Poole Museum Service

#MysteryObject revealed!
It was a Jack Lowe’s camera from the The Lifeboat Station Project.
Visit Jack’s page to follow his ambitious journey to all 238 RNLI stations in the UK and Ireland to photograph the lifeboat crews of today.
... Make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to see these stunning images at Poole Museum as part of the temporary exhibition:
Calm Before the Storm: The Art of Photographing Lifeboats 26 January - 22 April 2019
RNLI RNLI College Poole Borough Poole Tourism Wessex Museums
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#MysteryObject Monday! Just a bit of fun...no prizes for guessing. Can you get what our object is today?
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There will be two guided tours by Lorna Rees on offer to showcase our temporary Herstories display to celebrate International Women’s Day 2019. Use the links below to book your place.
Tour 1 (1pm): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herstories -poole-artist-tour…
... Tour 2 (2pm): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herstories -poole-artist-tour…
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In just one week! ❤️
We're getting very excited for our next Wedding Open Day! View our beautiful historic venue, absolutely perfect for all you couples looking for something truly unique. Join us for prosecco, live cookery demonstrations, tastings and sweet treats! We've a fabulous group of awesome suppliers to meet too 🙂 We couldn't think of a better way to spend our Sunday!

In collaboration with The Arts Development Company (@theartsdevelopmentcompany), this a workshop is a discussion with an Award-Winning Travel Blogger, Emily Luxton. Emily will be sharing information and insight through the trend in travel blogging, what is interesting, what can museums do to be recognised, what not to do, what are travel influencers pet peeves, and many more.
NOTE: This workshop is for professionals working for museums based in Dorset, Bournemouth, and Poole ...only. If you are from a museum outside Dorset, please contact us to see how you can get involved
11 March | 1:00pm to 16:00pm Poole Museum
https://theartsdevelopmentcompany.org.uk/ …/museums-and-dig…/
Sculpture featured: Sleepers Artist: André Wallace
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See 'Loggy', our extraordinary Iron Age Logboat, lit up in a sea of rainbow colours as part of Light Up Poole 21 to 23 Feb 2019, 6pm to 9pm Remember to pick up a map from us so you don't miss out on any of the amazing installations and activities transforming Poole Town Centre this evening 🙂

Awwww, tea for two!

Another selection of sweet treats to tempt you! Which will be your favourite? We also have a delicious choice of sandwiches, toasties and a lunch bag for the little ones. Open every day Mon-Sat 10.30am -3.30pm, Sun 12pm - 3.30pm.

This is fun! I wonder if anyone has ‘found’ themselves in one of Poole Museum’s paintings.
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A warm welcome awaits you at a Poole Museum Cafe. Today’s selection includes Sticky Toffee, Victoria Sandwich and Orange Marmalade cakes, tray bakes and cookies. All made in Dorset.
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Busy day today making final preparations to our new exhibition ‘Calm Before the Storm: The Art of Photographing Lifeboats’ in readiness for the opening on Saturday.
Luckily we managed to find time to have a quick photograph with Jack Lowe and his mobile darkroom ‘Neena’.
For more information about the exhibition, please visit:... www.poolemuseum.org.uk/whats-on/current-e xhibition/
RNLI The Lifeboat Station Project Poole Tourism Borough of Poole RNLI College
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Have you got a mystery object that you’ve dug up in your garden or found while out for a Sunday walk? If so, bring them along to our free drop-in session at Poole Museum and get your questions answered by a specialist. Claire Pinder and Ciorstaidh Trevarthen, from Dorset County Council’s Historic Environment Team, will be here to identify your archaeological finds and help to solve the mystery!
For further information please contact Poole Museum on 01202 262600, email museums@poole.gov.uk or see our website at www.poolemuseum.com.
Free (drop-in session, no need to book)

A very sinister object loaned from our collection...

Well worth a visit

My sister and I loved the area of the old kitchen it brought back memories of childhood.

