3 autumn wellbeing workshops inspired by nature: 🌿 Nature Journalling – Wed 11 Nov 🍂 Botanical Pottery – Sat 21 Nov 🎨 Botanical Painting – Mon 30 Nov All 10am–3pm. No experience needed. £25 members/£30 non-members Book: salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/ Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Discover over 500,000 years of history in our grade I listed building. Archaeology, art, fashion, local history & more. Open daily from 10am to 5pm.
🎃 Spooky Mini Monday is coming! 👻 Welcome in the Halloween season with a morning of crafts inspired by our spooky skeletons and monstrous creatures! 💀 Little artists (ages 2–5) can create museum-inspired decorations perfect for trick-or-treaters. Baby play area included Included in museum admission
🎨Meet Sophie Bartlett! Our 2025 Landscape Open winner is now exhibiting in our upstairs gallery. Sophie's stunning Wiltshire & Hampshire landscapes are on display now. Perfect to complement our upcoming Landscape Open 2026 exhibition - opening 17.10.26. #SalisburyMuseum #LandscapeArt #SophieBartlett
Last chance to see our 'Bloomsbury in Wiltshire' exhibition. Ends Sunday 27 September.
Sharing history with our friends at the State Archaeological Collection in Munich. #stonehengemuc #asmmuc #museumspartner #SalisburyMuseum #MuseumLoans #CulturalHeritage #Munich #Stonehenge
🏛️ We're one of only 173 UK museums with Designated Status – meaning our collections are recognised as internationally significant. 🌍 We've held this since 1998, before the Amesbury Archer 🏹 even arrived! Visit us and step into world-class heritage. ✨🎭 #SalisburyMuseum #DesignatedStatus #ArtsCouncil
Join our director Adrian Green this Saturday for an 8-mile walk across the Wiltshire downlands that inspired the Bloomsbury Group at Ham Spray House. Explore prehistoric earthworks and the routes Carrington walked. Sat 19 Sept, 10am Members £15, Non-members £20 salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/wal...
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Join artist Emma Kerr for a celebration of the art of the ordinary – because everyday things are extraordinary when you're 2–5! 🖨️ Print with tinfoil 🍽️ Decorate paper plates ♻️ Build imaginary houses from recycling 🧸 Teddy bear picnic & storytelling 🎵 Singing & play Included in museum admission.
Tomorrow - Saturday 5th September - fancy a tour of our hidden archives? Adrian Green, Museum Director, will guide you through treasures most visitors never see – spanning half a million years of Salisbury's story. Hear the stories behind the objects. Members £15, Non-members £18
Fancy a tour of our hidden archives? 🏛️ Adrian Green, our Museum Director, will guide you through treasures most visitors never see – spanning half a million years of Salisbury's story. Hear the stories behind the objects. Saturday 5th September, 2.30pm | Members £15, Non-members £18 Limited places
✨ This Saturday afternoon, our expert team will be in the galleries for ‘Talking Objects,’ and bringing our collections to life! 🏛️ Get up close with our artefacts, ask all your questions, and discover the fascinating stories behind them. 🔍 Included in your museum admission! 🎫 No need to book!
Hidden details in famous paintings are the best. Florence Nightingale and Dr Arnold are tucked into the background of this portrait of Lytton Strachey. Artist Henry Lamb added them after Strachey's book was published. Bloomsbury in Wiltshire, until 27 Sept 🖼️Lytton Strachey by Henry Lamb,1914 ©Tate
Discovery Day at Salisbury Museum 📚 Tomorrow! Create your own 'Book of Me' in our Discovery Day! Join bookbinder Tamsin Loveday for a morning or afternoon of creative magic. Fold, stitch and fill your very own book with your stories, dreams and adventures. 💚 Included in museum admission
Come and make your very own 'book of me' with bookbinder Tamsin Loveday. Fold, create and fill the pages with your life, your dreams, your story. Inspired by the Bloomsbury in Wiltshire exhibition. 👨👩👧👦 Family event 🎫 Included in museum admission Pop in whenever suits you!
