What's On

The Museum has a busy programme of family events, courses, lectures and tours. Our temporary exhibition programme includes three major and three minor exhibitions per year, which cover subjects as diverse as history, archaeology and fine art.

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Fashioning Our Future Club

January 15, 2026
to July 9, 2026

Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex 

February 7, 2026
to May 10, 2026

Easter Animal Trail

March 28, 2026
to April 12, 2026
Easter Takeover

Easter Holidays Studio Takeover

March 28, 2026
to April 12, 2026

CONCERT: Baroque Music from the Courts of Europe           

April 12, 2026
2:30 pm
SOLD OUT

Mini Mondays – Easter Fun!

April 13, 2026
10:00 am

TALK: Sewer Cherries with Amy Jeffs

April 16, 2026
7:30 pm

Conversation Club: April Meeting

April 20, 2026
10:30 am
   
Saxon Broach

Behind the Scenes Tour: May

May 2, 2026
2:30 pm

Featured Collection Items

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...
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.
Reform Bottles
Reform bottles of Lord Brougham...
Communion Cup
Communion Cup from St Thomas's...
Clement Tosier Skillet
Metalworking provided employment for roughly...
Tailor’s Hall Window
The Tailors’ Hall was on...
Winchester Bushel
Bushels measured grain and other...

See Also

What's On
Salisbury Gallery
Crime and Punishment tour and object handling
August 26, 2026
Latest News
Temporary Closure of the King’s Room & Natural History Gallery: 12th & 22nd April 2026
March 4, 2026
Collections
Social History

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