Salisbury Art Gallery

The Salisbury Art Gallery was founded as the Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum in 1860 by Dr Richard Fowler (1765–1863). The museum was initially located on St. Ann's Street in the city. It was connected with the Blackmore Museum, which opened in 1867 to house an important collection of Native American artefacts from Ohio. The Blackmore Museum's collections were later dispersed, and the name was removed in 1968. In 1981, following a successful public appeal, the museum relocated to the King's House, a listed building that dates back to the early 13th century and once hosted King James I. This move allowed the museum to develop new galleries for permanent and temporary exhibitions.

The museum houses collections of national significance, focusing on the history and archaeology of Salisbury and the surrounding Wessex area. The museum is renowned for its extensive archaeological finds, including artefacts from the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, the skeleton of the Amesbury Archer, and the Pitt-Rivers Wessex Collection. The museum also features fine art, including works by J.M.W. Turner and John Constable.

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