Landmark celebration planned for Dorset world heritage site

Dorset Museum & Art Gallery marks 25 years of the Jurassic Coast’s World Heritage Site status with tours, family events and talks on ...

25th anniversary celebrations of coast milestone to be held at Dorset museum

Dorset Museum & Art Gallery marks 25 years of the Jurassic Coast’s World Heritage Site status with tours, family events and talks on World Heritage Day 2026.
BBC

Dorset Museum struggling to cover costs after Covid-era relaunch

A museum that relaunched during the pandemic after a £16.4m revamp has said it is struggling to attract enough visitors to cover its running costs. Dorset Museum and Art Gallery reopened in 2021 after ...
Artnet

A U.K. Museum Is Raising Money to Keep a Bronze-Age Bracelet Found Nearby

A small museum in Dorchester, England is crowdsourcing funds to acquire a rare gold bracelet from the Late Bronze Age (950–750 BCE) found in the nearby village of Hilton. In a recent bid for donations ...

Museum launches fundraising appeal to conserve early Elisabeth Frink sculpture

Dorset Museum & Art Gallery launches fundraising appeal to conserve Dame Elisabeth Frink’s 1950 Horse and Rider sculpture.
The Art Newspaper

A dozen museums throughout the UK have received works by the artist, who died in 1993

“There must be more works by [Elisabeth] Frink in the streets and the churches and hospitals [of the UK] than by any other sculptor of her generation,” says Annette Ratuszniak, the former curator of ...
BBC

Dorset Museum reopens after £16m transformation

An extension means more of Dorset Museum's artefacts can now be displayed Dorset Museum has reopened its doors after a £16.4m transformation. The 140-year-old building in Dorchester has been upgraded ...