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COMING SOON!

DIPPY ON TOUR - A Natural History Adventure

10 Feb 2018 - 8 May 2018

The Natural History Museum’s famous Diplodocus, known as Dippy, is touring the UK from early 2018. And we’re thrilled to have been selected from hot competition as his first stop on that tour!

Coming to see Dippy will be a free and unique opportunity, so advanced booking is strongly advised as we expect this to be one popular exhibition. You’ll be able to book online from August 2017.

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TOMORROW’S MUSEUM FOR DORSET

Making Dorset Proud with a world-class contemporary museum and exhibition space, complete with new galleries, learning centre, collections storage, library and visitor facilities including a café and shop.

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CURRENT EXHIBITION

SPEED TO THE WEST

19 March 2016 - 7 January 2017

Nothing is more evocative of the golden age of travel than the railway poster. This exhibition features over 50 famous examples spanning a whole century.

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CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES

Saturday 24th December – 10.00am to 1.30pm
Monday 26th December – CLOSED
Tuesday 27th December – CLOSED
Wednesday 28th to Saturday 31st inclusive – 10.00am to 4.00pm
Monday 2nd January 2017 - CLOSED

MUSEUM BLOG

Read all about the latest museum activities, events, news past and present.

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Invitation to Tender for Website Redevelopment

We are planning a complete redevelopment of our website, and are looking to appoint suitably experienced web developers to work with us on this exciting project.

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____________________________________________________________________________ EXPLORING THE MUSEUM

ANCIENT DORSET GALLERY

This newly refurbished gallery displays many archaeological artefacts from the county's past including the Viking Mass Burial from the Ridgeway Hill near Weymouth

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JURASSIC COAST GALLERY

See 'The World's Biggest Bite' and meet Dorset’s real dinosaurs in the Jurassic Coast Gallery. Learn all about the giant creatures that once roamed the lands and seas which existed before Dorset was even created.

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VICTORIAN GALLERY

Visit the nostalgic and atmospheric Victorian Gallery, one of the few places in Europe you can follow in the footsteps of ancient Romans by actually walking on Roman mosaic floors.

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WRITERS' DORSET

Visit Thomas Hardy’s study, see the recently acquired Hardy Players’ Theatre, absorb the atmosphere in the room dedicated to poet William Barnes and explore the lives and works of all Dorset’s literary greats.

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OBJECT IDENTIFICATION SURGERY

Bring your ’mystery’ objects along to one of our three sessions per week and our enquiries team will do their best to provide an identification for you on the spot wherever possible

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SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION SERVICE

Dorset County Museum's programme for schools is designed to be challenging and reflect the joy of discovery. We use skilled practitioners to deliver a programme that is creative, fun and hands on.

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