#024 – November 2017
Dorset County Museum Volunteer Newsletter Friday 3rd –7.30pm Archaeology Unearthed: Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones Professor Tim Darvill Wednesday 8th—7.00pm Geology Revealed Making of a Dinosaur Icon: The life and times of Dippy the Diplodocus Professor Paul Barrett Friday 17th November to Monday 20th November 10.00am to 4.00pm
Book Sale Thursday 23rd—1.00pm to 2.00pm Lunch time concert Dorchester Piano Quartet
Welcome to Issue No.24 of DCMVOX… Items for the “My Favourite Object” or any other suggestions, welcome for the next and subsequent issues or DCMVOX. E-mail offerings to Anna on secretary@dorsetcountymuseum.org - thank you!
ALL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS You are cordially invited to the next update on the Tomorrow’s Museum for Dorset Project
Tuesday 14th November 2017 9.00am to 10.30am Victorian Hall, Dorset County Museum RSVP to secretary@dorsetcountymuseum.org / 01305 262735 Tea, coffee and biscuits Please note the museum will be closed until 10.30am I DON’T HAVE VERY MANY RSVPs—HAVE YOU LET ME KNOW IF YOU’RE COMING?
Main Exhibition: 8th April to 6th January 2018 David West: Under the Surface An exhibition of paintings and carvings
Tea Room 11th September to 6th January 2018 Christine Rogers Art Work
Bumper Book Sale Friday 17th, Saturday 18th & Monday 20th November—10.00 am to 4.00pm WE ARE DESPERATE FOR HELP …. Can you? Setting up on Thursday 16th November Helping to sell books. take money, tidy tables on Friday, Saturday and Monday Taking down and putting away on Tuesday 21st November Please sign up on the forms in the Common Room. Or e-mail Anna with your availability.
These artworks are for sale and can be taken away before the end of the exhibition
For all the latest updates and news, please visit www.tomorrowsmuseumfordorset.org and sign up to the e-newsletter for the latest developments.
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XA Tel: 01305 262735 - www.dorsetcountymuseum.org
Visitor Quote of the Month: I loved it! All the artwork and books, it was just mind-blowing. Thank you for making our holiday memorable.
Dorset County Museum Christmas Card Dorset County Museum; painted by George Wickham This card, available only at Dorset County Museum, is now on sale. Pack of 10 cards for £10.00.
NADFAS Book Binding and Refurbishment Project You may know that a small group of NADFAS members have been working in the library refurbishing the books. This group continues their training and have been learning how to rebind under the direction of Frank Brown. These before and after shots show two completed volumes after a recent session.
Explained—Staff and Volunteer Admission to the Museum—These questions came up recently ... Can staff visit a partner museum free of charge? Yes – but will need to make advance arrangements with the relevant Director regarding ID. Speak to Jon / Anna for contact details. Staff – on non-working days. Yes free ~ Staff family members. Entry charged Staff Friends. Entry charged ~ Volunteers (not working), Entry free Volunteer’s family. Entry charge ~ Volunteer’s friends. Entry charged
Welcome to our new volunteers….
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO APPLY FOR THIS AREA. You will be working in a vitally important This month a record number of On top of that, Cathy B and I have part of the Museum, which is six volunteers have been accreditbeen processing 152 ‘Dippy’ ap- one of our first points of contact ed to teams: Sue Worth in Museplications, of whom just over 120 with the general public, where a um Makers, Liz Cooke and Sky have been invited for induction to friendly face and helpful manner Waterson to David James’s Fine date. Applications for ‘Dippy’ will enable us to maintain as well Art team, Margo Dmochowska is volunteers are now restricted to as build up, our good reputation. joining Richard Breward in those folk who are happy to work Archaeology, Jan Walker is now one of our Digitisers with Martin in the Tea Room, but please note: Jill Minchin Graham, and Emma Bishop will Volunteer Co-ordinator and Trustee WE DESPERATELY NEED BOTH be giving Anna much-needed REGULAR AND ‘DIPPY’ assistance in the Office Admin VOLUNTEERS FOR THE TEA team. ROOM SO PLEASE ENCOURAGE There are also another eight ap-