Our wonderful Local History Centre has a new home at The Grove where out collection has been saved from the damp! You can research any aspects of local history.
We could not run the museum without the dedication and efforts of our team of volunteers. If you’re looking for something to get your teeth stuck into we can help you get started.
Come along to the museum during the Easter holidays (Friday 29 March to Saturday 13 April) and take part in an egg hunt with a difference! Find the letters inside the hidden eggs and solve the puzzle in return for an edible reward… 🦖We will be open 10.00am to 4.00pm Tuesday to Saturday, and the activity is free with adult museum entry (only £5 for 12 months of unlimited visits) 🦕 #museums #easterholidays #holidayactivities #kidsactivities #dinosaurs...
Elections are in the air! For International Women`s Day, we celebrate a pioneering local woman - Fanny Reynolds (1840-1930), the first Bridport woman to win an election. We will be sharing her story for Women`s History Month: watch this space! #iwd2024...
Our weekly Historic Guided Walks will be starting up again every Thursday from 4 April (weather permitting ). No need to book - just arrive at the museum in good time for the 11am start. £5 per adult, under 21s go free! #museums #history #localhistory #localhistorymuseum #historywalks...
Join us during #halfterm week to design and create a unique Valentine`s card! Drop-in activity Saturday 10 and Wednesday 14 February 11.00am - 2.00pm. Included in the price of museum entry - donations welcome! @bridport.tic @bridporttown #schoolholidays #holidayactivities #valentines #crafts #creativity #museums...
This summer we have a fantastic series of talks on Monday evenings in the museum. Next week, 26th June, we will hear about ‘Bridport and Refugees’. Karen Hunt will include some fascinating new material provided by the son of Belgian refugees who found sanctuary in Bridport during the Great War. There is some very rare material including photos, postcards, and other archival material. Join us on Monday to find out more!...
It`s another hot day in #Bridport so if you need to cool down, pop into the museum to see our fantastic new exhibition by local artist Jules Cross. A Celebration of Bridport....
This box of glass bottles are all from various locations including Weymouth, Somerset and Broadway. Do you think they tell an important story that we should be telling or should we ‘dispose’ to create space for future collecting? ….Choose or Lose? Have your say below. #ChooseorLose #TheRightStuff #BridportMuseum
Don’t worry if you haven’t seen our Curator vs. Chaos exhibition yet, there’s still a few weeks left to visit and have your say about a selection of our art collection.
#ChooseorLose? -The painter of the above portrait scene, Fra Newbery, was an important local artist, you can even see his net braiders in our rope and net gallery. However if there are more paintings by him in Bridport Town Hall, is it important we have this as part of our collection? Have your say below…
It’s time to #chooseorlose… With no clear connection to Bridport and the artist is unknown, do you think this should take up space in our storage and remain a part of our collection? Choose or Lose?
Visit our Curator V. Chaos exhibition to have your say about more of our art collection. #ChooseorLose #TheRightStuff #BridportMuseum @MuseumsAssociation #EsmeeFairbairnFoundation...
Have break from all the scaring this Halloween and try our Mini Museum Inspector activity sheet. It’s FREE and lots of fun as you’ll inspect our collection with a trusty magnifying glass. Recommended for ages 4+ but all are welcome. 😀🔍
As you can see this Exeter teapot isn’t in great condition. It was gifted from an unknown donor so we aren’t sure of its connection to Bridport. Choose or Lose? What should we do with it? #ChooseorLose #TheRightStuff #BridportMuseum
Have you used our selfie frame yet? Have a photo shoot with your favourite objects in the museum and tell us why they stand out to you. We want to hear from our community to better understand what you like from of our collection.
‘I dialled up on an old phone in the museum to hear stories from people who used to make rope in Bridport. The actual voices of working people made the experience really authentic’.
We have lost documentation on this model train. Should we keep or display it if we don’t know anything about it? We think it’s rather lovely…What do you think? Choose or Lose? 🚂