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- Schoolchildren on a visit to Priest's House Museum
- Visitors browse the exhibits at Shaftesbury Abbey Museum & Garden
- Visitors at the Red House Museum and Gardens
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The Etches Collection Museum
Modern museum and centre for learning in Kimmeridge housing amazing marine fossils all found within a 2 mile localtiy of the village. They tell the story of life and death in Dorsets Jurassic seas... -
Bridport Museum
The Museum tells the story of the town's history from its origins to the present day with notable displays and artefacts from a nearby Roman hill-fort and the world famous rope and net making... -
Sturminster Newton Museum
Sturminster Newton Museum is housed in an historic and attractive building of 16th C origin situated in the town centre. This interesting building has had many uses over the years: a shop,...
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
Vacancy - Project Manager: “A New Museum for Weymouth”
Weymouth Museum is now planning to move into a large‘designed for purpose’ space within the historic brewerybuilding adjacent to Weymouth Harbour
The Museum is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Project Manager to develop the project during the Development and Implementation phases. The intention is that with the appointment of a suitable candidate the role will develop into the future Museum Manager/Curator with the opening of the Museum.
More information can be found here