Welcome to
Trowbridge Museum
& Art Gallery
Where 1000 years of the town’s history comes to life.
Discover the West of England’s great wool and cloth history
Welcome to Trowbridge Museum & Art Gallery where you can discover 1000 years of the town’s history. Discover how Trowbridge was shaped by the scale of production and quality of its West of England woollen cloth and became the county town of Wiltshire.
- Free entry
10:00-16:00 Tuesday-Friday
10:00-16:30 Saturday
Closed Monday & Sunday. Last entry 30 min before close.
Closed Tuesday 1st September
What's on
Explore our diverse and exciting programme of activities, art and craft workshops, free exhibitions and talks.
Introduction to Knitting Workshop
Suitable for: Absolute beginners. Join Kathy for this introduction to knitting for complete beginners. Learn how to cast-on, knit and cast-off knit stitches, creating a basic square. Simple...
Trowbridge Spitfires – Illustrated Talk
Join the Museum’s Learning and Outreach Officer for a fascinating talk on the Trowbridge Spitfires. Starting with the rather fraught beginnings of the famous fighter, we follow the...
SEN Adult Craft Group
Join us for a fun, relaxed monthly open session of crafting and socialising! These sessions are specially designed for adults (18+) with Special Educational Needs (SEN), alone or...
Summer holiday crafts
Summer Holidays are packed with activities here at Trowbridge Museum! From origami to race cars, tie dye to bookbinding. We have so many activities to choose from, head...
Cappuccino and Casual Crafts: Dried Flower Fairy and Mushroom Wreath
Join us for this Cappuccino and Casual Crafts morning. This session will be an autumnal theme with a dried flower fairy and a mushroom wreath. These craft sessions...
Museum Local Crafters Markets
Trowbridge Museum Local Crafters Markets: Three Times the Fun in 2026! Following the incredible success of our past Festive Markets and our extra two markets last year, we’re...
Engaging & Inspiring school children
We have a range of engaging, enjoyable and challenging cross-curricular workshops for Early Years through to Key Stage 2 including tailored workshops for Key stage 3 and above.
Each workshop includes various stimulating activities such as object handling, dressing up and crafts and make full use of our gallery displays and our extensive handling collections.
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