Everything is really explained well.

Visited the exhibition and bought and read The Good Bohemian. What a treat. Thank You Poole Museum.

Took my friends boy who's nearly 3 years old and it was good fun, lots of interactive bits he could play with

The staff were all very polite, friendly and helpful. The entrance to the building is incredibly spacious, modern and light, whilst the museum gives you a good insight to Poole and the surrounding area and local community. The cafe has a good selection of cakes and nice coffee, and has a lovely view towards the Quay. In the Summer months, it’s a great place to sit outside and cozy inside, during the winter months. Admission to the museum is free but donations are welcome. The shop is bright and airy, and the staff gave a friendly greeting when I arrived. It’s very well stocked and great for tourists who may want to take a memento of Poole back with them. I think it’s a great place to visit for for all ages.

The staff were absolutely lovely. They couldn't do enough for my son. The food in the cafe was excellent and reasonably priced. And the coffee was amazing. I would highly recommend a visit. I learnt a lot about our town. Absolutely fascinating.

Really good presentation with a wide variety of artists exhibited. Very good notes written for each one with exhibits grouped into the approach taken in completing each piece....although the information cards were all at hip-level for me (1.85m) so the freely available collection of notes was an infinitely better choice - for me. Unfortunately too the lighting was at my head height because of the low ceilings...but these are minor inconveniences. The fact is it's an excellent exhibition to have brought to Poole. Thanks to all involved. If you're local certainly don't miss it!

Our residents attended the Her-Story Exhibition at the Poole Museum this week and had a fantastic time. They found it very informative and were warmly welcomed by the staff. The venue was easy to navigate and wheelchair friendly, and we enjoyed a tasty visit to the tea shop. Thank you for your hospitality.

It was a real surprised to see the exhibitions at Poole museum. We enjoyed our visit and thank you for such a rare opportunity to see the painting from Rembrant's and other world class painters here. Admission free...that's a bonus too.

It is a very well laid out and presented museum with lots of local interest. The sketches on loan from the British Museum are stunning. And it's all for free!!

I visited a year or so a go, found it wonderful, amazed it was free too. Will definitely be visiting again soon.

I can't believe this exhibition is FREE!!!!

The lighting takes a little getting used to, as it is quite dark after coming in from a bright sunny day but once your eyes have grown accustomed to the lack of light, you can enjoy and marvel at the range of drawings which date back to Egyptian times. I came to see the Picasso drawings but there were also some wonderful famous artists' work, including Michaelangelo and David Hockney, plus contemporary artists. Being in a small gallery you can get up close and personal to each piece and really scrutinise the techniques empployed. Just wonderful.

Great experience with a good friend and our girl's both aged 5

Extremely well laid out & fascinating to read the history of the area.

Excellent facilities on 3 floors with good disabled access. Very good for all ages, with plenty to see from the very long history of the Poole area. Very well set out permanent and visiting exhibitions. The cafe has a lovely small balcony with a few tables and an interesting view of the old shops, houses and the quay. Reasonable prices here, but who's complaining when there is no entrance fee? Highly recommended.

Both beautiful and interesting. Well worth travelling two hours for.

A museum in a lovely old grain store. It has a modern cafe with terrace, coffee and food reasonably priced. We sat on the terrace overlooking the old town. The staff were very pleasant and helpful, well worth a visit. And it's FREE ENTRY

Visited with relatives covering 4 generations and it had interest for us all. We laughed about things from our lives being in a museum .... made us feel old! Reminisced about the kitchen which had stuff from my childhood. My dad aged 91 still has a lot of the tools that are on show. Lovely staff. Enjoyable couple of hours. Would recommend.

Very good museum worth a visit if in Poole. Free entry

Small but very good. The drawings on loan from the British Museum were excellent as we're the pottery exhibits. It's really worth visiting to discover about local history

Well worth a visit

My sister and I loved the area of the old kitchen it brought back memories of childhood.

