Discover Our History

Explore Salisbury Museum Today!

'This is probably the best civic museum in the country...
A superb archaeology gallery includes treasures like the Amesbury Archer'
Tripadvisor May 2025

Exhibitions & Events

Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within
MATTHEW DEAN draw a line.
A Potted History: Pot Making with Salisbury Museum
Behind the Scenes Tour – September
September Under Fives Friday – ‘Sounds of Salisbury’
Conversation Club – September
‘You are what you do’: The life and sculpture of Elisabeth Frink by Wilfrid Wright
Sustainable Fashion Show
Young Curators Club – September
Drop-In Mending Sessions
October Under Fives Friday – ‘A Flutter and a Cheep’
Visions of an Old Landscape by Sam Smiles
Landscape Open 2025
Director’s Walk: Heywood Sumner and the Archaeology of the New Forest
Conversation Club – October
Young Curators Club – October
Drop-In Mending Sessions
Annual Clarendon lecture 2025: Henry III: Palaces, Politics and Piety by Dr Jonathan Foyle
Course: Creating Western European Landscapes: Art and Environment 1500 – 2000
November Under Fives Friday – Dinosaurs!

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

2025 AGM Chairman’s Statement from Michael Wade
Fashioning Our Future After School Sessions
Landscape Open 2025: At Salisbury Museum – Call for Entries
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
New Galleries Now Open!
Past Forward Begins
Cultural Strategy Consultation
Temporary Changes to Enquiries Service
Salisbury Museum – a VisitEngland Hidden Gem.
Heritage Fund Success!
Salisbury Museum on Bookshop.org

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See Also

What's On
Annual Clarendon lecture 2025: Henry III: Palaces, Politics and Piety by Dr Jonathan Foyle
November 6, 2025
Latest News
2025 AGM Chairman’s Statement from Michael Wade
June 26, 2025
Collections
Social History

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