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

Exhibitions & Events

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize

26 October 2024 to 26...

Nutcracker Christmas Trail

Milestones; rioters in drag and the grotesque

7 December 2024 to 27...

Behind the Scenes Tour – January

January Under Fives Friday ~ Colourful Drawings!

Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld: In conversation with artist Paul Kidby

Young Curators Club ~ January

Illustrating History with Keith Burns

Behind the Scenes Tour – February

1980s Britain – Money Changes Everything

8 February - 11 May...

February Under Fives Friday ~ Made with Love!

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!

A Potted History by Julian Richards

Under Fives Friday ~ Easter Special!

1980s TALK: Script to Screen – A costume design journey with Val Greathead

Young Curator’s Club ~ April

Young Curators Club ~ May

Our Collections

Dorothy Devenish’s Coffee Service

Dorothy Devenish, from Little Durnford...

Jim Smith’s Backpack

Local man Jim Smith volunteered...

Town Crier’s Bell

Town crier’s bell, early 18th...

City Watch Horn

City watch horn, about 1675.

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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

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