Royal visit to the Museum
July 11, 2019
At the end of May, we were delighted to welcome The Duke of Gloucester for a private tour of the construction site at the Museum.
Ugnius Pauliukonis
July 10, 2019
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Work so far….
July 10, 2019
We have made great progress creating Tomorrow’s Museum for Dorset. Demolition of the Brawne Building and Old Craft Market site is now completed and restoration of the existing Victorian building is underway. Diversion of the existing sewer system was successful and underpinning has now commenced.
As part of the countrywide Festival of Archaeology, Dorset County Museum’s gigantic inflatable replica will be making a special appearance at Weymouth’s Sea Cadets Training Centre on Sunday 21st July.
Alchemy: Artefacts Reimagined
June 25, 2019
A unique art exhibition supported by Ridinghouse/Karsten Schubert called ‘Alchemy’ is the work of contemporary artist, Ann-Marie James. She was invited by Wessex Museums to delve into the collections of its four partners – Wiltshire Museum, The Salisbury Museum, Poole Museum and Dorset County Museum – and choose an object from each museum that would inspire a series of new artworks.
Over a year has passed since Dorset County Museum’s 26-metre-long visitor Dippy the diplodocus delighted the Dorset community, but his stay continues to be a roaring success.
The Museum were among the partner venues presented with the prestigious award of ‘Partnership of the Year’ at the Museums and Heritage Awards for Dippy On Tour: A Natural History Adventure
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.