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Collection Blog
February 8, 2024
A new display at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery reveals the little-known story of John Brown
A new showcase display at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery will focus on the little-known and extraordinary story of John Brown, who escaped enslavement in…
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Social History
June 18, 2023
A Dorset Soldier at Waterloo
This year marks the 208 Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 1815. We highlight the role played by Dorset-born, Sgt William Lawrence,…
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Social History
July 25, 2022
Dorset Museum’s largest and heaviest artefact ?
Some of the many artefacts in the Dorset Museum’s collections are on display in the galleries and some are held in store, but…
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Social History
April 29, 2020
Conservation of the Yetminster Wagon
Meet Mark, he’s one of our Conservators currently looking after a very special object that will be on display in the new Museum – the…
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