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Christmas craft morning – Support local and buy your last minute Christmas gifts from our gift shop!

‘Introduction to orchids in cultivation and the wild’

EVENTS: Portland Museum Commemorates the Great Gale of 1824

Seaweeds of Dorset: history, discovery and distribution

Halloween Kid’s Craft day at Portland Musuem!

Christopher Wren Exhibit and Stone carving workshops

Upcoming talk: ‘Dr Marie Stopes, the founder of Portland Museum’ by David Carter.

Awesome Archaeology at Portland Museum!

Portland Museum wins Weymouth Civic Societies Heritage Award 2024

Some Portland Spring Plants: How Herbalists Use Them’ – Portland Museum Talk

Portland Museum Reopening! Easter and April

Heart of Stone Discussion cafes in March and April 2024

A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist – inside and out. On Thursday 29th February

Geological Pioneers of the Jurassic Coast by Andrew Goudie, Tuesday 6th Feb at the C2000 Hall

AWARD WINNING PROJECT: Diving into the Digital Archives of the ‘Earl of Abergavenny’

Santa Claus is coming to Portland Museum!

All Saints School Students Work Experience Week

Earl of Abergavenny Features at Chalke Valley History Festival

Earl of Abergavenny Webinar Now Online!

200 3D Digital Models Uploaded!

Coronation Event at Portland Museum

Volunteer Digital Skills Manual Now Available

Looking for Green Fingered Friends!

Portland Museum’s Volunteer of the Year!

Portland Museum Wins Award from Court Leet

Dorset Museums Association Award

Teamwork makes the dream work!

A visit from Royal Museums Greenwich

Volunteers 3D photograph finds from the Earl of Abergavenny

St Andrew’s Church and Rufus Castle Talk

Digital Skills Training Opportunity!

b-side Festival Events at Portland Museum

Earl of Abergavenny pop up on Portland

Heritage Open Days: Astounding Inventions!

Earl of Abergavenny pop up at Festival of Archaeology

Halfway through – and thank you!

Earl of Abergavenny Show and Tell

Hardy’s Wessex: The landscapes that inspired a writer

See the first 3D image from the Earl of Abergavenny collection

Earl of Abergavenny collection viewing day

Condition assessing the finds from the Earl of Abergavenny

3D photographing the finds from the Earl of Abergavenny

Rufus Castle Virtual Tour Is Here!

Exciting Digital Skills Training Opportunity!

Portland Museum Seeks New Trustees

Digital Skills for Heritage Award

Students Research Museum’s Iron Ingots

Portland Museum Announces 3D Modelling of Rufus Castle

Major Government Grant Supports Portland Museum Recovery Plans

Church Ope Report Now Available

Event Postponed but Watch This Space!

Award Winning Artist Commissioned for Portland Museum’s Church Ope Cove Project

Portland Museum to Research the Myths and Legends of Church Ope Cove.

Budmouth College are coming to run Portland Museum

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