Save the date! 🌸 Our Spring Fayre is back – and this year it's all about folk! 🎭 Free entry. Family fun. Live music. Longsword and Morris dancing. Maypole. Kiddy Ceilidh. Willow Art. Children’s Scratch Orchestra (bring instruments if you like!). Face painting. And our galleries too.

SEWER CHERRIES: A MEDIEVAL MYSTERY What was this curious little badge showing a hood stuffed with cherries doing in a medieval sewer? Join acclaimed author Amy Jeffs as she unravels the surprising stories behind this tiny object. Thursday 16 April, 7.30pm Members £12,Non Members £15 Book online

🐰 Mini-Mondays: Easter Fun! 🐣 Hop into the Easter spirit with us! 🌷 Little artists can get creative making their own seasonal crafts – mini baskets, bunny cards and cheerful chicks. It's sure to be an EGG-cellent time for all! 🎨✨ 👶 Perfect for ages 2–5 🎪 Includes a dedicated baby play area

🌿 GROVELY GROVELY! 🌿 Join us for an early celebration of Oak Apple Day – an important folk custom that's been part of Salisbury's heritage for centuries. Discover the story behind this unique tradition and get hands-on! 🎉 Perfect for families. Make wreaths 🍃 Decorate your hair 💇 Join the parade 🎭

🍒 THE MYSTERY OF THE SEWER CHERRIES 🍒 Found in Salisbury's medieval drains, an extraordinary badge connects gospels, plays, costumes and lost cherry trees. But why? Author Amy Jeffs has the answers. Thurs. 16 April, 7.30pm Members £12, non-members £15 Book: salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/tal...

🗝️ EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR 🗝️ Ever wondered what's really hidden behind the scenes at The Salisbury Museum? 👀 Join our expert guides for an exclusive peek... Saturday 4th May, 2.30pm Members £15 | Non-members £18 Book now → salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/beh...

🚨 TOMORROW! Build YOUR own community museum 🏛️✨ Be the curator—design a display, share an object & tell your story 🎨 📅 Tue 31 March | ⏰ 10–4 📍 The Salisbury Museum 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families welcome | Drop-in 🎟️ Included | Members FREE #DiscoveryDay #Salisbury #FamilyFun

Easter fun at Salisbury Museum! 🥚🎨 🥚 Easter Animal Trail – spot 15 animal friends & win a prize 🎨 Easter Studio Takeover – dress up, build, read & create 🏛️ Discovery Days: Build Your Museum (31 Mar), Oak Apple Day (7 Apr) All included with admission. No booking needed. salisburymuseum.org.uk

🏛️ BUILD YOUR OWN COMMUNITY MUSEUM 🏛️ Join us for Discovery Day – a hands-on celebration where YOU become the curator! Design a display, share a treasured object, tell a story, or step into the role of museum maker. 📅 Tuesday 31 March, 10am – 4pm ✨ No booking needed 🎟️ Included in museum admission

An evening of folk magic awaits! Thursday 26 March, 6.30pm Including: 🎸 Maerefolk – four-piece harmonies, guitar, fiddle & bass 🎤 Charles Allison – melodeon & fingerstyle guitar 📖 Paul Butler – storytelling from our Un/Common People exhibition Tickets:Members £12 | Non-members £15 Book via website

Celebrating International Women's Day! Meet Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929), local suffragist and leader of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, who fought tirelessly for women's right to vote. Millicent was also a passionate advocate for women's health and human rights.

Don’t miss Mini Monday – TOMORROW! Join us for Mini Mondays: Folk Story-Crafting and step into the magical world of Wessex folklore! Little artists (ages 2–5) will create: 🎭 Highwaywoman masks 🧚 Lollipop-stick fairies 🌸 Paper flowers 🐛 Spiral giant maggots Included in museum admission, members free.

Behind the Scenes Tour TOMORROW, Saturday 7th March, at 2.30pm 🔍 A few places are still available! Hidden treasures, untold stories, and fascinating pieces – all waiting to be explored.📜🏺⚒🪙 🎟️ Book on our website or at reception 📍 Includes full gallery access 🪙 Members £15, non-members £18

Happy World Book Day from Salisbury Museum! 📖 Books are gateways to discovery – and our bookshop is bursting with them! Whether you're a young explorer, history buff or just a curious mind, we've got the perfect read for you. Visit us today and find your next favourite read. Open 10-5, every day.

