John will describe why the Battle of Britain (10th July – 31st October 1940) was seen over the Salisbury skies and how unprepared the country was. Various model British and German aircraft used will be on display and explained, as well as where aircraft production took place in Wiltshire, and local aerial actions related. The […]

Stew will talk to us on the history and formation of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, what they do, why they do it and what the future holds for the organisation charged with commemorating and remembering the lost lives of 1.7 million men and women from both World Wars. The CWGC operate worldwide in 153 […]

Salisbury Museum has undergone a £5.1 million redevelopment called Past Forward, mainly funded with grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It created exciting new galleries dedicated to local history, ceramics and natural history. The medieval King’s House, home of the museum, has undergone significant conservation and our café and public facilities have all been […]

The sower, the woodcutter, a shepherd girl. These are the subjects that made French artist Jean-Francois Millet famous. Jenny will look at his life and some of his best loved paintings and drawings and the context in which he worked in the village of Barbizon in the Fontainebleau Forest in 1849. There he became one […]