Santa Claus is coming to Portland Museum! by Portland Museum Portland Museum has had news from the North Pole that Father Christmas will be paying us a visit! On Saturday 16th December, 10:30 am – 1 pm, we will be hosting our Christmas craft morning where there will be a selection of festive crafts, Paint…
All Saints School Students Work Experience Week by Portland Museum Portland Museum is enjoying a week long visit from students studying at All Saints School, Weymouth. The students are gaining valuable work experience in all kinds of heritage skills relating to work in a museum. Throughout the week, the students have taken part in a…
Earl of Abergavenny Features at Chalke Valley History Festival by Portland Museum Portland Museum is delighted to be taking our Earl of Abergavenny pop up museum to Chalke Valley History Festival on Monday and Tuesday 26th and 27th June. Our volunteer team will be showing and talking about the amazing collection of finds that…
Earl of Abergavenny Webinar Now Online! by Portland Museum The Earl of Abergavenny themed webinar Portland Museum produced as part of International Museum Day 2023 is now online and available to view here on our YouTube channel. The webinar featured the story of the Earl of Abergavenny’s final journey, its excavation and salvage, and the…
Earl of Abergavenny Webinar! by Portland Museum Portland Museum is presenting a webinar on the Earl of Abergavenny as part of International Museum Day at midday, Thursday May 18th, and we’d love you to join us! Follow this link to sign up to what will be a fascinating talk with Q&A: https://us06web.zoom.us/…/WN_Dh14B6ruRIy9dWnIKXAlrQ… The Earl of…
200 3D Digital Models Uploaded! by Portland Museum We’ve reached 200 3D models of the Earl of Abergavenny collection uploaded to Sketchfab! We’d like to thank our volunteers for this tremendous achievement and for the considerable amount of collections related work that they’ve put in to making this shipwreck collection accessible and safe for…
Coronation Event at Portland Museum by Portland Museum Portland Museum is delighted to announce that on Saturday 6th May we will be holding a special event as part of this year’s coronation celebrations. Taking place throughout the day, visitors will be invited to join us in some festive fun to celebrate the Coronation of King…
Volunteer Digital Skills Manual Now Available by Portland Museum Portland Museum is delighted to announce that its Volunteer Manual for Digitising Museum Collections is now available to view online and download for free. As part of the National Lottery funded Diving Into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny project, our partners, the Nautical…
Join Our Team! by Portland Museum Applications Invited for Trustees of Portland Museum For 90 years, Portland Museum has promoted the island’s brilliant history, heritage and culture to locals and visitors. As the museum works towards celebrating its centennial in 2030, it is seeking to augment its team of volunteer trustees to help shape…
What Would You Like To See? by Portland Museum Portland Museum has been overwhelmed with the enthusiasm shown by the volunteers of its Earl of Abergavenny project, for not just the digital recording activities of the shipwreck collection they’ve been carrying out, but the story of the ship and its journey, too. Looking at how…