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…
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…