@DoverMuseum

Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery is one of the oldest museums in Kent, founded in 1836. Free entry. Find us in Dover's Market Square

 Dover, Kent, England
dovermuseum.co.uk
Joined November 2012
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Now recruiting: Curating Visibility Fellowships. Do you love museums and want to pursue a curatorial career? Do you define as Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent? Apply now screensouth.org/events/curat…
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Karl Anthony Mercer@KarlAntMercer17 Oct 2024
The neighbourhood photogrammetry exhibition opens today! Presented by @ScreenSouth for @FolkestoneDFF I used my connections at @DoverMuseum and @PWRR_Museum to turn real objects and stories into a digital interactive documentary.
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Karl Anthony Mercer@KarlAntMercer30 Sep 2024
Do you like swashbuckling adventures about old-time smuggling in Kent in the early 19th century? Thanks to @ScreenSouth and @FolkestoneDFF you can play my interactive documentary, inspired by my work at @DoverMuseum, about it! Details here! folkestonedocumentaryfestiva…

Neighbourhood Photogrammetry

Screen South presents a new exhibition of Photogrammetry by local artists. Come and see our local area like you’ve never seen it before, in a unique immersive visual and sound documentary experience.

folkestonedocumentaryfestival.co.uk
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Karl Anthony Mercer@KarlAntMercer12 Oct 2024
A trailer for a thing I've been working on that will be shown as part of the Neighbourhood Photogrammetry Exhibition at @FolkestoneDFF in partnership with @ScreenSouth. Huge thanks to @Curating4Change and @DoverMuseum for supporting me with it & @PWRR_Museum for the props.
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BBC Kent
@BBCRadioKent21 Sep 2024
Dover's Roman Painted House is reopening to the public after a major refurbishment to its visitor facilities. Tap below to read more: bbc.in/3MVIlr2

Dover: Roman Painted House reopens after major refurbishment

The attraction, thought to be 2,000 years old, will be open every weekend until November.

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Karl Anthony Mercer@KarlAntMercer2 Aug 2024
Discovered in 1987 in Deal, the 'Deal Man' is a carved chalk figurine of Celtic design, dated around the late Iron Age or early Roman period, it is a fascinating representation of the human form. Come see it for real in @DoverMuseum!
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❗️Friends of the Maison Dieu talk and lunch Due to high demand, we've added an additional Maison Dieu tour after the talk and lunch to allow more people to take part. To book maisondieudover.org.uk/event… We'll also be holding a webinar for those who cannot attend, details to follow.
Are you interested in supporting the Maison Dieu, Dover’s historic Town Hall? In the lead up to its re-opening in 2025 we are setting up a Friends of the Maison Dieu. The Friends will be actively involved, running their own events and taking part in its wider community programme. They will help support the Maison Dieu through advocacy, fundraising and volunteering opportunities. Benefits to members: Members’ welcome tour Welcome pack Exclusive membership events throughout the year Free training Representation on the Maison Dieu advisory group Join us for a tour and lunch to find out more! Join us for a free behind the scenes tour to see work in progress on this incredible building. Followed by a buffet lunch and an opportunity to find out more about joining the Friends. Monday 17 June 2024 OPTION 1 - FULLY BOOKED 10.30 - 11.30am Tour 11.30 - 13.00pm Talk and lunch OPTION 2 11.30am - 12.45pm Talk and Lunch 12.45 - 13.45pm Tour

ALT Are you interested in supporting the Maison Dieu, Dover’s historic Town Hall? In the lead up to its re-opening in 2025 we are setting up a Friends of the Maison Dieu. The Friends will be actively involved, running their own events and taking part in its wider community programme. They will help support the Maison Dieu through advocacy, fundraising and volunteering opportunities. Benefits to members: Members’ welcome tour Welcome pack Exclusive membership events throughout the year Free training Representation on the Maison Dieu advisory group Join us for a tour and lunch to find out more! Join us for a free behind the scenes tour to see work in progress on this incredible building. Followed by a buffet lunch and an opportunity to find out more about joining the Friends. Monday 17 June 2024 OPTION 1 - FULLY BOOKED 10.30 - 11.30am Tour 11.30 - 13.00pm Talk and lunch OPTION 2 11.30am - 12.45pm Talk and Lunch 12.45 - 13.45pm Tour

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We’re proud to announce that His Majesty King Charles III will be our new Patron. His Majesty succeeds Queen Elizabeth II and continues the tradition of patronage for the charity by the reigning monarch, which began when the RNLI was founded in 1824. #rnli #doverrnli
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Last chance to see #Dover Museum's Channel Crossings exhibition! The exhibition and gallery will be closed after May 6th for four weeks to prepare for the next #exhibition: Animals Everywhere. More information to follow soon.
advertising Dover Museum's Channel Crossings exhibition: the story of the English Channel and its impact on Dover. Open from 29th July 2023. Admission to Dover Museum and the exhibition is free. The background is illustration of the map of Dover, France and the Channel. The three images are of a hovercraft on land, an advert for ferry crossings and raft in preparation for crossing.

