Dorset

Paul Nash in Dorset

July 20, 2023

Paul Nash in Dorset | Professor Paul Gough

This richly illustrated lecture explores over 80 Paul Nash artworks created from the mid-1930s until his death in 1946. They range from ancient places such as Maiden Castle and Badbury Rings to the limestone promontories and fossilised forests on the Purbeck coast.

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Pliosaur

July 20, 2023

The News on Ancient Sea Reptiles | Dr Darren Naish

In this talk, Darren looks at how our ideas on ancient sea reptiles have changed, what ancient sea reptiles were like as living animals, and on what we still hope to discover.

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Elisabeth Frink standing with Goggle and Tribute heads, Woolland House grounds, 1984. Image © Christine Fauto/ Artist © in Elisabeth Frink images courtesy of Bree and Tully Jammet/ Courtesy of Dorset History Centre.

July 20, 2023

Elisabeth Frink at Woolland | Annette Ratuszniak

This illustrated talk will examine how Dame Elisabeth Frink while living at Woolland in Dorset, was able to build upon her technical mastery and explore her mature ideas and concepts.

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Bee and Buttercups Jonathan North © 2020

June 28, 2023

Wildlife friendly gardening | Mitch Perkins

Would you like to make your garden more wildlife friendly?  Join Mitch Perkins to find out how.

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Creative Journeys Through Time

June 26, 2023

Creative Journeys Through Time | 6 week art workshop with Helen Garrett

Designed for adults interested in art, prehistory and archaeology, and running as a six-week block, this course is an exciting opportunity to get up close with some extraordinary artefacts in the collection at Dorset Museum.

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Lynx by Trevor Parsons

June 26, 2023

Nature Heals | Trevor Parsons in conversation with Mark Tattersall

An opportunity to hear the extraordinary story behind the Nature Heals photography exhibition.

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Photograph ©Sandra Stalker

June 26, 2023

Underwater Photography | Sandra Stalker

Explore the wonderful marine wildlife of the Dorset coastline through the underwater photography of Sandra Stalker in this afternoon's talk.

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HengeFest

June 7, 2023

HengeFest 2023

A FREE family fun day in Maumbury Rings with activities that celebrate the sacred history of the space and its vibrant history.

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Beaver

June 2, 2023

The return of beavers to Dorset | Stephen Oliver

History was made in February 2021 when Dorset Wildlife Trust released a pair of Eurasian beavers - Castor fiber - into an enclosed site as part of a scientific study to assess the impact beavers have on their environment.

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