What the heck is a lek?
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
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The Salisbury Museum tells the story of a unique landscape which has been the cradle of continuous human achievement for over half a million years.
The main strength of the museum rests in its archaeological collections: these include prehistoric material from South Wiltshire, including Stonehenge; the Pitt Rivers’ Wessex collection; and a fine medieval collection including finds from Old Sarum, Clarendon Palace and the city itself.
Based in the King’s House, a Grade I listed building located opposite Salisbury Cathedral, the museum building formerly housed a teacher training college and was the inspiration for an episode in Thomas Hardy’s novel Jude the Obscure.
Address: The Salisbury Museum, The King’s House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
Fashioning Our World project shortlisted for the Museum Associations Museums Change Lives Award.
The Salisbury Museum’s £5.1 million redevelopment features new galleries, artefacts, and engaging displays co-created with the community.
The Fashioning Our World exhibition at The Salisbury Museum will feature fashion items from the past which tell powerful stories of sustainability.
Read about the Wessex Museums Virtual Collection, 250,000+ artefacts from four partner museums now searchable from one place.
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!