This delicate wooden chest is decorated with djed and ankh symbols. It contained a number of the young king's personal possessions.

An amazing heartfelt dinosaur story told in one minute by a four-year-old. This is such a touching story. 🦖

An amazing heartwarming story of a little boy and a lost teddy bear. stuff.co.nz/travel/news/11…

Year 1 have had such a great trip to the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester. We have been historians, scientists and archaeologists uncovering dinosaur fossils! Gold Saver Pass

This half term take part in our Dinosaur DNA hunt. Find the DNA and discover the dinosaurs! 15th to 23rd February. Book your tickets today: thedinosaurmuseum.com

The perfect #ValentinesDay...?

It's going to be one of those days isn't it? #PancakeDay

This exquisite head of the young Tutankhamun shows him being reborn from a blue lotus, symbolic of rebirth and immortality. This lovely head was one of the first objects found by Howard Carter. This beautiful replica sits in our treasury room. #tutankhamun

The First Emperor's Terracotta Warriors is a stunning exhibition in Dorchester, Dorset. This small but inspiring exhibition brings together all the wonder of the discovery of these amazing treasures of ancient China. #terracottawarriors #terracotaarmy

We had some recent visitors come to the museum and they produced this fantastic vlog about their experience. Take a look into the visit by Catie & Stacey. @caceylake youtu.be/AFgUcqPPNBY

I'm still struggling to think of which well known book character I should dress up as today. #WorldBookDay

We love reading and telling stories at the Teddy Bear Museum. One of our favourites is The Bear Who Went Boo by David Walliams HQ . What’s your favourite bear book? 🐻 📚 Happy #WorldBookDay #DavidWalliams

Harry and the Dinosaurs, Captain Flynn and the Pirate Dinosaurs, Dino Wars. There are some fantastic Dinosaur books. This #worldbookday here’s a throwback to when author @metcalfwriter joined us at the museum to share his book Dino Wars and sign a few books.

Books, books and more books. We try to keep our shop full of adult and children's Egyptian themed books. One of our most popular is Awful Egyptians from the Horrible Histories series. Happy #WorldBookDay

Fossil 'wonderchicken' could be one of the oldest fossils of a modern bird discovered. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

An update from our beloved bears. We are monitoring the situation closely. At this time The Dinosaur Museum and The Tutankhamun Exhibition are remaining open and we are doing all we can so visitors can have a safe and enjoyable experience.

Information regarding the Tutankhamun Exhibition closure. We hope to be open again soon.

Information regarding the Dinosaur Museum closure. We hope to be open again soon.

No matter what happens teddy bears can always bring joy. How is your teddy bear spending their self-isolation? ctvnews.ca/health/coronav…

The grizzly, the panda, the koala, the polar, the black, the sun, the red panda. It's #WorldBearDay today. What's your favourite type of bear?