Inflatable Museum lands on Portland
April 16, 2019
The amazing inflatable replica of the Dorset County Museum will be heading to Portland on Sunday 28th April at the Osprey Leisure Centre as part of its tour of the county.
Dorset County Museum extends lease at Brewery Square
April 4, 2019
The museum relocated to Brewery Square in late 2018 as it began a series of refurbishment works at its existing site on High West Street. The lease was agreed until early 2019, but due to the success of the location it has been extended until 2 June 2019.
Inflatable Museum launched at the Science Festival
March 6, 2019
Dorset County Museum’s iconic building in High West Street may be closed while its exciting redevelopment programme takes place, but the Victorian structure will soon be popping up all over the county in magnificent inflatable form.
Celebrate British Science Week at the Dorchester Family Science Festival
February 20, 2019
For all those, young and old, who love science and like learning new things, there is an exciting new event coming to the Corn Exchange in Dorchester on Sunday 17th March from 1pm-5pm.
Work on site begins
February 20, 2019
Last summer preliminary work began at the Museum in the demolition and site clearance at the rear of the building which included a full archaeological excavation of the site.
Dippy in Dorset Wins Gold for the South West
January 25, 2019
Head of Development and Communications at the Museum Gabriella Crouch and two Dippy Volunteers – David James and Linda Roberts both longstanding volunteers at the Museum – were in attendance as the team who brought Dippy to Dorset were crowned Leisure & Tourism champions at the South West Business & Community Awards on Thursday evening in Swindon.
How do you move a 2000-year-old mosaic without breaking it?
January 18, 2019
Moving an historic, 2000-year-old, fragile mosaic is not for the faint hearted but when it stands in the way of the Dorset County Museum’s £14.9 million redevelopment programme – needs must!
Dippy in Dorset crowned tourism champion
November 9, 2018
Dorset County Museum picked up two trophies at the sixth Dorset Tourism Business Awards following their record-breaking attraction, Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure.
Dippy may have moved to the next stop of his national tour, but he has certainly left a lasting memory in Dorset.
Museums tell stories of region’s wicked past
October 20, 2018
Four museums are swapping objects to tell stories of the region’s wicked past – from grim and gruesome to strange and shocking!
Archaeology in action
August 31, 2018
Context One Archaeological Services started the archaeological excavation at Dorset County Museum, Dorchester on 25th June 2018. This is being carried out in advance of the major £14.9 million Heritage Lottery funded Tomorrow’s Museum for Dorset project which transform the museum into a leading contemporary cultural and heritage centre.