Looking forward to creating the new courtroom #opera later this year - 'The Trial of Iago' Shire Hall Museum with the mightily talented Jon Valender! #DestinationOpera #opera power #theatrepower #DorchesterTourismPartnership
Visit Dorset #VisitDorset

#OnThisDay 1833 Dorset Lent Assizes,Silvester Wilkins,16 convicted:feloniously setting fire to shop of John Follett, Bridport flax-comber, burning down 8 dwelling houses.Jury recommended mercy:youth & previous good character.Executed Dorchester #Dorset #TrueCrime #WestcountryJury

. #OnThisDay in 1834, the Tolpuddle Martyrs were brought to Shire Hall to await their trial.

George Loveless described the cell as a “miserable dungeon”, and the men were held here for three days and nights while they waited to be sentenced.

#TolpuddleMartyrs #History #TUC

. #OnThisDay in 1833, Silvester Wilkins was brought to trial at Shire Hall. He was 15 years old.

Silvester’s story follows a trail of hearsay, ending tragically with his execution, for a crime he denied committing.

Find out more in our latest blog⬇

shirehalldorset.org/silvester-wilk…

Thank you Shire Hall Museum for letting me get my rant on for #InternationalWomensDay So proud to support this amazing women-led organisation💪 & to all the amazing women I get to work with UWE History Laura Harrison Sarah Ward Clavier Show of Strength Ruth Myers Glenside Hospital Museum

Wed 28 February | Jarman #Dorchester part of #LGBTplusHM LGBT+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ with Dorchester Arts & Shire Hall Museum

Gaywest 🏳️‍🌈 Dorset Mind 💡 Dorset Eye (Independent Citizen Community Media) @GeraniumTrust Intercom Trust Space Youth Project

dorchesterarts.org.uk/2023/11/09/wed…

40+ #LGBT + events in #Dorset during Feb

See weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-m…

LGBT+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #UnderTheScope #LGBT plusHM #LGBT #LGBT Q #LGBT QIA #Dorchester #Weymouth #Poole #Bournemouth

Great to see events with Shire Hall Museum & Dorchester Arts

We’re so pleased to have won bronze for ‘Small Visitor Attraction of the Year’ at the Dorset Tourism Awards 🎉

As a small team with big ambitions, this award is testament to our amazing staff and volunteers, and all their hard work 👏

#Dorset TA #Museum #Heritage #Dorset

Museum intern, 30 hours per week, Shire Hall Museum #Dorchester

12 week internship learning a wide variety of museum-related skills.

For further information and details of how to apply, please click the link below:

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#DorsetYouthHour #Internship

Happy Museum Selfie Day! 📷

To celebrate #MuseumSelfieDay , we took a group cell-fie! (sorry....)

We love seeing photos of our visitors (and staff) enjoying themselves at Shire Hall Museum- whether that's at an event, exhibition or in the Museum itself.

New year, new job?

Shire Hall Museum is recruiting for a Director to provide inspired leadership and drive the Museum forwards.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website ⬇️

shirehalldorset.org/jobs/director/

What a lovely afternoon we had celebrating our wonderful volunteers with some festive fun at our Mince Pie Mingle Shire Hall Museum. 🥧🎅🎄

We are so grateful for our volunteers and everything they do at the hospital. #TeamDCH

Thank You to all who joined us at our End of Year Party at Shire Hall Museum last week!
We hope you had a great time eating doughnuts, engaging in Teatro Vivo's activities, enjoying great conversations, and hitting the dance floor. Your presence made it a memorable celebration!

Thank you Dorset Museum & Art Gallery for an enjoyable visit to ‘Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within’.

For more information about the exhibition and visiting, please visit Dorset Museum’s website ⬇️

dorsetmuseum.org

James Hammett was born #OnThisDay in 1811.

Transported to Australia in 1834, James was one of the men that would become known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs.

To find out about James Hammett & his involvement in the Martyrs' story ⬇️
shirehalldorset.org/james-hammett-…

📸Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum

Nina Corey, Director of Shire Hall Museum, will be leaving the Museum in early 2024.

Nina has made vital developments to the Museum. She leaves Shire Hall Museum in a much stronger position, and will be missed by all of team.

To find out more⬇️
shirehalldorset.org/director-takes…