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- Visitors browse the exhibits at Shaftesbury Abbey Museum & Garden
- Visitors at the Red House Museum and Gardens
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Red House Museum & Garden
Red House Museum and Gardens is housed in a former workhouse built in 1764. The Georgian building is now filled with a rich variety of displays and objects with a local theme. There’s also a... -
Dorset County Museum
A wealth of information about Dorset’s history and culture awaits visitors to Dorset County Museum. Six Galleries covering 200 million years of the county’s history and natural... -
Sturminster Newton Mill
Sturminster Newton Mill is still in good working order, the present mill dates from the mid16th century with considerable mechanical renovation in the early 20th century, although there has been a...
Welcome to the Dorset Museums website
There’s something for everyone in Dorset’s museums and galleries from the Victorian splendour of the Russell Cotes Art Gallery and Museum in the West to the amazing array of dinosaur fossils to be found in Lyme Regis Museum on the County’s eastern border.
This site provides a gateway to everything Dorset museums have to offer.
Find out more about all the museums near you or use the search function to plan a perfect day discovering Dorset’s fascinating history.
Planning a Fun Day for the Family or Scheduling a School Trip?
The Facilities and Learning sections on the museum information pages will help you discover which Dorset museums are best suited to your needs and interests.
Latest News
Transformed museum announces re-opening date
At 10am on Saturday 27 May Bridport Museum welcomes its first visitors after its major redevelopment.
Since its doors shut for the renovations in September passers-by have been caught peering in through the windows to try and catch a glimpse of the huge changes and new galleries inside.