Nature Unearthed: Portland Museum’s Summer Archaeology Festival Arrives This July by Portland Museum Portland Museum: Nature Unearthed – What to Expect at This Summer’s Archaeology Festival This July, Portland Museum invites you to step beneath the surface of the island — literally and figuratively — as Nature Unearthed transforms the grounds into a living archaeology…
Frank’s Christmas Film Fundraiser by Portland Museum Thursday 11th December 2025, 2:30pm – 4:00pm C2000 Hall Step back into Portland’s past this festive season! Join us for a heart‑warming afternoon of nostalgia and storytelling as Vicky Marshall and friends present a selection of home films from the cherished archives of Frank Marshall. ✨ What…
Spells, Spiders & Surprises: A Creepy Craft Day Awaits! by Portland Museum Get ready for a frightfully fun day at Portland Museum this Halloween! On Wednesday 29th October, from 10:30am to 3:30pm, the museum will be bursting with spooky spirit. Enjoy creepy crafts, take on the fang-tastic EYE SPY-der challenge, decorate your very own…
Festival of Archaeology – Relaxing Relics at Portland Museum by Portland Museum Portland Museum is holding a Relaxing Relics event in our tranquil garden on 30th and 31st July from 10.30am to 3pm as part of the Council for British Archaeology Festival of Archaeology. There will be demonstrations of spinning and weaving and opportunities…
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…
This November marks 200 years since the Great Gale of 1824. This momentous storm affected the majority of the south coast and swept away many houses in Chiswell. To commemorate the Great Gale, Portland Museum will be opening on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th, with a special performance from Island Voices starting at 4:30pm…