Our museums

Wessex Museums is made up of four key museums in Dorset and Wiltshire. We are funded as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) by Arts Council England to bring ‘great art and culture to everyone’.

Find our museums on the map below, and click on the links in the boxes to go to their individual websites.

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Explore 250 million years of the county’s history, from fascinating fossils to Roman remains, Victorian life to much-loved Wessex literature.

Dorset Museum
Dorchester, Dorset

Marvel at the unique collection of shipwrecks and seafaring items from Poole’s days as the maritime centre of Wessex, as well as the world’s greatest display of Poole Pottery.