All Museums in Salisbury

Originally established in 1953 as the Salisbury Art League, SAS is now beginning its 65th year of service. The mission of SAS is to advance the visual arts in the mid-Delmarva region through exhibitions for seasoned and emerging artists and art education for children and adults. After 65 years, this unique art center continues to fulfill its mission by offering many opportunities to Read more...

Parsons Cemetery in Salisbury, Maryland is an historic operational cemetery, an urban green space, an outdoor museum, and in the words of architectural historian, Keith Eggener, a place where “life meets death, nature meets city, and present meets past.” The site offers self-guided walking tours based on their on-going historical and genealogical research, maintains the 18 acres of sacred grounds Read more...

In 1795, Major Levin Handy took out a deed for 357 acres of the original 700 acre land patent called “Pembertons Good Will.” The house Handy began in 1795-96 was an ambitious Federal-style structure, outdistancing most buildings in the area in size and fine detail. When Handy died, the unfinished house was eventually sold to Dr. John Huston, Salisbury’s first surgeon, who Read more...

UPDATE: Following the split between the Ward Museum and Salisbury University in 2023, Salisbury University announced a new museum, The Museum of Eastern Shore Culture at Salisbury University, in Downtown Salisbury. Located in the first floor of the Powell Building at 218 W. Main St., this new museum will display the permanent collection that was formerly at the Ward Museum. Read more...