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
Aged 11-18? Join us every Thursday 4pm-5pm for ...

Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex 

February 7, 2026
to May 10, 2026

February Half Term Takeover

February 13, 2026
to February 22, 2026
10am - 5pm

Fashioning Our Future: Costume Design Workshop

February 18, 2026
10:30 am
Aged 11-18? Join us for this fantastic FREE Cos...

TALK: Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex

February 25, 2026
1:30 pm
1:30pm

Mending Club: March

March 5, 2026
10:30 am
Join us for our monthly mending club, no previo...

Behind the Scenes Tour: March

March 7, 2026
2:30 pm

Heroes Unsung: The Salisbury Rail Disaster of 1906

March 7, 2026
2:00 pm

Heroes Unsung: The Salisbury Rail Disaster of 1906

March 8, 2026
2:00 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
Saxon Broach
Behind the Scenes Tour: September
September 5, 2026
Latest News
John Constable oil painting to be displayed at The Salisbury Museum for the first time in 200 years.
February 17, 2026
Collections
Social History

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