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Uncovering the secrets of the Priest’s House

Joël Lacey goes behind the scenes at East Dorset’s museum at the Priest’s House in Wimborne Minster ahead of its reopening in early summer 2020

An artist’s impression of how the front of the East Dorset Museum at the Priest’s House will look after the works are completed

THE Museum of East Dorset (Priest’s House Museum) has been closed since Christmas 2018 as it undergoes a £1.6 million refurbishment. The museum itself may have been closed to the public since then, but behind the scenes, it has been a hive of activity.
Director James Webb explains: ‘We had a decant programme planned…

 

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