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DIPPY ON TOUR
The Natural History Museum’s famous Diplodocus, known as Dippy is touring the UK from early 2018. And we’re thrilled to have been selected from hot competition as his first stop on that tour!
May Half Term Craft Academy
Let your imagination run wild and create wonderful pieces to take home, inspired by our collections here at the Dorset County Museum
DIPPY AT NIGHT
Dippy in the evening will be a unique opportunity to see him lit in the Victorian Hall and to explore the rest of the museum
News
A Triumph! 100,000 visitors flock to see Dippy
It’s been 8 weeks since Dippy the Diplodocus, the Natural History Museum’s iconic 26-metre cast dinosaur, arrived in Dorset on the first stop of his UK tour. Today, 4-year old Benjamin from Poundbury in Dorchester was Dippy’s 100,000th guest.
Don’t miss our Egg-citing Dinosaur themed family activities this Easter at the Museum
To coincide with the Easter Holidays and also Natural History Museum’s exhibition ‘Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure families will have the opportunity to join in with exciting dinosaur-themed family activities and competitions.
Dippy Deals in Dorchester
To mark the historic arrival of Dippy the Diplodocus and thousands of visitors to Dorset County Museum, the town and local shop keepers are quite literally putting the welcome flags out. In a unique collaborative venture, The Dorchester Business Improvement District (BID) has agreed to support the Dorset County Museum and its hosting of Dippy by providing visitors with a range of visitor ‘Dippy Deals’.
Young dino-enthusiast wins once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to place the last piece of Dippy
Harry Swift from Eastleigh in Hampshire was drawn at random from hundreds of budding scientists to help assist the reconstruction of Dippy the Diplodocus at Dorset County Museum.
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on now!
DIPPY AT NIGHT
Sat 10th Feb 2018
Until Mon 7th May 2018
17:00 - 20:00
May Half Term Craft Academy
Wed 30th May 2018 - 10:30
Made in Wessex: Crown Dorset Pottery
Mon 30th Jul 2018
Until Sun 25th Nov 2018
on now!
Naturally Curious
Sat 10th Feb 2018
Until Mon 7th May 2018
Thomas Hardy’s Fan Mail by Helen Angear
Thu 31st May 2018 - 19:00
on now!
Jurassic Coast – 95 miles of coastline, 3 years of Art
Mon 8th Jan 2018
Until Sat 12th May 2018
10:00 - 17:00
on now!
Made in Wessex: Old Sarum Cathedral Stonework
Mon 26th Mar 2018
Until Sun 22nd Jul 2018
on now!
Made in Wessex: The Dorset Ooser
Fri 5th Jan 2018
Until Sun 25th Nov 2018
Dorset County Museum
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XA
01305 262735
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
Company registered in England No. 3362107.
Registered Charity No. 1062400
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XA
01305 262735
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
Company registered in England No. 3362107.
Registered Charity No. 1062400
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10am to 5pm Mon to Sat (Apr - Oct)
10am to 4pm Sun (During Dippy on Tour: 10 Feb - 7 May 2018)
10am to 4pm Mon to Sat (Nov - Mar)
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