ROMAN ARTEFACTS from SAINTES

Exhibition from Saintes at Salisbury and South Wilts Museum, 65 The Close.

In this important new venture the Museum has sent Stonehenge-related items to the Archaeological Museum in Saintes and in return received a fine selection of Roman artefacts. These are beautifully displayed, together with art works from Saintes, upstairs in the small gallery next to the costumes. The exhibition was opened by the SSTA President, Mayor Cllr Penny Brown, on 26th July. We owe a huge debt to Adrian Green, Museum Director, for delivering and fetching these artefacts, and for his enthusiastic support. The Stonehenge exhibition in Saintes has been enjoying a lot of interest and we know members will want to come and see the Saintes exhibits here.

Mediolanum: Roman Saintes 13 July 2013 – 26 April 2014

Museum entry charges apply and your ticket can give repeated admittance for a year. Open 10 – 5 Mon – Sat, incl. Bank Holidays, 12 - 5 Sundays until 29 September.

The brochure ‘Exhibitions and Events’ contains money-off vouchers for entry and the café.

(At the same time you can see Rex Whistler 'A Talent Cut Short' , a very special collection of works by this talented artist who tragically lost his life in 1944, an exhibition running from 24th May to 29th September this year).