Artists whose work is on display at Chippenham Museum's latest exhibition gathered with friends and family to celebrate the opening.

Open at Chippenham Museum until Saturday 3 November with free entry, the ARTeology exhibition features work by 13 artists based in the Wiltshire area working in a variety of mediums including sculpture, glass and painting.

Project Officer Joy Bloomfield said: “ARTeology is a reflection of the wonderful wealth of creativity in Wiltshire.

"It has been a pleasure to watch the artists develop their work to reach this point and it was wonderful to welcome so many to view the work at the Private View on Saturday.”

Chippenham Museum Curator Melissa Barnett said: “The museum’s temporary exhibition gallery is a space for the local community to use and enjoy, as is the whole of the museum.

"This is the first time an external group has used the gallery since we transformed it a year ago with support from Arts Council England. We look forward to more projects like this in the future.”

After exhibiting at Chippenham Museum, ARTeology will then open in January at Town Hall Arts in Trowbridge.

ARTeology is a project which is based on the work of Creative Wiltshire, a five year Heritage Lottery Funded project based at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.

They are a group of artists who have been responding to the objects acquired by Creative Wiltshire.

There will be an exhibition of a selection of the objects acquired for museums and archives as part of the Creative Wiltshire project at Salisbury Museum from January to April 2019, entitled Creative Wiltshire: A Celebration of Art in Wiltshire.

For more details about the exhibition please call 01249 705020 or visit www.chippenham.gov.uk/chippenham-museum-heritage-centre/