List of museums in Dorset

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Museums in Dorset

This list of museums in Dorset, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name	Image	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
Beaminster Museum		Beaminster	West Dorset	Local	website, local history, archaeology, agriculture
Blandford Town Museum		Blandford	North Dorset	Local	website, local history, trades, archaeology, military, railway
Bournemouth Aviation Museum		Hurn	Christchurch	Aviation	Airplanes, engines, cockpits, other modes of transport
Bovington Tank Museum		Wool	Purbeck	Military	Tanks and armoured vehicles
Castleton Waterwheel Museum		Sherborne	West Dorset	History	website, restored 19th century waterwheel used to deliver town's water
Gillingham Museum		Gillingham	North Dorset	Local	website, local history, trades, geology, industry
Gold Hill Museum		Shaftesbury	North Dorset	Local	website, local history, culture, industry
Langton Matravers Museum		Langton Matravers	Purbeck	Local	website, local history, geology, limestone Quarry industry
Mangerton Mill		Bridport	West Dorset	Mill	information, 3 story watermill
Museum of Electricity		Christchurch	Christchurch	Science	website, located in an Edwardian power station, electricity generation, appliances, discoveries
Nothe Fort		Weymouth	Weymouth and Portland	Military	19th century fort with important role in World War II, memorabilia, vehicles
Place Mill		Christchurch	Christchurch	Mill	website, restored Anglo-Saxon watermill, art gallery
Poole Museum		Poole	Poole	Local	Local history, ceramics and Poole Pottery, archaeology, maritime and social history, local trades and industries, costume and textiles; formerly known as the Waterfront Museum
Portland Bill Lighthouse		Isle of Portland	Weymouth and Portland	Maritime	Lighthouse open for tours
Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum		Corfe Castle	Purbeck	Mining	website, located at the Norden railway station, history and equipment for ball clay mining
Royal Signals Museum		Blandford Forum	North Dorset	Military	National museum of army communications
Sherborne Museum		Sherborne	West Dorset	Local	website, local history, trades, industry, household items,
Sturminster Mill		Sturminster Newton	North Dorset	Mill	website, working watermill
Sutton Poyntz Water Supply Museum		Weymouth	Weymouth and Portland	History	website, history of water supplying, natural history of watersheds, operated by Wessex Water Services
Swanage Museum		Swanage	Purbeck	Local	website, local history, geology and history of the Jurassic Coast, stone quarrying industry, local development of early radar in the UK during World War II
Swanage Railway		Corfe Castle	Purbeck	Railway	Heritage railway and museum located in the converted Goods Shed in Corfe Castle railway station
Town Mill, Lyme Regis		Lyme Regis	West Dorset	Mill	website, restored working watermill, complex also houses art galleries, a café/restaurant, craft studios and workshops, a bakery, a mill shop and the Miller's garden
Weymouth Museum		Weymouth	Weymouth and Portland	Local	Part of Brewers Quay, local history, culture, maritime history, located at Brewers Quay
White Mill, Sturminster Marshall		Sturminster Marshall	East Dorset	Mill	website, operated by the National Trust, part of the Kingston Lacy estate, restored watermill

See also

• Category:Visitor attractions in Dorset

References

• Dorset for You: Museums
• Dorset Museums Association