The Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery

The Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery We're the community museum for Basingstoke. We host regional and national exhibitions in our gallery. We're part of Hampshire Cultural Trust.
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Volunteer with us: https://tinyurl.com/3tu7bpk8 Basingstoke’s Willis Museum, housed in the Old Town Hall, is in the historic heart of Basingstoke close to Festival Place, the busy town centre. You can discover Basingstoke and Deane’s past, from the rich archaeological heritage beneath our feet right up to the modern day. In the Sainsbury Gallery there is always something new to see with a regularly changing programme of special exhibitions, workshops, talks and events.

‼️ THIS WEEKEND‼️ Visit us on Father's Day for a BRICK BUILDING COMPETITION!It's FREE to get involved and build somethin...
16/06/2026

‼️ THIS WEEKEND‼️

Visit us on Father's Day for a BRICK BUILDING COMPETITION!

It's FREE to get involved and build something cool with your loved ones- share your design with us and you might win!

Winner gets their design displayed in the Archaeology Gallery!

‼️ NEXT WEEKEND ‼️ SUNDAY 21 JUNE Visit us on Father's Day for a BRICK BUILDING COMPETITION!It's FREE to get involved an...
14/06/2026

‼️ NEXT WEEKEND ‼️

SUNDAY 21 JUNE

Visit us on Father's Day for a BRICK BUILDING COMPETITION!

It's FREE to get involved and build something cool with your loved ones- share your design with us and you might win!

Winner gets their design displayed in the Archaeology Gallery!

‼️ NEXT WEEKEND ‼️ Visit us on Father's Day for a BRICK BUILDING COMPETITION!It's FREE to get involved and build somethi...
13/06/2026

‼️ NEXT WEEKEND ‼️

Visit us on Father's Day for a BRICK BUILDING COMPETITION!

It's FREE to get involved and build something cool with your loved ones- share your design with us and you might win!

Winner gets their design displayed in the Archaeology Gallery!

‼️ TOMORROW‼️ Honey Tasting Workshop with a professional honey sommelier from the Honey Guild UK! Be guided through the ...
13/06/2026

‼️ TOMORROW‼️

Honey Tasting Workshop with a professional honey sommelier from the Honey Guild UK!

Be guided through the history of this "Liquid Gold" as you sample a variety of unique mono-floral honeys

Find out more and book your space https://buff.ly/RTDTOdc

DROP IN today until SUNDAY 21 JUNE Create a card for your father figure just in time for FATHER'S DAY!We are OPEN Wednes...
12/06/2026

DROP IN today until SUNDAY 21 JUNE

Create a card for your father figure just in time for FATHER'S DAY!

We are OPEN Wednesday - Saturday 10-5 & Sunday 10 - 4

Treat yourself this weekend with a Honey Tasting workshop by a professional Honey Sommelier🍯 🐝 🐝 Sunday 14 June 2PMBOOK ...
08/06/2026

Treat yourself this weekend with a Honey Tasting workshop by a professional Honey Sommelier🍯 🐝 🐝

Sunday 14 June 2PM

BOOK NOW https://buff.ly/RTDTOdc

Grab your tickets for our final Sunday Tea & Talk of the season!Alan Turton, military historian and previous curator of ...
07/06/2026

Grab your tickets for our final Sunday Tea & Talk of the season!

Alan Turton, military historian and previous curator of Basing House is back with an informative talk about King John and the impact of Magna Carta ⚔️

Book Now! https://buff.ly/nT9jQAz

Bees! Has buzzed its way upstairs with 'Nature's Tiny Miracle' an exhibition of work created by the students at Great Bi...
07/06/2026

Bees! Has buzzed its way upstairs with 'Nature's Tiny Miracle' an exhibition of work created by the students at Great Binfield's School🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝

Come in before Sunday 14 June to see the beautiful work inspired by 'Bees! Hampshire's Hive of History and Nature'!

🍯 🍯 SUNDAY 14 JUNE 🍯 🍯 Be guided through a sensory experience by a honey Sommelier from the Honey Guild at a special Ho...
06/06/2026

🍯 🍯 SUNDAY 14 JUNE 🍯 🍯

Be guided through a sensory experience by a honey Sommelier from the Honey Guild at a special Honey Tasting workshop!

Take a deep dive into the history of honey making while you taste a variety unique honey🐝

Find out more about the Honey Guild here --> https://buff.ly/ngyFG1k

BOOK NOW! https://buff.ly/RTDTOdc

‼️Only a FEW DAYS LEFT to submit your stories of Basingstoke in the 1990s‼️Help us tell the story of Basingstoke during ...
30/05/2026

‼️Only a FEW DAYS LEFT to submit your stories of Basingstoke in the 1990s‼️

Help us tell the story of Basingstoke during the decade of Furbies, Spice Girls, and Cool Britannia!

Were you living, working and growing up in Basingstoke in the 1990s?!

Fill in this quick, anonymous survey and get your memories of our town during the decade into our exhibition 'Basingstoke in the 90s' upstairs in the Basingstoke Community Gallery from Saturday 18 July - Sunday 23 August 2026

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/YKdbU0ebRH

Image: Chicago, Wi******er Street, 1990s

Address

Market Place
Basingstoke
RG217QD

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441256465902

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