Visible Women UK has announced the unveiling of a permanent statue in Dorchester honouring Sylvia Townsend Warner, one of Dorset’s most original, ground-breaking literary figures. The unveiling will take place at 1pm on Sunday, 14 December 2025, outside Barclays Bank in South Street, as part of the Dorchester Christmas Cracker celebrations. A Dorset resident for much of her […]
Two giant wooden animals are on display once more, enthralling visitors to Poole with memories from a bygone era. Lighthouse Poole is hosting the mahogany play sculptures of a whale and a turtle, which have been in storage at Poole Museum, where a third, a hippo, will be on display when the Museum reopens this […]
Inside Out Dorset, the biennial international outdoor arts festival, returns this autumn with a series of free-to-see installations and performances in five extraordinary locations. And for one Dorset-born artist it’s a rare chance to showcase their work in front of local audiences like never before. Douglas Dare, whose four albums of largely piano-led avant-pop have […]
Inside Out Dorset, the biennial international outdoor arts festival, is set to return this autumn with a series of free-to-see installations and performances in five extraordinary locations. Hosted by Dorchester-based outdoor arts producers Activate, over two weeks in September each of these special and distinctive landscapes will be transformed by magical art and dramatic interventions […]
Writer and LGBTQ+ pioneer Sylvia Townsend Warner will be Dorchester’s first non-royal statue of a woman! Following a public vote, the remarkable writer and poet Sylvia Townsend Warner will finally be honoured with a long-overdue statue, enriching Dorchester’s literary and visual heritage. She’ll be the town’s first non-royal statue of a woman, joining the six […]
After 48 submissions from across the county, the Dorchester Sheroes Committee had the difficult task of whittling it down to six. Because of the amazing women who were nominated, they intend to publish a book celebrating them all. Shortlist The Dorset Button Makers (1622 to 1850)The Dorset Button Makers played a crucial role in the […]
Six men, one dog, a Queen and a horse. This is the representation of civic monuments in the county town of Dorchester! This month, Dorchester Sheroes has launched a new campaign to find Dorchester’s unsung and forgotten women of the town. It turns out the team behind Mary Anning Rocks has one last statue in […]
Dorset artist Simon Gudgeon, one of Britain’s leading contemporary sculptors, is creating a key piece of art for The RSPCA Garden which will be shown at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May. Simon is well known for his stunning animal sculptures and this piece will feature otters playing. The bespoke bronze is inspired by rescue […]
Poole Museum has closed ahead of redevelopment work funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone. The redevelopment, supported by BCP Council, will transform the museum and provide extensive new and updated community facilities. Three new galleries will showcase Poole Museum’s maritime collections and are being ‘co-created’ with […]
A star object from the Victoria and Albert Museums collection is due to go on display in a new exhibition being held at Dorset Museum.
