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August 26, 2022

Collection Discovery Centre Tours

Join our Collections Team for an opportunity to explore behind the scenes in the Museum’s Collections Discovery Centre.

August 11, 2022

Heart of Stone

The Portland Players and Island Voices Community Choir present: Heart of Stone Dorset Tour 2022 at the Roman Town House. A celebration of Portland stone, landscape and people co-created and performed by local communities.

July 31, 2022

Relaxed Family Opening

Visitors can explore Dorset Museum during this relaxed opening for children with neurodiverse conditions and other sensory processing difficulties. Explore the exhibition and galleries with sound levels at a minimum and screens turned off. There will also be light-touch activities in the Learning Centre.

July 18, 2022

An Afternoon with Elizabeth Lowry

Spend the afternoon with Elizabeth Lowry for a book signing and reading of her highly praised novel 'The Chosen'. The novel was inspired by Thomas Hardy and his marriage to Emma Gifford.

July 12, 2022

Thomas Hardy and the Literature of War

Kate Adie will discuss the writer Thomas Hardy’s changing views on war and conflict with panellists Phillip Mallett and Tai-Chun Ho.

July 5, 2022

John Cowper Powys: A Man Between Worlds | Dr Kevan Manwaring

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Dorset-based novelist John Cowper Powys, Dr Kevan Manwaring re-examines his influences, oeuvre, and legacy with a special focus on his ‘Wessex Quartet’ of novels (Maiden Castle; Weymouth Sands; A Glastonbury Romance; Wolf Solent).

July 5, 2022

Roman Mosaics Tour

Join Collections Manager Kat Broomfield to explore the amazing Roman mosaics on display at Dorset Museum in this special tour for the Festival of Archaeology.