Discover Our History

Explore Salisbury Museum Today!

'A tremendous, newly refurbished museum with fascinating and detailed exhibits throughout.'
Tripadvisor July 2024

Exhibitions & Events

Milestones; rioters in drag and the grotesque
7 December 2024 to 27...
Love Tokens Through Time
1980s Britain – Money Changes Everything
8 February - 11 May...
February Half Term Takeover
Lost and found – uncovering a major Bronze Age funerary landscape near Netherhampton, Salisbury
Thursday 20 February, 7.30pm
Young Curators Club ~ February
Behind the Scenes Tour – March
March Under Fives Friday ~ Musical Spring!
Conversation Club: March Meeting
A Potted History by Julian Richards
Easter Discovery Days! 8 & 15 April
Under Fives Friday ~ Easter Special!
1980s TALK: Script to Screen – A costume design journey with Val Greathead
Conversation Club: April Meeting
Young Curator’s Club ~ April
Conversation Club: May Meeting
Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within
Young Curators Club ~ May
Conversation Club: June Meeting
Young Curators Club ~ June

Our Collections

Lime Green Bodice
Printed Cotton Gown
First World War Overall Dress
Produced and worn as workwear...
Dorothy Devenish’s Coffee Service
Dorothy Devenish, from Little Durnford...

Plan your visit

Prices
Family: £30.00
Adult: £12.00
Cafe
7 days a week
10am - 4pm
Shop
Open Mon-Sun
10:00 - 17:00
Opening Times
Open Mon-Sun
10:00 - 17:00

Latest News

Volunteer with us on the Fashioning Our Future Project
Recruiting: Marketing Officer and Visitor Service Assistant
Monday 3 February: Temporary Closure of The King’s Room & Natural History Gallery
Museum Achieves VisitEngland’s Gold Standard
Funding success for The Salisbury Museum with Fashioning Our Future project
Salisbury Museum is pleased to announce Michael Wade OBE as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees
Museum Project Shortlisted for Award
Temporary Closure of The King’s Room – Tuesday 5th November
Be Part of our 1980s Exhibition!
New Galleries Now Open!
Become a Trustee and help shape the future of The Salisbury Museum
Past Forward Begins
Cultural Strategy Consultation
Temporary Changes to Enquiries Service
Salisbury Museum – a VisitEngland Hidden Gem.
Heritage Fund Success!
Changing Places, Common Ground – An Intergenerational Oral Histories Project
Salisbury Museum on Bookshop.org

Protect history for the future

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Some of our funders & supporters

See Also

What's On
Easter 2025
Easter Discovery Days! 8 & 15 April
April 8, 2025
Latest News
Volunteer with us on the Fashioning Our Future Project
February 5, 2025
Collections
Social History

Of particular significance in the collection are the relics of the ancient guilds of Salisbury.