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Important Announcement
On Friday 2nd June 2023 the cafe TASTE at Dorset Museum cafe will be closed from 2pm
for a private function.
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).
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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.
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July 4, 2022
I Grew Up 80s
This winter visitors to Dorset Museum are invited to take a trip back in time with the nostalgia-filled exhibition I Grew Up 80s.
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July 2, 2022
Tour of Dorchester Water Meadows | Ian Gosling
A guided walk across Dorchester’s water meadows
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July 2, 2022
What Lies Beneath Max Gate? | Martin Papworth
An online event, streamed from Max Gate with National Trust archaeologist Martin Papworth; Hardy’s Wessex curator Harriet Still and Wiltshire Museum director David Dawson
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July 2, 2022
Nature Walk: Maiden Castle | Miles King
A delightful family-friendly amble across Poundbury fields to enjoy the natural habitat and extensive views across the landscape
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July 2, 2022
Outer Casterbridge: Hardy and History | Mark Damon Chutter
Join Mark Chutter on a guided walk of Outer Casterbridge and the landscape so familiar and beloved by Thomas Hardy.
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July 2, 2022
Dorchester Archaeological Dowsing Walk | Peter Emery
Try your hand at Archaeological dowsing with Peter Emery, retired field Archaeologist.
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July 2, 2022
Poundbury Hillfort and The Great Field | Miles King
A delightful family-friendly amble across Poundbury fields to enjoy the natural habitat and extensive views across the landscape
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