Dorset Museum has extended its wedding portfolio and are now able to hold outdoor wedding ceremonies at the Roman Town House in Dorchester. Just a short walk away from the Museum building, the Roman Town House is the only example of a fully exposed Roman Town House in the country.
The prestigious exhibition showcasing the best photography globally is not to be missed The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a world-renowned exhibition that brings together some of the most incredible images of our natural world. On loan from The Natural History Museum in London, it is coming…
A collaborative project with the Dorset Museum, Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre and members of the Dorset Blind Association in October and November 2022. Moira Kopanycia Reynolds community support worker of the Dorset Blind indicated that many of their users suffered from a feeling of disconnection and isolation from their surroundings…
From the ‘Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society’ Volume 5, 1844, an article written by Henry. Joseph. Moule, M.A. entitled ‘Fordington St. George’ As it is a short paper that has been asked for, and a paper not so much on the church, as on a…
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society are delighted to announce it has appointed Claire Dixon as its new Executive Director. Claire is currently Director of Museums and Deputy Chief Executive at Bath Preservation Trust and will take up her new post in July. Claire brings with her a wealth of…
An archive of items gifted to Dorset Museum by PJ Harvey on the publication of her Dorset dialect poem Orlam, has gone on display. The items will be exhibited between 29 March and 9 July 2023 outside the Museum’s Collection Discovery Centre. Alternative rock musician PJ Harvey spent an…
Dorset Museum is one of two charities taking part in an ‘Attic and Charity auction’ at Athelhampton House this coming Saturday 25 March from 2:00pm. Alongside a range of lots being offered by Athelhampton House, including furniture and other items, the Museum is offering auction-goers the chance to bid on…
Dorset Museum is delighted to announce that it has acquired a rare gold and rock crystal pendant dating to the 6th or 7th century AD. The pendant was found in 2019 by metal detectorists Charles Bullock and Stuart Robinson near Milton Abbas in Dorset. After the finders reported the…
Working in partnership with Weymouth College and The Friendly Society of Artistic Labourers,’ This is Now’ explores Dorset Museum’s collection and looks at how creative practitioners learn from and are inspired by, the museum artifacts. And in turn, how contemporary creative responses breathe new life into the museum’s collection. This…