
Wessex Museums Conference, 2022
Hold the date – 20 September, 2022 We’re putting together the programme for our conference, Museums Matter: being more relevant, inclusive and sustainable. It is being held at Dorset Museum
Hold the date – 20 September, 2022 We’re putting together the programme for our conference, Museums Matter: being more relevant, inclusive and sustainable. It is being held at Dorset Museum
It’s with great excitement that we can announce the launch of our first ever podcast in a series we are calling Interrogating Hardy. Hosted by our curator, Harriet Still, the
Kristina Broughton, Partnership Manager for Wessex Museums, was elected Chair of the South West Federation of Museums at their June AGM. The South West Fed is a free membership organisation
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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!