Discover Our History

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'An excellent museum, friendly and helpful staff'
Tripadvisor Feb 2022

Exhibitions & Events

Behind the Scenes Tours
First Saturday of the month, starting at 2.30pm
Conversation Club
First Monday of the month, starting at 10.30am
Salisbury on Camera: 50 years of the Salisbury Journal Archive
29 April - 29 October 2023
Fashioning Our World ~Young designers for change
4 May - 13 July 2023
Young Curator’s Club ~ June, at the movies!
10.30am - 12.30pm, 24 June 2023
Salisbury On Camera Exhibition – ONLINE Talk by Volunteer Ken Smith
7.30pm, 13 July 2023
Joining the Dots: A Talk by Phil Harding followed by book signing
Under Fives Friday ~ Dig, dig, dig!
Festival of Archaeology Behind the Scenes Tours
Festival of Archaeology 2023
22 - 23 July 2023
Summer Discovery Days 2023
Summer Discovery Day ~ Art for all the family
Young Curators Club ~ July with ‘Weorod’ living history Saxons
Summer Discovery Day ~ Living History with ‘The Outside’
Summer Discovery Day ~ Art with Lucy Oates
Visit to Sandroyd School and the Rushmore Estate led by Adrian Green
Summer Discovery Day ~ Climb a Monolith!
Summer Discovery Day ~ arty fun for the family!
Under Fives Friday ~ natural history day
The Skripal Files: A Talk by Mark Urban

Our Collections

Yellow Wedding Dress
Bought in Paris, this dress was worn by Jinny Townsend on her wedding day in 1879.
Trial Scene from the Merchant of Venice
Sketch of the Trial Scene from the Merchant of Venice.
Smock
Smocks were designed to protect countryside workers from the weather.
The Sleeping Princess programme
An elaborate programme in the shape of a baroque cartouche.

Plan your visit

Prices
Adult: £10.00
Child: £5.00
Cafe
CLOSED
Shop
Open Mon-Sun
10:00 - 17:00
Opening Times
Open Mon-Sun
10:00 - 17:00

Latest News

The Wood Bar has arrived at Salisbury Museum!
Past Forward Begins
Salisbury Museum Café Contract Opportunity – early expressions of interest invited
Cultural Strategy Consultation
Temporary Changes to Enquiries Service
Salisbury Museum – a VisitEngland Hidden Gem.
Heritage Fund Success!
Well-City Salisbury Wellbeing Project Launched
Changing Places, Common Ground – An Intergenerational Oral Histories Project
Salisbury Museum on Bookshop.org

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Some of our funders & supporters

See Also

What's On
Festival of Archaeology Behind the Scenes Tours
July 22, 2023
Latest News
The Wood Bar has arrived at Salisbury Museum!
May 4, 2023
Collections
Social History

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