can enjoy exhibition Kilvert’s World and the museum’s permanent galleries telling the story of the town from its prehistoric origins to the current day. The exhibition features two of the three surviving diaries on loan from The National Library of Wales. Born in Chippenham in 1840, Kilvert became curate for his father in Langley Burrell. His diaries reflected rural life in the 1870s, and were published more than 50 years after his death. Visitors can enjoy late openings at the museum once a month, giving opportunity to visit after work or on your way to dinner.
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Donald Little lived in Chippenham his entire life and bequeathed to Chippenham Museum his vast collection of postcards, photographs and ephemera relating to the town. This collection reflects his fulfilling life at the heart of the Chippenham community, from his work at Westinghouse, to his support of Chippenham Carnival, Athletics Club and Civic Society. Councillor Teresa Hutton, Mayor of Chippenham, said: “We are extremely proud of our museum’s exhibition programme, with a new display of Chippenham’s history or local artwork to enjoy with free entry every few months. It’s important that we can still offer this to our community to enjoy during these times.”