ALT advertising Dover Museum's Channel Crossings exhibition: the story of the English Channel and its impact on Dover. Open from 29th July 2023. Admission to Dover Museum and the exhibition is free. The background is illustration of the map of Dover, France and the Channel. The three images are of a hovercraft on land, an advert for ferry crossings and raft in preparation for crossing.

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NEWS: Archaeologists start excavation work at the site of the Dover Beacon project dover.gov.uk/News/Press-Rele…
North-west view of Dover Beacon coming from Market Square (Image provided by Lee Evans Partnership)

ALT North-west view of Dover Beacon coming from Market Square (Image provided by Lee Evans Partnership)

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On Saturday 13th of April, #Dover Museum will be running a free family craft workshop: come and make a fish and watch it swim in the air! This event requires advance booking. Visit dovermuseum.co.uk to book your free place.
image description: the background image is an illustration of an outline map of the sea between Dover and Calais with illustrations of a fish at stages of jumping out of the water into the air. The foreground image is an example of the craft activity: a green and orange paper fish held up on a stick. Text reads: Free family craft workshop at Dover Museum. Saturday 13th of April, 10:00-16:00. Come to Dover Museum, make a fish and watch it swim in the air. This event requires advance booking. Sessions last 45 minutes. Visit dovermuseum.co.uk to book your free place.

ALT image description: the background image is an illustration of an outline map of the sea between Dover and Calais with illustrations of a fish at stages of jumping out of the water into the air. The foreground image is an example of the craft activity: a green and orange paper fish held up on a stick. Text reads: Free family craft workshop at Dover Museum. Saturday 13th of April, 10:00-16:00. Come to Dover Museum, make a fish and watch it swim in the air. This event requires advance booking. Sessions last 45 minutes. Visit dovermuseum.co.uk to book your free place.

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NEWS: Inside the Mayor's Parlour at the Maison Dieu dover.gov.uk/News/Press-Rele… Join DDC, @LandmarkTrust and Arte Conservation at this online event where you can hear about plans for the Mayor's Parlour and the restoration project as a whole. See link for details on how to book.
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DDC is welcoming news that a new grant from @HistoricEngland is set to provide a key boost to help conserve and regenerate Dover’s nationally significant Western Heights. dover.gov.uk/News/Press-Rele…
Partners welcome a funding boost for Dover's Western Heights

ALT Partners welcome a funding boost for Dover's Western Heights

Historic fortifications on Dover's Western Heights

ALT Historic fortifications on Dover's Western Heights

Volunteers with the Western Heights Preservation Society in action

ALT Volunteers with the Western Heights Preservation Society in action

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Dover at Night - FREE family-friendly trail *HAPPENING TONIGHT* - Friday 22 March, 5pm-9pm Visit the sites in any order at any time. Pick up a trail sheet from Dover Museum or download from the Maison Dieu Dover website: maisondieudover.org.uk/event…
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RNLI@RNLI4 Mar 2024
Today, we celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea. Thanks to our incredible volunteers, who give their time to save others, and the kindness of supporters like you, we can always answer the call for help. We’d love to hear your stories and memories of the RNLI 👇 #RNLI200
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📽️The annual 'Dover Film' can be seen at the cinema by Dover Museum from 3 – 9 March. 🎞️ It will show local #Dover events that happened in 2023, followed by a Ray Warner film of events in 1983. 🎟️ Buy tickets from Dover VIC @VisitDover Info: dover-film.com/booking/ @DoverTC
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🏛️ As one of the few surviving #medieval hospitals in the country, it's no surprise that our Lottery-funded #reawakening of the #MaisonDieu #Dover continues to reveal new discoveries 🏛️ That's another medieval doorway and the remains of a spiral staircase!
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gold, n.n: gold. (GOLD / ˈgɔld) Image: Saxon ring; England, c. 550; @DoverMuseum. #OldEnglish #WOTD
A ring with a garnet stone set in a gold quatrefoil bezel, decorated with gold wire and granulated gold.

ALT A ring with a garnet stone set in a gold quatrefoil bezel, decorated with gold wire and granulated gold.

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Get Crafty at Dover Museum! 🎨🖌️ If you're looking for activities to keep the young ones amused this festive holiday season, come along to the family activity day @DoverMuseum on Saturday 30 December (10am-4pm) Book your FREE place at dovermuseum.co.uk
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