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…
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…