The King’s House
The Salisbury Museum is housed in the King’s House, a fine Grade I listed building, dating back to the early 13th century. When the Cathedral was built the dean and canons were granted large plots of land to build ‘fair houses of stone’. Sherborne Place, later the King’s House, was the residence of the abbot […]
Wessex Museum Partnership
Seven museums working together to tell the amazing story of Dorset and Wiltshire. It’s a story of the land and its people. From old bones and carved stone, to ancient treasure and dazzling jewels. Mighty ships to menacing weapons. Paintings, pottery and much-loved literature. Our partner museums will be swapping ideas, sharing expertise, exchanging objects […]
The Wessex Gallery
In June 2012 the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awarded Salisbury Museum a grant of nearly £1.8 million towards the development of the new Wessex Gallery of archaeology. The total costs of the new gallery was £2.4 million – with the remaining funds raised through donations and grants from trusts and foundations. This new gallery is […]
The Team
Museum Staff There is a small but friendly staff supported by volunteers largely drawn from the 2,200 strong museum membership. Adrian Green Director Adrian Green has overall responsibility for all aspects of the Museum, which encompasses managing the collections, building, displays, temporary exhibitions and staff. Adrian’s main priorities at the moment are increasing visitor numbers, […]
Services
The museum offers most of the services that you might expect from a leading museum. Please remember that the museum has a small staff and it can be busy so it is best to give as much notice as you can of the service you wish to use. If you require a service not listed […]
Museum History
Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum was founded by Dr Richard Fowler in 1860 and was for many years located in St Ann’s Street in the city. The core of the collection was the drainage collection – an incredible collection of medieval finds recovered from the old water channels in the City which were replaced with […]
Venue Hire
The King’s House is a unique and atmospheric medieval building opposite Salisbury Cathedral. Lecture Hall Our brand new multi function space is fully accessible and can accommodate up to 90 people for a lecture, sit down dinner, drinks reception or celebration event. With projector and screen, AV equipment, and microphones available, we have everything you […]
About The Museum
The museum is located in the King’s House, situated in the glorious setting of the Cathedral Close. The King’s House is a Grade I listed building, the history of which stretches back to the 13th century. It formerly housed a teacher training college and was the inspiration for an episode in Thomas Hardy’s novel Jude […]