Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
- Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, commonly known as Salisbury Museum houses one of the best collections relating to Stonehenge and local archaeology.
The museum itself is housed in The King's House, a Grade I listed building, where King James I of England was entertained in 1610 and 1613. Set in the magnificent surroundings of the Salisbury Cathedral Close, the museum faces the west front of Salisbury Cathedral.
The original three-storey building with mullioned and transomed windows, ornate plaster ceilings and a fine oak-balustraded staircase, houses the main temporary exhibition gallery, with the ceramics gallery above.
The arms of James I's eldest son, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, can be seen in a window in the Wedgewood gallery upstairs.
Stonehenge Gallery
The Museum displays questions of how and when the Stonehenge monument may have been constructed. The Museum houses a number of images of Stonehenge as seen through the eyes of artists, including a watercolour by JMW Turner. The gallery explores the history of archaeological research on this landmark site.
[Salisbury Museum Illustrated]
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External links
[http://www.salisburymuseum.org.uk/ Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum website]
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