Objects in Focus
Collection Blog
July 2, 2023
A Fisherman’s Tale: The Monster Fish of the River Frome
Visitors to the Dorset Museum may have noticed the large fish suspended in the Natural Dorset exhibit in the Lulworth Gallery. Believe it or not,…
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Natural Science
January 6, 2023
Collecting Evolutionary Ideas: Alfred Russel Wallace’s Exotic Bird Skins
In the Museum’s Natural History collection, we have over 80 bird skins collected by the naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace. A majority were collected during…
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Literature
December 5, 2021
Carols, Songs and Dancing
The Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy’s Family One of the most interesting items in the Thomas Hardy collection is the music book that belonged to…
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