Find museums in Dorset

Beaminster Museum

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• Beaminster

We'd love you to visit us this season to see what has been happening during months of building work and re-instating the old building. And peep into the new rooms opening in Spring 2022 through their entrances

The Blandford Fashion Museum

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• Blandford Forum

We are always looking for volunteers to help with stewarding and in the tea-room, as well as to join our behind the scenes staff. If you might be interested, please email us on volunteer@blandfordfashionmuseum

The Keep Military Museum

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• Dorchester

The 39th Regiment of Foot and 1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment Empire and New Worlds. We are very happy to announce that the museum will now be open on Sundays until the end of September! Normal

Sherborne Museum

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• Sherborne

Our mission is to increase public awareness, appreciation and understanding of Sherborne's natural, historic and cultural heritage through the acquisition, preservation and display of a unique collection

Lyme Regis Museum

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• Lyme Regis

Built on the site of Mary Anning's home, Lyme Regis Museum stands in the heart of the town, just where the beautiful coastlines of Dorset and Devon meet on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The

Gold Hill Museum

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• Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury and District's local history museum with an award-winning cottage garden and wonderful views over Thomas Hardy's Blackmore Vale. At the top of picturesque Gold Hill, well known for the Hovis

Royal Signals Museum

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• Blandford Forum

The Museum is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. Advance booking by telephone required. Remember to check before travelling as opening hours may change at very short notice see www.royalsignalsmuseum

The Dinosaur Museum

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• Dorchester

Established in 1984 The Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester was the first museum in Britain solely devoted to the fascinating world of Dinosaurs. Passionate about Dinosaurs, museologists Michael and Jackie Ridley