Come and work with us! by Portland Museum PORTLAND MUSEUM TRUST MUSEUM ADMINISTRATOR (For a fixed term of 12 months) Starting Date March 1st 2022 Portland Museum Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with exceptional organisational and IT skills, to co-ordinate and manage a wide range of day to day…
Join us! by Portland Museum You may remember that before Christmas the museum was delighted to announce that we’d won a Heritage Fund grant: Diving into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny. You can read our press release here: Digital Skills for Heritage Award – Portland Museum Well, if you’re interested in…
Job Description for Project Manager for the National Lottery Heritage Funded ‘Diving into the digital archives of the Earl of Abergavenny Project’ BACKGROUND Portland Museum Trust has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) to undertake with their partners, the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) and MSDS Marine, a project…
Portland Museum Seeks New Trustees by Portland Museum Applications Invited for Trustees for 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…
Digital Skills for Heritage Award by Portland Museum Portland Museum has been awarded £59,014 of National Lottery funding to launch a digital volunteering initiative and break down barriers to heritage. The funding is part of The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Digital Skills for Heritage initiative, which aims to raise digital skills and confidence across the…
Students Research Museum’s Iron Ingots by Portland Museum Portland Museum is delighted that students from Bournemouth University have produced this excellent research document on the museum’s iron ingots. They are a rare and fascinating part of our collection. Not only is this research report adding to and consolidating the body of knowledge available inside the museum,…
Portland Museum Announces 3D Modelling of Rufus Castle by Portland Museum Portland’s oldest castle is to receive a 3D digital transformation, allowing immersive virtual visits in high definition. Overlooking Church Ope Cove, Rufus Castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, was originally built in the 11th century for King William “Rufus” II and…
Major Government Grant Supports Portland Museum Recovery Plans by Portland Museum Portland Museum is delighted to announce that it has won more than £70,000 from the Government’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) Culture Recovery Fund. The grant will be used to help maintain the museum through the remainder of the year and ensure the…
Church Ope Report Now Available by Portland Museum The report forms the central part of the ACE funded History, Myths and Legends of Church Ope Cove project that Portland Museum has been working on in partnership with b-side. Our research co-ordinator, Bea Moyes, and our group of community researchers have worked hard to explore and…
Event Postponed but Watch This Space! by Portland Museum All of us here at Portland Museum are disappointed to announce that our sound and light animation that was going to be projected onto Rufus Castle in September is going to be postponed for a year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event, designed and produced…