‘Everything I’d expect to see and some surprises too’
Kevin Whitchurch has visited Dorchester’s re-born Dorset Museum
Published in September ’21
The People’s Dorset gallery, looking at the key themes that have shaped the county
IT WAS 2013 when Jon Murden, four years into his tenure as Director of the Dorset County Museum, started to sketch plans for a re-vamp of the building. Eight years and £16.4 million pounds later, the Dorset Museum has re-opened its doors, not only with a new name but transformed out of all recognition.
The 140-year-old building in…
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