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Wessex Museums is a charity that exists to build the resilience of our partner museums and make them relevant to diverse audiences.
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Wessex Museums is a charity that exists to build the resilience of our partner museums and make them relevant to diverse audiences.
Wessex Museums is a thriving partnership of museums across Dorset and Wiltshire – Dorset Museum, Poole Museum, The Salisbury Museum and Wiltshire Museum. We believe that working together provides opportunities to:
This website aims to share our learning, resources and inspiration across the wider museums and arts sector.
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Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!
