About Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

There has been a museum in Salisbury since 1860. It began life in the Market House, Salisbury and from 1864 to 1981 it was housed in St Ann Street. Since then, the King's House, a grade 1 listed building has been its home.

The Museum is an independent charitable trust and its archaeological collections are designated as being of national importance. The extensive collections focus upon the archaeology and history of Salisbury and south Wiltshire. They also include significant works of art, costume, social history and ceramics. The Museum is the home of the Pitt Rivers collection.

The Museum's mission is to provide a creative and responsive museum, which collects, preserves and presents objects and information of significance relating to the past of Salisbury and south Wiltshire.

Its purpose is to encourage learning, research, publication and enjoyment of its collections, seeking to do this in a professional, friendly and stimulating way. It aims to provide a lively service for the benefit of the whole community within Salisbury and south Wiltshire, as well as for students, scholars, and visitors from throughout the world.