The Salisbury Museum
The Devenish Bradshaw Salisbury History Gallery, Ceramics Gallery and Natural History Gallery are now open to the local community and visitors from further afield to discover the extraordinary everyday Salisbury’s history, people, landscape and beyond.
The new galleries feature objects and artefacts that haven’t previously been on public display, such as an Ichthyosaur vertebrae, 1912 Scout motor car, and treasured 13th century chess piece. Visitors can see the extraordinary everyday objects of Salisbury’s past, and not-so-past with the stories of our city being told by everything from a medieval handmade face jug made in Salisbury, to a mug with Chris Whitty’s face on!
The museum displays have been co-curated with local community groups, schools, and colleges to tell the story of Salisbury together and there’s something for everyone to connect to in the displays.
This £5.1 million project is the culmination of plans to redevelop the museum, delivering new permanent galleries, a flexible learning and events venue, along with new activities and the staff to run them.
The museum is hugely grateful to The National Lottery Heritage Fund Board and National Lottery players for their support.
Alongside the grant from the Heritage Fund, the museum is grateful to the many individuals, trusts and foundations who have contributed towards the £1.2 million needed in match funding. This includes the Devenish Bradshaw family, The Foyle Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Headley Trust, Roger Wadey, Wolfson Foundation, the Charles Hayward Foundation and the Linbury Trust.
