Brian MacIvor with the Ward Museum was killed after falling from a ladder at the facility on Saturday.
A statement from executive director Lora Bottinelli said that the maintenance assistant was taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that he had worked at the museum for the last seven years.
Bottinelli said that MacIvor was popular with colleagues and volunteers and was always ready with a smile and a sense of humor.
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health says it is investigating his death