Dorset Museum

Our vision is to inspire people everywhere to connect with 250 million years of Dorset’s stories through our world‐class collections.

The Museum’s nationally and internationally recognised collections unlock the secrets of Dorset’s natural world, archaeology, history, art and culture.

Gladiators of Britain

Sat, 25th January 2025 - Sun, 11th May 2025

10:00am - 5:00pm

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Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses by Paula Byrne

Fri, 30th May 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Jane Austen: Down to the Sea

Sat, 14th June 2025 - Sun, 14th September 2025

10:00am - 4:00pm

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Empire, the West Country and Thomas Hardy by Corinne Fowler and Rena Jackson

Fri, 4th July 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

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‘The Shadow on the Stone’ Hardy and Archaeology by Mark Damon Chutter

Wed, 23rd July 2025

11:00am - 12:00pm

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Fraught with high tragedy: new insights on the Maiden Castle Iron Age ‘War Cemetery’ by Dr Martin Smith

Thu, 24th July 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Jane Austen and the Sea by Lizzie Dunford

Fri, 1st August 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Writing Jane Austen by Gill Hornby in Conversation with Tracy Chevalier

Fri, 5th September 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

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