Join us for Mini Mondays: Folk Story-Crafting Step into the world of Wessex folklore and get creative! Little artists (ages 2–5) will make: 🎭 Highway-woman's masks 🧚 Lollipop-stick fairies 🌸 Paper flowers 🐛 Spiral giant maggots 🎟 Included with museum admission

🎨 Calling all Landscape Artists! Entries are now open for The Landscape Open 2026. This is your chance to: 🏛️ Show your work at Salisbury Museum 🏆 Win a fully funded solo show 👀 Get your art seen by collectors and art lovers Find out more and submit your work here: artopps.co.uk/opportunitie...

Join us for an evening of folk music and traditional storytelling 🗓 26 March 2026, 6:30pm 🎻 Folk music from Maerefolk and Charles Allison, with storytelling by Paul Butler. 🤝 In association with Salisbury Folk Club. 🎟 Tickets: Members £12, Non-members £15 🔗 Book & details: Salisbury Museum website

Yesterday, Mrs Barnes, along with her Bourne View companions, visited us to see her great-grandmother Harriet Dowdell's patchwork quilt. The quilt is made from everyday fabrics dating back to the 1830’s. Now it's a treasured part of our social history collection, kindly donated by Mrs Barnes. 🧵

TALK: Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex 📅 Wednesday 25 February 2026, 1.30pm 📍 The Salisbury Museum 🎟 Members £12 | Non-members £15 Find out more details and book via the museum website. www.salisburymuseum.org.uk

🎉 Salisbury Museum has renewed its Full UK Museum Accreditation from Arts Council England! This national quality standard recognises our commitment to professional collections care, transparent governance, quality visitor experiences, and community engagement.

Exciting news! 🎨 For the first time in 200 years, John Constable’s 'A View of Salisbury from Harnham' will go on public display at The Salisbury Museum. It is on long term loan from a private collection and will be displayed from June 2026, marking the artist’s 250th anniversary.

We loved attending the preview of Youthquake:1960s at @blandford_fashion on Friday! Part of the Fashioning Our Future project, the exhibition showcases 1960s boutique style and homemade garments selected and interpreted by students from Arts University Bournemouth & local Sixth Forms. Opens today!

🐉 Something monstrous is coming tomorrow! From towering giants and colossal worms to eerie beasts and playful faeries, British folklore is packed with magical creatures. Get creative and design your own folk monster inspired by our Un/Common People exhibition. 🎟 Incl. with museum admission

🐉 Join us this half term for a monstrously good time! From giants and gargantuan worms to ghostly beasts and mischievous faeries, British folk culture is alive with mythical creatures. Let your imagination run wild as you design your very own folk monster. Perfect for families Included in admission

🐞 Tomorrow! 🦋 Join us for a fun, insect-inspired craft session! Little explorers can get creative making butterflies, ladybirds, spiders, ants and leaf insects — all inspired by the fascinating bugs around us 🐜 👶 Perfect for ages 2–5, baby play area 🎟️ Included with standard admission, members free

Two days to go! 🎉 Our new exhibition Un/Common People – Folk Culture in Wessex opens Saturday 7 Feb 2026. Discover over 100 fascinating objects, plus film and photography celebrating Wessex’s living folk traditions.

Get creative with our insect-inspired craft session! Little explorers can make butterflies, ladybirds, spiders, ants and leaf insects, all inspired by the amazing bugs found in our world 👶 Suitable for children aged 2–5 (adult supervision required) 🎟️ Included in standard admission | Members go free

🧵Mending Club is TOMORROW! 🪡 Join us on Thursday 5 February, 10.30am–12.00pm. No sewing experience needed. Learn new techniques and enjoy a relaxed morning of mending. ☕ Tea, coffee & biscuits incl. 💷 £4 non-members, FREE Museum Members 📧 Book: [email protected] (pay on the day)

✨ Opening in just 4 days… Step into the world of Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex. From historic folk art to contemporary voices, discover 100+ objects, stories, songs and films that reimagine what it means to be a “commoner” — and how folk culture continues to shape Wessex today.

☕️ Café Update Apologies for the inconvenience—today we’ll be operating with a reduced menu. We’re still open as usual for snacks, hot drinks, and cakes!

✨ Behind the Scenes Tour ✨ 🗓 7 February 2026 ⏰ 2:30pm 📍 The Salisbury Museum Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour and uncover hidden treasures, untold stories, and fascinating artefacts not normally on public display. Members £15 | Non-Members £18 Find out more on the museum website!

