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AFTER almost three years and a £16m transformation, Dorset Museum is finally ready to reopen its doors. The wait is almost over as museum bosses announce they will be reopening to the public on May 28 after the completion of a £16.1m building project that started in October 2018. The museum, formerly known as Dorset County Museum, was originally scheduled to reopen in September 2020 but bosses were forced to push back the reopening date due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the progress of the refurbishment. Museum staff are now excited to welcome guests back to see four...

DORSET Museum is looking for volunteers to join its team as it prepares to reopen after a £16m redevelopment. Museum bosses are preparing to reopen the doors to the newly redeveloped building, which has cost £16.1m, at the end of May, and they are looking for a dedicated team of volunteers to support the museum staff. Volunteer positions including sitting at the welcome desk, gallery stewards, visitor engagement and learning volunteers and a library supervisor are available. Museum executive director, Dr Jon Murden, said: "There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in your ne...

1,600-year-old Roman mosaic is SAVED by a museum Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A beautiful Roman mosaic depicting a leopard hunting an antelope is set to stay in the UK after a local museum scrambled together enough money to purchase it.  The 8ft by 6.5ft panel was unearthed in 1974 and is thought to have been made 1,700 years ago during the Roman occupation of Britain, experts believe.  It was one of three mosaic panels unearthed by archaeologists in the grounds of Dewlish House in Dorset. Two of them were donated to the Dorset Cou...

A MUSEUM has received a huge funding boost to support its bid to buy an 'internationally significant' Roman mosaic discovered in Dorset and stop it from being exported. The Association for Roman Archaeology (ARA), a charitable organisation dedicated to fostering an interest in Roman archaeology and art among the general public, has awarded its largest ever grant of £10,000 to Dorset Museum to boost the venue's efforts to purchase the mosaic. As previously reported, the museum launched an appeal back in October to raise £135,000 to buy the piece which dates back to the 4th Century AD, ...