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.
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), accompanied by...
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...
Silk Card Painting with Nicola Davis
Learn the beautiful art of silk painting by making 2 silk cards with Nicola Davis Crafts. Choose from a variety of pre-outlined templates on silk and add your...
Clothiers Houses – Guided Walk
Whilst the architectural legacy of the woollen trade is obvious in the town’s old mill buildings, factories and the handle house, the clothier’s houses are less obvious. Trowbridge...
Cappuccino and Casual Crafts: Woven Coaster
Join us for this Cappuccino and Casual Crafts morning. This session you will be making your very own hand woven coaster. These craft sessions will be held in...
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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