If you are planning to visit Dorchester's heritage attractions Dorset Museum & Art Gallery Roman Town House, Dorchester Shire Hall Museum The Keep Military Museum this #BankHoliday weekend. (1/3)

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!