Catch it while you can! The Landscape Open Exhibition ends this Sunday, 25 January. A huge thank you to all the incredibly talented artists for their breathtaking work—we couldn’t have done it without you. If you haven’t been yet, or fancy another last look, then there’s still time to visit!

Apparently today is Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. Here is our harpy, to cheer you up. This talisman pin from the 16th century harpy (or angel/monster) was possibly used as a protective charm to ward off evil Whatever she was, she makes us smile. We hope she does the same for you.

Calling all Salisbury creatives! Grant applications are now OPEN from our friends at Salisbury Culture ✨ Available to support people and groups who contribute to the city’s cultural and creative life and want to grow their work. Full details and how to apply, visit: www.salisburyculture.org/grants/

🌿 Mini Mondays – Land Art Fun 🌿 This Monday, tiny hands and big imaginations take over! Inspired by our Landscape exhibition, children will create Land Art using natural materials, try eco-graffiti, and make beautiful leaf prints.

🌱 Mini Mondays are here! 🌱 Join us for Land Art Fun on Monday 12 January, 10:00–11:30am. Inspired by our Landscape exhibition, little ones (ages 2–5) can create nature-based artworks with leaves, sticks, stones, eco-graffiti, and leaf printing. See website for further details: salisburymuseum.org.uk

Sales shopping filling you with horror? 😱 Escape the crowds and serenely glide back through 500,000 years of history at The Salisbury Museum. We’re OPEN every day for the rest of December and throughout the school holidays — including New Year’s Day 🎉 Find out more on our website.

✨🎄 Celebrate Christmas at The Salisbury Museum! 🎄✨ Looking for festive fun for the whole family? Join us at The Salisbury Museum this Christmas! We’re open every day throughout the festive season except 24–26 December – and yes, we’re even open on New Year’s Day 🎉

Watch the recording of our latest online talk "Working with the community on exploring Black history and heritage" by Bridget Telfer of @salisburymuseum.bsky.social. wessexmuseums.org.uk/our-work/hig... Part of our Lunchtime Shares series, featuring colleagues from across our partner museums.

Under Fives Friday – Christmas Music Special! ✨🎶 Bring your little ones for a morning full of music, movement, and Christmas cheer. Join musician Emily Askew as she plays a delightful mix of instruments, sparking singing, dancing, and plenty of jingle-bell fun! 🎶🔔 🎟️ Included with museum admission

Stuck for gift ideas? We’ve got you! 🎁 Shop local, support a great cause, and discover unique presents they’ll actually love. ✨ Museum Shop + a bookshop 🎨 Original artwork 🎁 Gift Membership: from £24. 🗝️ Adopt an Object! 🎟️ Gift an experience Find out more on our website or pop into the shop! 🎄

Now on the BBC! Though there is slightly more to the project than a cafe though ... Think we have seen 'ace cafe with a museum attached' somewhere else. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 🎅🎁 Bring your little ones for a festive morning filled with music, movement and merriment. Musician Emily Askew will be performing with her wonderful range of instruments, encouraging plenty of foot tapping, singing, dancing, and sleigh-bell ringing! 🎶🔔

Don't miss out on Sir Charlie Stinky Socks! Set off on a magical adventure with Sir Charlie Stinky Socks. Expect songs, surprises, dressing-up, knightly fun, and nonstop giggles! Perfect for ages 3–10 Book on our website: salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/fam...

Thrilled to be featured in last weekend’s The Telegraph — huge thanks to journalist Nick Trend for the kind recommendation. Nick explored the artistic rivalry of JMW Turner and John Constable. We’re privileged to have two Turners on display: Distant View from Old Sarum and Stonehenge.

Discover the story of Josiah Wedgwood, the visionary potter who revolutionised ceramics in Georgian Britain and pushed radical ideas in both politics and design. Join V&A Director Tristram Hunt as he brings Wedgwood’s energy, ambition, and groundbreaking influence to life in this compelling talk.

We had a very special visitor today! 🐾 Clover, a beautiful 13-month-old Golden Retriever/Labrador, came to the museum with her trainer Geraldine. Clover is part of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Sponsor a Puppy scheme – check out their website to learn more. 🦮

🦖 Join us for a prehistoric morning of dinosaur-themed fun, perfect for your little explorers. Create colourful dino art inspired by real fossils in our Natural History Gallery and make your own T-Rex headwear to take home! Let’s stomp, chomp and create together! 🦕 Included in standard admission.

Behind the Scenes Tour - Saturday 1 November, 2.30pm