Portland Poets festival Sat 7th June – SHARED READINGS of Portland Poets in the garden 2-3pm (Portland Museum Open Day) launch Sat 7th June COMPETITION to write a poem or nature writing inspired by the Portland Poets about your favourite places on Portland (please note we will share a leaflet of prompts to help get inspired by…
Dorset Songs of Stone Quarry and Stone Conversations at the museum in the stone room/ garden To share memories and stories of Portland quarries and stone. All welcome. FREE events with a hot drink Weds 30th April 1-3pm Weds 28th May 1-3pm Weds 16th July 1-3pm Weds 13th August 1-3pm
Portland Museum Thatched Roof Repair Appeal by Portland Museum There are two wonderful thatched buildings that make up part of the Portland Museum. One dates to the 1680’s and the ‘younger’ one, to about 1730. Thatched roofs are always in need of maintenance and care and just at the moment we need to undertake…
Upcoming Talk: Danes in Dorset: A Crash Course Through 300 years of Viking Britain by Portland Museum On Thursday 1st May 2:30 – 4pm join Portland Museum’s Jack Durie as he guides us through 300 years of Viking Britain – including Dorset! This talk will be held at the C2000 Hall, Straits, Easton (the hall…
Dino Day at Portland Museum by Portland Museum On Wednesday 16th April 10:30am – 3:30pm Portland Museum is hosting Dino Day – With a twist!! We were thinking, what would happen if the Easter Bunny delivered DINOSAUR EGGS instead of Easter eggs?! A lot of fun!! We have a large array of Easter Dino…
On Thursday 27th March, Portland Museum will be hosting ‘What’s All This Bunny Business’ by Sophie Fretwell from 2:30pm – 4pm at the C2000 Hall, Easton. Sophie Fretwell is a Scenographer and Community Artist from Portland and last year she led a ‘celebration of the weird and wonderful’ folklore from the Isle of Portland and…
Upcoming talk: The Island & Royal Manor of Portland Court Leet: Its Past and Future by Portland Museum On Thursday 27th February 2:30pm – 4pm, Portland Museum will be hosting ‘The Island & Royal Manor of Portland Court Leet: Its Past and Future’ presented by Crown local agent and Bailiff, Gerry Hinde. This a…
The Portland Museum team is currently working hard on our collections care projects. Many of our books are being condition checked and repacked in new storage materials. We shall also be making sure the museum is in ship shape for our Easter opening! Whilst the museum is closed, you may be interested in our…
Due to illness, ‘Blighty or Bust’ is being cancelled. But fear not, we have another speaker! Community Ranger at the Dorset Wildlife Trust, Abi Mustard is presenting ‘Introduction to the Wildlife of Chesil Beach and Fleet Lagoon’ on Thursday 30th January 2:30 – 4pm at the C2000 Hall, Easton. From little terns, which nest…
On Thursday 12th December, 2:30pm – 4pm, Portland Museum is hosting ‘Introduction to orchids in cultivation and the wild’ presented by Simon and Annie Pugh-Jones at the C2000 Hall, Easton. The talk will explore their passionate conservation work as well as their expedition to the rainforests of South America, Asia and Central Africa. Simon and…