Wiltshire Museum
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| Established | 1873 |
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| Location | Long Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, England |
| Type | Archaeology Museum, History museum |
| Director | David Dawson |
| Curator | Lisa Brown |
| Website | Wiltshire Museum Website |
Coordinates: 51°21′00″N 1°59′35″W / 51.350°N 1.993°W
The Wiltshire Museum, formerly known as Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Devizes Museum, is a museum, archive and library and art gallery in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The museum was established and is still run by, the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (WANHS), a registered charity founded in 1853. After the purchase of an old grammar school the museum was opened in 1873. Subsequently it expanded into two Georgian houses on either side and still occupies this location today.
The museum maintains a collection covering the archaeology, art, history and natural history of Wiltshire. This collection covers periods of history from as far back as the Palaeolithic and also includes Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman, Saxon, Mediaeval and more recent historical artefacts. Among the prehistoric collections are items from the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. Several of the collections have been designated as being a significant part of England’s cultural heritage.
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