DCMVOX #032 August 2018

#032 August 2018 Dorset County Museum Volunteer Newsletter Welcome to Issue No.32 of DCMVOX…

Tomorrow’s Museum for Dorset—Update Following on from the announcement last month that the museum building will close on 1st October, thank you to you all for your support over the last few weeks. There’s a lot of work to do, but we will get there!

Tea Room Exhibition Photographs by Louise Fuller Louise is a photographer with a keen interest in geology and fossils. She began as a fossil hunter at the age of five.

A move to the beautiful (but almost entirely fossil-free) Isle of Mull on the West coast of Scotland triggered Louise’s interest in photography.

Louise quickly discovered that even a tiny part of an image has the potential to be very beautiful. So started Louise’s interest in abstract, close-up and macrophotography. In 2015 she moved to Charmouth and fell in love with the Jurassic Coast and its fabulous fossil beaches and beautiful scenery.

You can contact Louise on: Louisefullerphotography@gmail.com and see more of her work on Facebook: @louisefullerphotography, Instagram: @ammonitelou and www.etsy.com/shop/ imagesbylouise

We have acquired a second unit on the Marabout Industrial estate as well as two locations in Dorchester for offices. Full details will be given out once confirmed.

You will know that the archaeology dig within the museum’s ancient grounds is now open to the public and is being well visited. Thank you to the volunteers who are helping to inform our visitors.

If you haven’t already done so, do go and see the Roman road which has been uncovered!

Archaeologist uncover a cross section of Roman

Museum on the Road Once the museum building is closed, the Museum will be going on the road. Our first Pop-Up Museum will be located in Brewery Square until after the February half term.

The Education team will shortly announce the plans for school engagement which will continue throughout the building closure with a new outreach programme.

If you are able to offer to join the Education team, or indeed help out with the dig, please do let Jill Minchin know [volunteering @dorsetcountymuseum.org]

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: Hidden gem! Great guide, very

knowledgeable

Image of the Month

Ken Mumford There will be a presentation to Ken on Tuesday 7th August in the Victorian Hall at 2.00pm.

Allday & Onions Tractor at Forston (1907-1910) (Great Dorset Steam Fair 23 – 27 August 2018)

Do please join us if you can in saying a fond farewell to Ken.

Volunteer News This month David Burden has been accredited as a regular volunteer with Emma’s Education team, having initially joined us as a Dippy volunteer. Also we welcome John Banfield, a new member of our Front of House team.

during construction works, all staff, volunteers and artefacts are being moved from the Museum until we re-open in 2020.

Thankyou for your understanding and your continued commitment during what will be, at the least, an interesting couple of years!

The building is closing but NOT the Museum; we shall continue to work but in a new location in Dorchester. This has resulted in a A new role for some of our new approach to take the Musevolunteers is that of acting as um to the county, and Emma Talstewards to the Archaeology dig bot’s education team will be leadat the back of the Museum, ing this exciting development. where our extension will eventu- However, this does mean that we ally arise, and we are very pleased will not have the facility to take Sincerely that this is proving a popular on and train new volunteers in Jill Minchin attraction. some of our other teams. Nor will Volunteer Co-ordinator and Trustee we, for the foreseeable future, With effect from 1st October, as a be able to accommodate student result of unforeseen structural placements. We will recommence problems which would render volunteer recruitment nearer the occupation of the building unsafe date of our reopening in 2020.