Vale & Downland Museum

The Vale & Downland Museum Trust (registered charity number 270466) promotes and maintains a community facility that is operated by, and for the benefit of, the people of Wantage and the Vale of the White Horse.

The Museum’s role in the community:

• Celebrate and interpret the human and natural history of the area for visitors, tourists and the local population
• Nurture an understanding and love of the area in the next generation
• Be welcoming to all members of the community and involve them wherever possible through varied activities, e.g.,
• Volunteering
• Events
• Projects
• School visits
• Partnerships
• Be a focal point to orientate and inform about the Vale and the town
• Be a repository of information on Wantage and the surrounding area
• Above all, to foster a sense of belonging and a sense of place