SPECIAL HOURS/CLOSINGS:

Nov. 23 - Dec. 3 - Museum will be Closed to the Public
Dec. 11 - Closed at 3:30 pm
Dec. 24 and 31 - Closed at 2:00 pm

MUSEUM HOURS & TOURS

SELF-GUIDED TOURS are available during these set times in November:

Wednesday - Saturday  
10:00-11:15am; 12:00-1:15pm; 
1:30-2:45pm; and 3:00-4:15pm   

Sunday  
12:00-1:15pm; 1:30-2:45pm; and 3:00-4:15pm  

Timed Ticketing Only
Occupancy levels are restricted in accordance with the mandate set forth by the Governor of Iowa. To insure admittance, please contact us to make a reservation for your desired tour entry time. Walk-ins for each scheduled tour time are subject to availability.

Guests arriving more than 5 minutes before their entry time should remain in their vehicle.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED - all guests and staff are required to wear a droplet blocking face covering over their nose and mouth when on Salisbury House property. Guests who do not arrive with an acceptable mask will be required to purchase one at the front desk. Mesh or crochet masks are not allowed.

Guided Tours have been suspended until further notice.

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New Book Exhibit October - December: 1553 Den Geheelen Bibel
Thursday, October 1, 2020
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The Den Geheelen Bibel was published in 1553 and was one of the oldest religious books in the Weeks family collection. This book is on loan from the Salisbury House Collection at Grinnell College Libraries and will be displayed through December 31, 2020. The Salisbury House Library is open to tour with your paid self-guided admission.
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Book Feature: Den Geheelen Bibel

(Holy Bible in Dutch) 

This Bible was published in 1553 and was one of the oldest religious books in the Weeks family collection. Published after the Reformation (1517), this Bible was created during a time when Protestantism was gaining strength in the Netherlands.  

Publication place: Netherlands

Publication date: 1553

Descriptive notes: Book bound in vellum or alum-tawed and has red stamping around the foredge. Inside are multiple wood-cut printed pictures.

 

Fun facts:

  • There are 1,189 chapters in the modern English Bible.
  • The oldest man mentioned in the Bible was 969 years old.
  • The full Bible has been translated into 683 languages.
  • Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” and Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” are the most replicated paintings.
  • The first complete Dutch Bible was published in 1526 in Antwerp and is known as the Statenvertaling or States’ Bible.
  • King Henry VIII’s Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized of edition in English.

 

This item on loan from the Salisbury House Collection at Grinnell College Libraries.

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