Dino Days 2024 This August, we’ve got TWO days jam packed with Jurassic fun! On Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th August, 10:30am – 3:30pm at Portland Museum there will be a roarsome selection of family fun activities and crafts as well as our popular ‘paint your own fossil’ sessions, and yummy refreshments served throughout the…
Awesome Archaeology at Portland Museum! by Portland Museum On Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July, 10:30am – 3:30pm, Portland Museum is hosting ‘Awesome Archaeology’ an event that is part of the Council For British Archaeology 2 week programme of events. With an awesome selection of activities and crafts, it is going to be a guaranteed…
Portland Museum wins Weymouth Civic Societies Heritage Award 2024 by Portland Museum On Thursday 20th June 2024 at the Annual Awards of the Weymouth and Portland Civic Society attended by the Mayors of Portland, Weymouth and Chickerell, Portland Museum was presented with the first Annual Award specifically for Heritage for their ‘Diving into the Digital…
Some Portland Spring Plants: How Herbalists Use Them’ – Portland Museum Talk by Portland Museum On Wednesday 17th April at 3pm at the Peter Trim Hall, St. George’s Centre, Reforne, Portland Museum is hosting ‘Some Portland Spring Plants: How Herbalists Use Them’ by Andrew Cowling. Andrew Cowling studied herbal medicine at the School of Phytotherapy/Herbal…
Portland Museum Reopening! Easter and April by Portland Museum Portland Museum is reopening on Good Friday! We are so excited to open our doors back up to the public! Our Easter openings are: From 29th March – 12th April And then throughout April we will be open: Saturdays – Wednesdays …
Behind the Scenes of b-side by Portland Museum On Thursday 7th March at 3pm, Portland Museum is hosting ‘Behind the Scenes of b-side’ at the Peter Trim Hall at the St. George’s Centre, Reforne, Easton. We are over the moon to be hosting b-side director, Rocca Holly-Nambi. As well as directing b-side, they were the…
by Portland Museum We are happy to announce that we will be hosting the Heart of Stone discussion cafes with writer Sarah Acton and former quarrymen Trevor Mccolm and Rab Stone at Portland Museum throughout March and April. These discussion cafes are special moments to share stories and memories of Portland quarries, landscape, people and…
A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist – inside and out. On Thursday 29th February by Portland Museum A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist – inside and out. On Thursday 29th February at the C2000 Hall at 3pm. We are over the moon to be hosting museum trustee and seasoned archaeologist, Nance…
Geological Pioneers of the Jurassic Coast by Andrew Goudie, Tuesday 6th Feb at the C2000 Hall by Portland Museum On Tuesday 6th February at the C2000 Hall in Easton at 3pm, Portland Museum is proud to host Geological Pioneers of the Jurassic Coast by Andrew Goudie, DSc, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of…
Portland Museum is winner of Society of Museum Archaeology’s Volunteering award by Portland Museum Portland Museum are honoured to announce that we have been chosen as the winner of the Society of Museum Archaeology’s ‘‘Volunteering Award category for ‘Diving into the Digital Archives of the ‘Earl of Abergavenny’’. We would like to thank all of…