The Salisbury Museum

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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✨ 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!

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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

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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

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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!

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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!

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✨ 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.

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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 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?

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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. 🎟️

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