WRITE NOW – A Community Poetry & Prose Afternoon by Portland Museum Thursday 8 October, 1:45pm–4pm Portland Museum, 217 Wakeham, DT5 1HS This October, Portland Museum is delighted to host WRITE NOW — a relaxed, creative afternoon celebrating poetry, prose and the joy of sharing words within our community. Following the wonderful response to…
Dino Day Roars Back to Portland Museum! – Wednesday 19th August by Portland Museum Get ready to stomp, roar, and explore — Dino Day is returning to Portland Museum on Wednesday 19th August, and it’s set to be our biggest prehistoric celebration yet! Join us for a full day of family fun as the museum…
May Mammoth Madness is nearly here! by Portland Museum 🦣 May Mammoth Madness is nearly here! Get ready for a colossal day of fossil fun at Portland Museum — the kind of day that would make even a mammoth stomp with excitement. 📅 Saturday 23 May 🕙 10:30am–3:30pm 📍 Portland Museum, Wakeham Join us for…
Mammoths at the Museum – A Month of Ice Age Wonders by Portland Museum If you’ve spotted a mammoth or two around Portland lately, don’t worry, it’s just our theme of the month. Our special temporary exhibit, Mammoths at the Museum, brings the extraordinary Ice Age fossils discovered by Sally and Neville Hollingworth right…
Easter Crafts at Portland Museum by Portland Museum We’re egg‑stremely excited to be hosting our Easter Craft Event on Wednesday 1st April, 10:30am–3:30pm. No April Fools here — just a cracking day of family fun. This year’s activities include: • Paint‑your‑own fossils (always a crowd favourite) • Easter badge‑making with our much‑loved badge machine…
Upcoming talk: ‘Edge of an Era’: The people of Iron Age and Romano-British Weston. by Portland Museum We’re delighted to invite you to our first talk of the season: Edge of an Era: The People of Iron Age and Romano‑British Weston Thursday 19 March 2:30pm – 4:00pm C2000 Hall, Straits, Portland Tickets: £4 / £3…
UPDATE: We’re sorry to announce that today’s scheduled talk, The Longest Walk Home: An Afternoon with Author David Wilkins, will not be going ahead. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event has had to be cancelled at short notice. We apologise for any disappointment this may cause and appreciate your understanding. We hope to rearrange the…
Updated AGM Notice by Portland Museum Updated AGM Notice Regrettably, due to unforeseen circumstances, the Portland Museum Trust AGM has been postponed. It will no longer take place on Wednesday 18th February. The new proposed date for the AGM is: 📅 Wednesday 11th March 🕕 6:00pm 📍 Portland Museum We apologise for any inconvenience this…
