Are you passionate about working with the community to make museums accessible to all? We’re looking for a Community Curator, based at Poole Museums, to develop and lead co-curated engagement
We are really excited to launch the first online talk in our Wildlife in the Red series! The keynote speech is being given by Professor Ben Garrod – evolutionary biologist,
Our Wessex Engagement Lead, Dr Anjana Khatwa, was recently asked to write a blog for the Ramblers Association, as part of the celebrations to mark the 20th Anniversary of the
During the first lockdown, we were lucky to have four students from Bath Spa University working on virtual placements across our partnership. The projects were the final assessments for the
We have just published our first ever Impact Report. The report outlines the achievements of our partner museums in 2019/20, including two major partnership exhibitions, and the amazing work of
‘Wildlife in the Red’ is our exciting new partnership exhibition. Our partner museums present a range of natural history objects that tell stories of collectors and early environmentalists, but also
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!
