Dorset County Museum
Dorchester, Dorset
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The Victorian Hall at Dorset County Museum
After one of the most successful exhibitions ever hosted at Dorchester, Dippy on Tour, the Museum is now closed for major refurbishment until the summer of 2020.
A building project, with the support of the Heritage Lottery fund, will transform the museum into Tomorrow's Museum for Dorset. The Museum will become a leading, contemporary cultural and heritage centre. The Victorian Hall and other existing spaces will be refurbished, and new internal structures will double the Museum's floorspace.
High West Street
DT1 1XA Get Directions 01305 756827 www.dorsetcountymuseum.org
The building work does not mean the museum collections are closed. Some of the collections will be on the move in the form of a pop up. The pop up museum will be hosted in schools and locations around the county.
Visit the Dorset County Museum website to see what collections are being exhibited in which locations around the county in 2019.
The Dippy on Tour exhibition and the transformation of the museum with the Heritage Lottery grant has demonstrated that Dorset County Museum is not an old-fashioned academic institution, but a vibrant establishment that the whole community can benefit from. To see the latest events and locations visit our website, Twitter and Facebook.