The new Stonehenge exhibition and visitor centre opens on Wednesday 18 December. For the first time, visitors will have a proper introduction to one of the world’s most important prehistoric monuments. Over 250 objects of international importance will be on display, and the reconstructed face of an Early Neolithic man is a highlight. The immediate surroundings of the stones are also undergoing dramatic improvement.
It is the first phase of English Heritage’s £27million project to transform the visitor experience of this iconic site, made possible by a £10m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and substantial gifts from the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Linbury Trust and the Wolfson Foundation.
Visitors will be able to see objects used in its construction and those connected with Neolithic and Bronze Age men and women, their lives, their rituals and daily struggles. A special exhibition will display important objects, never seen together before, that tell the story of the changing understanding of Stonehenge over centuries.
please visit www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehenge.