Everything is really explained well.

Visited the exhibition and bought and read The Good Bohemian. What a treat. Thank You Poole Museum.

Took my friends boy who's nearly 3 years old and it was good fun, lots of interactive bits he could play with

The staff were all very polite, friendly and helpful. The entrance to the building is incredibly spacious, modern and light, whilst the museum gives you a good insight to Poole and the surrounding area and local community. The cafe has a good selection of cakes and nice coffee, and has a lovely view towards the Quay. In the Summer months, it’s a great place to sit outside and cozy inside, during the winter months. Admission to the museum is free but donations are welcome. The shop is bright and airy, and the staff gave a friendly greeting when I arrived. It’s very well stocked and great for tourists who may want to take a memento of Poole back with them. I think it’s a great place to visit for for all ages.

The staff were absolutely lovely. They couldn't do enough for my son. The food in the cafe was excellent and reasonably priced. And the coffee was amazing. I would highly recommend a visit. I learnt a lot about our town. Absolutely fascinating.

Really good presentation with a wide variety of artists exhibited. Very good notes written for each one with exhibits grouped into the approach taken in completing each piece....although the information cards were all at hip-level for me (1.85m) so the freely available collection of notes was an infinitely better choice - for me. Unfortunately too the lighting was at my head height because of the low ceilings...but these are minor inconveniences. The fact is it's an excellent exhibition to have brought to Poole. Thanks to all involved. If you're local certainly don't miss it!

Our residents attended the Her-Story Exhibition at the Poole Museum this week and had a fantastic time. They found it very informative and were warmly welcomed by the staff. The venue was easy to navigate and wheelchair friendly, and we enjoyed a tasty visit to the tea shop. Thank you for your hospitality.

It was a real surprised to see the exhibitions at Poole museum. We enjoyed our visit and thank you for such a rare opportunity to see the painting from Rembrant's and other world class painters here. Admission free...that's a bonus too.

It is a very well laid out and presented museum with lots of local interest. The sketches on loan from the British Museum are stunning. And it's all for free!!

I visited a year or so a go, found it wonderful, amazed it was free too. Will definitely be visiting again soon.

I can't believe this exhibition is FREE!!!!

The lighting takes a little getting used to, as it is quite dark after coming in from a bright sunny day but once your eyes have grown accustomed to the lack of light, you can enjoy and marvel at the range of drawings which date back to Egyptian times. I came to see the Picasso drawings but there were also some wonderful famous artists' work, including Michaelangelo and David Hockney, plus contemporary artists. Being in a small gallery you can get up close and personal to each piece and really scrutinise the techniques empployed. Just wonderful.

Great experience with a good friend and our girl's both aged 5

Extremely well laid out & fascinating to read the history of the area.

Excellent facilities on 3 floors with good disabled access. Very good for all ages, with plenty to see from the very long history of the Poole area. Very well set out permanent and visiting exhibitions. The cafe has a lovely small balcony with a few tables and an interesting view of the old shops, houses and the quay. Reasonable prices here, but who's complaining when there is no entrance fee? Highly recommended.

Both beautiful and interesting. Well worth travelling two hours for.

A museum in a lovely old grain store. It has a modern cafe with terrace, coffee and food reasonably priced. We sat on the terrace overlooking the old town. The staff were very pleasant and helpful, well worth a visit. And it's FREE ENTRY

Visited with relatives covering 4 generations and it had interest for us all. We laughed about things from our lives being in a museum .... made us feel old! Reminisced about the kitchen which had stuff from my childhood. My dad aged 91 still has a lot of the tools that are on show. Lovely staff. Enjoyable couple of hours. Would recommend.

Very good museum worth a visit if in Poole. Free entry

Small but very good. The drawings on loan from the British Museum were excellent as we're the pottery exhibits. It's really worth visiting to discover about local history