Explore over a hundred years of British portraiture with The Ingram Collection and Dorset Museum & Art Gallery.
Thu 5th Mar - All day
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Photographer Lucy Sewill's Visible Women project showcases portraits of acclaimed women in the acting and entertainment industry including Juliet Stevenson, Dame Harriet Walter, and Dame Meera Syal, demanding greater equality and authentic representation for women. The collection will be on display in Dorset Museum & Art Gallery’s Alice Ellen Cooper Dean Community Space from 7 March to 28 April.
Sat 7th Mar - All day
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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.
Sat 7th Mar - 10:00am
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Photographer Lucy Sewill will be joined by the acclaimed actor Juliet Stevenson for a special in-conversation event celebrating women’s voices in the arts.
Sat 7th Mar - 6:30pm
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Unlock Your Creative Voice – Writing Workshop
Wed 11th Mar - 10:30am
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Meet the curatorial team who care for thousands of fascinating objects and learn how artefacts are stored, protected, and preserved for future generations.
Sat 14th Mar - 10:30am
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Meet the archaeology team from Bournemouth University who will be on site to reveal how excavations are carried out, what happens when human remains are uncovered, and how they are carefully reconstructed for conservation, research, and display.
Sat 14th Mar - 11:00am
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Join our Collections Team for an opportunity to explore behind the scenes in Dorset Museum & Art Gallery's Collections Discovery Centre.
Wed 18th Mar - 2:00pm
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Join our trained guides to step back in time and immerse yourself in the historic Roman town of Durnovaria.
Sat 28th Mar - 10:30am
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This illuminating talk for World Heritage Day will explore Thomas Hardy's fiction and poetry in the context of archaeology, deep time, and the Dorset Jurassic landscape.
Sat 18th Apr - 10:45am
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In this talk for World Heritage Day, Sam Scriven revisits the original reasons the Jurassic Coast was awarded World Heritage status, exploring the scientific, educational, and cultural values that first brought global recognition to this unique landscape.
Sat 18th Apr - 11:45am
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In this talk for World Heritage Day, Steve Wallis explores the long and fascinating history of human life along the Jurassic Coast, examining how people have lived on, shaped and responded to this dramatic landscape over the past few thousand years.
Sat 18th Apr - 1:15pm
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The focus of this illustrated talk for World Heritage Day is Strata, a major body of work comprising 100 new paintings by renowned landscape artist Jeremy Gardiner.
Sat 18th Apr - 2:45pm
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Join award-winning earth scientist, broadcaster, and author of The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth, Dr Anjana Khatwa, as she takes us on a captivating global journey to uncover the hidden narratives etched in stone.
Sat 18th Apr - 4:15pm
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Step into the world of Thomas Hardy on this immersive and inspiring guided tour of Dorchester. Discover how the real streets, buildings, and landscapes of Dorset were transformed into the powerful setting of 'Casterbridge'.
Sun 24th May - 10:30am
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In this Birthday Lecture, the chairman and academic director of the Thomas Hardy Society will explore the use of comedy and comedic timing in Hardy's prose and poetry.
Fri 29th May - 6:00pm
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In this richly illustrated talk, Professor Emerita Rachel Worth will explore the clothing and dress of the rural poor in nineteenth-century England, drawing on a range of sources to illuminate a subject often overlooked in historical study.
Fri 5th Jun - 6:00pm
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