What’s On

Creative and inquisitive minds will love all the events and activities happening at Dorset Museum.

From weekend fun to expert insights, there’s something for everyone, all year round.

Explore our incredible collections on a tour of our four stunning galleries, or of our new Collections Discovery Centre.

Maybe you’d like to get up close to historic objects in handling sessions or hear an expert talk about what fascinates them.

Spark your imagination with bookable art and craft session or a facilitated workshop with a local artist.

 

  • Opening hours:

    Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
    Daily: 10.00am - 5.00pm

    TASTE Café
    Daily: 9.00am - 4.00pm
    Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

  • Admissions:

    10% discount for Adult and Young Person Unlimited Ticket booked online using discount code DM01

    BOOK ONLINE SAVE 10%

  • Dorset Museum

    High West Street
    Dorchester DT1 1XA

    View Map

  • For more information
    [email protected]

Exhibitions

Life on the edge by Amit Eshel, Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59

19 July 2024 – 3 November 2024
Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the world-famous exhibition from the Natural History Museum, is returning to Dorset Museum & Art Gallery

Find out more
Fashioning Our World

Fashioning Our World

4 July – 23 September 2024

A showcase display exploring sustainable fashion and the stories that clothes from the past tell, based on the Fashioning Our World collaborative community project.

Find out more
Sensing the Past

Sensing The Past

10 July – 23 October 2024

A sensory and interactive display based on fossils from the Jurassic Coast as part of a collaborative project involving the Dorset Blind Association, Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, and Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre.

Find out more
Colchester Vase

Gladiators of Britain

25 January to 11 May 2025

A British Museum Partnership Exhibition with Colchester + Ipswich Museums will delve into the lesser-known history of gladiatorial contests in Roman Britain. Launching at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in January 2025, the exhibition will tour four UK venues, tracing the footsteps of gladiators who once fought in Britain’s amphitheatres.

Find out more

Search

See all dates
{{ item.name }} See everything
{{ item.name }} See everything

Events

{{ event.category }}

{{ event.event_date }}

{{ event.title }}

{{ event.preview }}

Find out more

Sorry no events could be found for your criteria.

Past Exhibitions

Take a look at our past exhibitions held at the Dorset Museum over recent years

Find out more

Your Visit

“Fantastic number of artefacts presented in one place.”
Melissa
“Wonderful experience loved it all.”
Lesley
“Amazing Museum lots of history.”
Estefania
“A super experience!”
Ann and Trevor
“An absolutely incredible museum. One of the best I’ve ever been in.”
Norman and Christine