Looking at the street frontage of the Dorset County Museum, you could be forgiven for not realising just how much is contained inside. The Museum has an array of fascinating galleries, dealing with a wide range of subjects from the natural sciences and geology to art, history and literature. The galleries include many video displays, interactive exhibits and activity carts for children.
To find out more about the Museum's Galleries, visit the links below:
click here for archaeology gallery (image - portesham mirror) © jon sloper 2004 click here for art gallery (image - the water carrier by joseph clarke) click here for a writer's dorset gallery (image - the ooser)
archaeologyarta writer's dorset
click here for dorchester gallery (image - roman antifix)click here for dorset wildlife gallery (image - sea holly)click here for farming history gallery (image - 19th century farm cart)
dorchester gallerydorset wildlifefarming history
click here for jurassic coast galleryclick here for victorian hall gallery (image - victorian hall)click here for thomas hardy gallery (image - thomas hardy)
jurassic coast victorian hallthomas hardy

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