This Pride Month, visit Dorset Museum & Art Gallery to take part in the Pride Trail. Visitors will be invited to find six vibrant Pride flags scattered throughout the galleries, and to identify the objects related to iconic LGBTQIA+ people that appear in our collection.
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775 this exhibition will explore the sea as a setting for Austen's fictional worlds and its influence on her.
Sylvia Townsend Warner & Valentine Ackland – Queer Love and Literature
Celebrate Pride Month with a lecture by Peter Swaab on the remarkable lives and writings of Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland - partners in life, politics, and poetry.
Empire, the West Country and Thomas Hardy | Corinne Fowler and Rena Jackson
This joint talk explores the British Empire's impact on the West County, examining Dorset's colonial connections, imperial wealth, and literary responses, including Thomas Hardy's portrayal of global influences in Wessex.
Explore the Museum and take part in drop-in activities during our Quiet Openings. Especially suitable for visitors with autism or other sensory conditions, and their siblings, parents and carers. The sessions are also suitable for any group or individual who would like to visit our museums and galleries at a quieter time.
‘The Shadow on the Stone’: Hardy and Archaeology | Mark Damon Chutter
Join Mark Damon Chutter, the Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society, for this special talk as part of our Festival of Archaeology programme.
Fraught with high tragedy: new insights on the Maiden Castle Iron Age ‘War Cemetery’ | Dr Martin Smith
This talk presents new work by archaeologists from Bournemouth University, that has used radiocarbon dating to arrive at new conclusions regarding the dead of Maiden Castle and why they were laid to rest within the ramparts of this iconic site.
Join Jane Austen's House Director Lizzie Dunford for this illustrated talk exploring the connections of Britain's greatest writer with the coast that surrounds our islands.
Writing Jane Austen | Gill Hornby in Conversation with Tracy Chevalier
Join bestselling author, Gill Hornby for a captivating evening as she discusses her writing inspired by the world of Jane Austen with writer Tracy Chevalier.