Poole Museum will open its doors once again on 5 November

Everyone at the PCTA wishes staff all the very best as the museum opens its doors once more on Wednesday 5 November, it’s refreshed identity aims to attract a wider audience and reinforce its role as a vibrant cultural attraction, gallery and art destination across the south coast.
Admission remains free, ensuring access for all. Whether you’re popping in for a quick visit or planning a full day of discovery, the doors will soon be wide open.
Find out more and book your free entry tickets now at poolemuseum.org.uk

"Visitors to the new Poole Museum can look forward to:

• Three new maritime galleries – Harbour Life, Setting Sail, and Shipwreck!

• The Poole Iron Age Logboat, nearly 10 metres long and the largest ever found in Southern Britain, now on open display

• Displays of the museum’s maritime archaeological collection including timbers, finds and cargo from three protected shipwrecks

• Two flexible galleries supporting a dynamic programme of touring and temporary exhibitions, launching with:

  • ‘Sound of the Sea’, a spectacular, immersive digital exhibition that responds to your presence, bringing the ocean to life, and;

  • ‘Un/Common People’, celebrating the history and mythology of folk culture through everyday lives and extraordinary traditions

• Exciting new exhibits and interactive displays

• A vibrant programme of events, workshops and activities"

  See our History Timeline for a taste of the many archives (and artefacts) that we have stored.

The new frontage of the Museum with Scaplen’s Court in the background (Photo: BCP Council