Museums · South East England
Salisbury Arts Centre
Salisbury Arts Centre — a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Neil Owen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Salisbury Arts Centre is a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Salisbury Arts Centre is a museum located in South-East England. It is housed in a former church and serves as a cultural venue, showcasing a variety of art exhibitions and performances.
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Background
History
In July 1974, the Salisbury Festival of the Arts (now Salisbury International Arts Festival) was held in the church, with a programme of classical music and an exhibition of batik paintings. The festival programme asked visitors to suggest ideas for the use of the building – which had been declared redundant earlier that year – and in 1975 the church's committee agreed to grant use as an arts venue. St Edmunds Arts Trust was established and a group of volunteers coordinated exhibitions from local artists, and workshops for various crafts. The Arts Centre continued to develop in the next decades. Between 1979 and 1981, Sir Henry Moore loaned his Reclining Figure (Time Life 1953) to the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0722, -1.7918
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Salisbury
- Postcode
- SP1 3UZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
Sources
- wikipedia: Salisbury Arts Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Salisbury Arts Centre?
- Salisbury Arts Centre is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.0722°, -1.7918°.
- Is Salisbury Arts Centre wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Salisbury Arts Centre. Check ahead for specific facilities.