Dorset Museum Marks ‘Topping Out’ Milestone
August 12, 2020
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Lord Fellowes of West Stafford joins the staff of Dorset Museum as they celebrate the completion of structural work with Dorset-based construction company Acheson.
We’re back on track!
July 22, 2020
Although the new Museum is very much a building site at the moment, work is back in full swing and it’s all hands-on deck (safely and socially distanced). As the Museum is beginning to take shape, it’s time to start lifting some of our star objects into their new home after what’s felt like many years taking them out!
It’s been over three months since the UK went into lockdown, and as we prepare for a further easing of guidelines on July 4th, we wanted to remind you that we are still collecting objects and images relating to Dorset’s experiences of the pandemic. Read more
Building Tomorrow’s Museum
May 5, 2020
Until mid-March the Museum was a hive of activity. Construction work on the second-floor shell had neared completion and the steelwork for the roof had arrived on site. Read more
The Bond Family, 1848
April 30, 2020
Meet the team at IFACS Bristol, who are currently conserving this very precious picture of The Bond Family for the display in the new Museum. It will be a highlight of our new People’s Dorset gallery exploring objects and stories from 500,000 years ago to the present day. Read more
Conservation of the Yetminster Wagon
April 29, 2020
Meet Mark, he’s one of our Conservators currently looking after a very special object that will be on display in the new Museum – the Yetminster Wagon. Read more
A day in the life of…
April 29, 2020
Bethany Palumbo is a Conservator specialising in the preservation of Natural History Collections. Over the next few months, she will be conserving several specimens for the new Museum, including four bird dioramas and a large Atlantic Sturgeon. Read more
Delivering a cultural icon
April 29, 2020
Newly discovered letters show Thomas Hardy’s second wife’s joy and happiness at her marriage, and her sadness and loneliness after his death.
Your New Museum…Coming Soon
March 31, 2020
The last few weeks in February and the first two weeks in March saw tremendous strides being made towards the delivery of the Tomorrow’s Museum for Dorset.