POOLE MUSEUM IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR REDEVELOPMENT
POOLE MUSEUM IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR REDEVELOPMENT
While the museum buildings are closed for exciting redevelopment works, Poole Museum Foundation members continue to be very important to us and we will be providing a programme of events throughout the year.
Look out for Poole Museum at 'Museum on the Move' events in the local community, at libraries and in schools.
2023
Thank you to everyone who has attended our PMF events this year, whether it be our coffee morning meet-ups, online talks or our recent Festive Soiree. PMF wish all our wonderful members a Happy New Year.
Don't forget that some of our past online talks hosted by Poole Museum Foundation can be found below on this page.
2024
Wednesday 5th June 11.00am - PMF Members Coffee Break Meet-up
Meet outside the museum
Come along to meet other PMF members over a hot drink and hear about the latest news from the Poole Museum Project and help plan some activities for 2024.
Our talks are FREE to Poole Museum Foundation members, Poole Museum staff & volunteers and Wessex Museums partnership members.
Non-members or anyone whom wishes to make a kind donation, you may do so here:
Join and Support (poolemuseumfoundation.org)
A behind the scenes hard-hat tour of the museum site and more talks within our 'Soiree Series' of online talks programme coming soon!
Joe Raine from Poole Museum's curator team presents an interesting talk on some of the 400 items within the museum's World Cultures Collection including the mysterious Manchu Samurai outfit - can you or anyone you know shine more light on the story?
Running time: 50 minutes
Bournemouth University's Tom Cousins,
Diving and Maritime Archaeology Officer
presents a fascinating talk on The Mortar Wreck: Poole's' very own Medieval Shipwreck and sets the scene of the time with exciting videos and photographs of artefacts being found.
Some of which will feature in our new Marine Archaeology Gallery when we re-open, first time on public display!
Running time: 50 minutes
Professor Timothy Darvill OBE, Poole Museum Foundation Trustee, gives us a snapshot of his 'usual' day hosting lectures at Bournemouth University with today's subject being Stonehenge:
Running time: 42 minutes
More online talk events coming in 2023.
Do you know...
Watch an interesting online talk presented by Professor Timothy Darvill OBE on the
History of Salt- making around Poole Harbour.
More online talk events coming soon.
Poole has been a prosperous pottery making area since the medieval ages, hundreds of Poole people made pots for the Roman armies based in Dorset and kilns have been discovered all over the area.
Listen to a fascinating talk by Professor Timothy Darvill OBE, first presented as part of our March Soiree online event for members.
PMF Trustee and Bournemouth University Professor Timothy Darvill OBE speaks about
the early farmers of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Professor Tim Darvill showcases three neolithic axe heads housed in Poole Museum.
Members can find the most recent and past PMF newsletters here. Features include an artefact in the spotlight, news from Wessex Museums, NLHF project updates and information about upcoming events and more!
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