Join us for a series of LGBTQ+ events, linked to our 'Bloomsbury in Wiltshire' exhibition! 🌈 LGBTQ+ THEMED TOUR: 📅 Thurs 3 Sept | 6.30–8pm 💷 £5 non-members | £4 members FREE YOUTH ZINE & BADGE WORKSHOP: 📅 Weds 16 Sept | 4–6.30pm (drop-in) 👥 Secondary school age,FREE Find out more on our website!
What does Salisbury Market Place mean to you? 🎉 Next year our Charter Market turns 800. We're collecting YOUR stories – in partnership with Wiltshire Creative – to preserve them for future generations. ✨ Meet us: 22 & 25 August at Salisbury Market Share your story: l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...
✨ DISCOVERY DAY: ANIMAL AMULET ART ✨ 🐾 Tuesday, August 18 | 10am–4pm Get creative with us! 🎨 Craft your very own animal amulet inspired by the incredible figurines and jewellery in our collection. Take your masterpiece home and treasure it forever! Included in museum admission Perfect for all ages.
Mini Monday: Little Animals 🦁 Little creators (ages 2–5) will design and make their own wearable animal artwork with artist James Aldridge. Discovery Day: Barmy Burial Making🏺 Discover the fascinating grave goods from our Wessex Gallery and re-create a miniature burial.
We're hiring! 📊 Finance Officer (part-time) 21 hours/week | Manage accounts, payroll, VAT & Gift Aid processing Need: Finance Officer experience, Xero knowledge, strong numeracy & organisational skills Interviews: 19 Aug/2 Sept Apply: salisburymuseum.org.uk/recruiting-f...
Tomorrow at Salisbury Museum! 🌿 Make your own cyanotype prints with real leaves and flowers. Drop in anytime between 10am–4pm. It's included with admission and you get to take your creation home! ✨ #DiscoveryDay #Cyanotype #SalisburyMuseum
🌿 DISCOVERY DAY: CURIOUS CYANOTYPES 🌿 Create stunning cyanotype prints using inspiration from our Natural History collection! 📸 ✨ Drop in anytime Tuesday, Aug 4, 10am–4pm in our Rear Garden. Included with admission. No booking needed! #DiscoveryDay #Cyanotype #SalisburyMuseum #Artworkshop
Our experts will guide you through the archives and reveal the stories behind the objects – from everyday finds to rare pieces that changed our understanding of the past. Members £15, Non-members £18 Book now: salisburymuseum.org.uk or at reception Note: not suitable for those with limited mobility
We reckon we've got Britain's best heritage café garden view. Salisbury Cathedral framed perfectly. Peregrine falcons diving overhead. Gardens ablaze, maintained by our volunteer legends. So here's the challenge: do you know of a museum café garden view that can top this?
Summer at Salisbury Museum – History Has Never Been This Fun! 🦕🎨✨ School holidays sorted! Action-packed Discovery Days, an epic Museum Escape Trail, creative Studio Takeover, and café treats. Just £24.99 for 2 adults + up to 4 children. Drop in anytime – no booking needed! salisburymuseum.org.uk
We're so excited about THE DIG at our Festival of Archaeology this weekend! 🎉⚒️ Family event 👨👩👧👦 Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July | 10am – 4pm No advance booking needed – just turn up! Free event. Find out more about the Festival of Archaeology on our website! salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/fes...
Historian Dr Matthew Green reveals the extraordinary stories of places that have slipped through history's fingers & why they still haunt our landscape Join us for ‘Shadowlands’ as part of our Festival of Archaeology salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/fes... Members £12 Non- £15 Book via our website
Fiona Robertson, author of the acclaimed Stone Lands, takes us on a journey through Britain's standing stones – from the charismatic antiquarians who first documented them to today's megalith enthusiasts. 🏛️ Tickets available through our website or at the museum reception desk. 🎟️
Festival of Archaeology. Saturday 18th - Sunday 19 July. Be here, because Phil says so. 🏛️⛏️