Arts

Museum after hours

Join us for an opportunity to explore the Museum at this free late opening

Join us for an opportunity to explore the Museum and galleries at this free late opening. There will be also a chance to see our Scene Through Wood: A Century of Modern Wood engraving exhibition, and a drop-in session to have a go at simple printing techniques in our Learning Centre.

Sunday ArtyFacts

Design and create your own book plate or miniature storybook. Join us during our book-themed workshop, inspired by our Scene through Wood exhibition.

Easter ArtyFacts

Join us during this fun Easter themed workshop. Create and decorate your own colourful Easter tree using twigs, branches and natural forms.

Easter ArtyFacts

Join us during this fun Easter themed workshop. Create and decorate your own colourful Easter tree using twigs, branches and natural forms.

Easter ArtyFacts

Creative 3D cutting, sticking and building with artist Darrell Wakelam are all inspired by the creatures in the Natural Dorset Gallery. 

Sunday ArtyFacts

Have fun with stencils and create your own printed fabric based on flowers and natural forms in our Dorset artist and Natural Dorset galleries.

Sunday ArtyFacts

Create colourful wax resist and collaged patchwork patterns and shapes inspired by Valentine Ackland's jacket from our Dorset Artists gallery. Make your own cards and bookmarks with colourful designs to take home.

Sunday ArtyFacts

Create your own Victorian peg doll of a soldier, lady, gentleman. farmer or shepherd based on the costumes, paintings and photographs from the Hardy's Wessex exhibition and the Hardy's Gallery.