Weald & Downland Open Air Museum French Language Pages Weald & Downland Open Air Museum German Language Pages Weald & Downland Open Air Museum Dutch Language Pages
  • Home
  • Visit
    • What will I see at the Museum?
    • Opening Times and admissions
    • General information
    • Getting here
    • Local area
    • Where to stay
    • Accessibility
    • Group visits
    • Weddings
    • Children's parties
    • Venue hire
    • Filming
    • Virtual Tour
  • Discover
    • Buildings
      • Buildings Overview
      • Houses
      • Farm buildings
      • Working buildings
      • Public buildings
      • Modern buildings
    • Historic Rural Life
      • Historic Rural Life Overview
      • Domestic/Traditional Craft Demonstrations
      • Traditional Cooking
      • Historic Clothing Project
    • Landscape
      • Landscape Overview
      • Woodland
      • Parkland
      • Gardens
      • Agriculture
      • Lake and Millpond
    • Artefact and other collections
    • Search our databases
  • Events
    • All Special Events and Shows
    • How to Exhibit
  • Courses
    • Courses Overview - Lifelong Learning
    • Traditional Rural Trades and Crafts
      • Countryside Crafts
      • Traditional Skills
      • Christmas Workshops
      • Early Technology Workshops
      • Heavy Horse Experience Days
      • Historic Home Life
      • Historic Buildings
      • Painting and Writing Workshops
      • Smallholder Days
      • Textiles
      • Guided Walks
    • Historic Building Conservation
      • Building Conservation
      • Timber Framed Buildings
      • Timber Framing From Scratch
      • Timber Science
      • Brick, Lime Flint & Terracotta
      • Roofing & Leadwork
      • Paint
      • Vernacular Architecture Series
      • The Georgian House
    • Courses for Heritage Professionals
    • MSc Degrees
    • Evening talks
    • Courses news
    • Courses contact
  • Schools
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Courses news
    • Job Opportunities
    • Museum Magazines
  • Help Us
    • Gifts & Legacies
    • Become a Friend
    • Join the Volunteers
  • Donate
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
      • Corporate profile
    • Links
    • Website Map
  • Shop
    • Online shop
    • Returns policy
News
  • Latest News
  • Courses news
  • Job opportunities
  • Museum Magazines

Latest News

Historical Fiction Short Story Competition 2012

Are you inspired by the Museum - its history, landscape, buildings, gardens and animals? This year we are holding a short story competition to capture this inspiration. Maybe you will win the top prize of £1,000!

The judges will be looking for high-quality stories which relate directly to an aspect of the collection of the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum. Deadline for entries (to be submitted with the entry form) is 5pm on Friday 22 June 2012. Winning entries will be announced at the Historical Fiction Day to be held at the Museum on Sunday 5 August. Full details of this event will follow.

Full details of the competition and entry form
Copy of the entry form in Word (please read full details)
Entries (or any questions) can be sent by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to the Museum.

We are grateful to the Jerwood Foundation, Sussex Life Magazine and University of Chichester for their support of this competition.

 

2012 training bursary schemes now open for applications

The Museum has two bursary schemes open in 2012, to provide assistance for people wishing to attend courses from our current programmes.

Timber Framing Bursary Scheme:  Four people will be able to obtain a free place on a course of their choice from our Timber Framing From Scratch series this year.  The deadline for applications is 31st March.  This bursary has been made possible with the generous support of the Historic Houses Association.

  • Full details
  • Application form

Busaries for timber and woodworking courses:  With the generous support of the late Mary Cowin we are able to offer a number of bursaries to enable people to attend a course of their choice from our programmes, relating to timber or woodworking.  Bursaries are up to the value of £100.  The deadline for applications is Friday 20 April.

  • Full details
  • Application form
 

A Spring Treat For Mum And The Rest Of The Family

Enjoy a Visit to The Weald & Downland Museum’s ‘Open House'

on Mothering Sunday 18 March 2012.

Mothers, grandmothers and their families are all invited to enjoy the wonderful exhibits and beautiful downland scenery at England’s leading museum of historic buildings on Mothering Sunday, 18th March. The Museum at Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex, has a long tradition of presenting mothers and grandmothers with a complimentary bunch of daffodils on their special day, and in recent years has also introduced a special discounted entry price which represents a substantial saving on the usual ticket price.
 

Read more...

 

@Bayleaf1542: Social history in social media

New for 2012: follow @Bayleaf1542 on twitter to find out more about Tudor life: seasons, special days and everyday life in Bayleaf Farmhouse.

We will be running this project throughout the year and encourage you to join our discussion with the tag #Bayleaf1542.

 

Social media

You can now keep up-to-date with museum news via facebook and twitter (@WealddownMuseum)!

  
 

Recent exhibit developments

Exhibit developments: recent and future projects

Read more...

 
WDOAM Follow us on Facebookfollow_us-b