We are delighted to announce that the DCMS/Wolfson Fund have awarded £100,000 to the museum towards the development of our new Archaeology of Wessex gallery (working title). This new gallery will be of international importance, telling the story of Salisbury and the surrounding area from prehistoric times to the Norman Conquest.

An exciting new Bronze Age hoard discovered in west Wiltshire has just gone on display at Salisbury Museum. It was found a month ago in a field near Tisbury by a metal detectorist. He reported the first object, a spearhead, to the Wiltshire Finds Liaison Officer. A team of archaeologists then excavated the remaining objects and recorded how they lay in the ground.

This Scout Motor Car was manufactured at the Scout Works, Lower Road, Bemerton, Salisbury in 1912. It is only one of two Scout Cars extant. It is not only the oldest but because of the detailed care taken during restoration it is also a truly representative example of a Scout Motor Car produced at the time. The car should be seen as a true example of the city’s industrial heritage of which Salisbury can be proud.

 Constable and Salisbury – Salisbury Museum’s major summer exhibition is now open.

 Paintings and drawings of Salisbury by the great landscape artist John Constable are the subject of a major new exhibition at Salisbury Museum, which will be opening on Friday 20 May. Online ticketing for the exhibition has now gone live.

Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum is seeking temporary part-time staff to work as a part of its front-of-house team during our special summer exhibition Constable and Salisbury. We are looking for flexible people who will work as part of a team to present a welcoming face to the public and oversee entry into this important and exciting new exhibtion.

Salisbury Museum is delighted to announce a major exhibition of Constable's work from 20 May – 25 September 2011. Constable's paintings and drawings of Salisbury and its surroundings have figured in every major overview of his work, but they have never, until now, been considered as a subject complete in itself. This exhibition will show well-known pictures in context for the first time, as well as giving the public the opportunity to see outstanding lesser-known works.

Leading experts on Stonehenge descended on Salisbury Museum to ‘Solve Stonehenge’ in a debate as part of the Museums 150th anniversary celebrations. Professor Tim Darvill, Professor Mike Parker Pearson, Mike Pitts and Julian Richards, who have all directed work within the Stonehenge landscape over the last 30 years, were kept in order by Andrew Lawson as they debated such questions as ‘Did Stonehenge have a roof?, ‘Which is more important Durrington Walls or Stonehenge?’ and ‘Who built Stonehenge?’.

As part of our 150th anniversary celebrations Salisbury Museum is gathering together leading experts on Stonehenge for a public debate about the purpose of the stones. Called 'Solving Stonehenge', the debate will be the high point of our 150th anniversary conference on 2 and 3 October and will feature contributions from archaeologists who have directed work at the site over the past 20 years.

Salisbury Museum is delighted to announce that we have appointed designers and heritage consultants to help us move forward with our redevelopment plans. Earlier this year the Museum was successful with a round I bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund and was awarded a grant of £87,400 to work up our proposals for the redevelopment of our archaeology gallery. The Museum is aiming to submit a round II bid to the HLF in 2011 to secure £1.5 million towards the costs of the new gallery.