Past Forward
Past Forward: Salisbury Museum for Future Generations
Past Forward continues the journey of development at the museum, after the creation of the Wessex Gallery in 2014. The redevelopment of the museum is critical for people’s enjoyment and understanding of the city’s great stories and for the long-term protection of the King’s House and the museum. New galleries and event spaces, and restoration of the fabric of our wonderful building, together with an entirely new programme of engagement opportunities for local people, will create a museum of consistently high quality. These improvements are vital to the museum’s ability to increase visitor numbers, recruit more and a wider range of volunteers, and to generate the revenue it needs to thrive.
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Devenish Bradshaw Salisbury Gallery
Spanning three of the museum’s principal ground floor spaces, this new gallery will tell Salisbury’s story from 1220 to the present.
Ceramics Gallery
The gallery in the King’s Room will be refurbished and our collection used to tell a ‘potted history’ of ceramics in Britain.
Natural History Gallery
The museum’s collection of natural history, currently in long-term storage, will be displayed to explore issues of bio-diversity and climate change.
Learning Space
A hub for learning at the museum and for activities ranging from object handling to craft workshops. Find our more about our current learning programme.
Event Space
A reconfigured first floor gallery will become a superb venue for lectures, courses and community meetings.
Restoring the Building
We will address the most urgent building conservation issues at the King’s House.
See this film on YouTube about the project
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ACTIVITIES FOR ALL
Past Forward is also about exploring new ways of involving the community in the museum, through learning programmes and thematic activities such as storytelling, reminiscence and oral history collection, as well as expanding existing programmes to meet the needs of particular groups, including the elderly and those with learning difficulties.
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KEY DATES
Autumn 2021
National Lottery Heritage Fund award grant of £3.2 million
Early 2022
Final fundraising
Late 2022
Work starts on site
Early 2024
New galleries open
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MAKING IT HAPPEN
We are delighted to have been awarded £3.2million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in September. However this grant is dependent on the museum raising the remaining funds by the middle of 2022.
£4.4m Project cost
£3.2m NLHF grant
£960k Donations and pledges received to date
£240k Remainder to be raised
This is an ambitious target, particularly in these turbulent times, but we have been positively encouraged to continue with our plans by the Heritage Fund and all those we have talked to about the project. The outcomes that the project promises to deliver are important and much needed, particularly as the museum seeks to play an active role in Salisbury’s recovery from recent events.
You can donate to Past Forward online with JustGiving by clicking on the button below. Alternatively, you can download the donation form and return it to Salisbury Museum.
For more information about the project or if you experience any issues donating through JustGiving, please email the project team museum@salisburymuseum.org.uk
