List_of_museums_in_Dorset

List of museums in Dorset

List of museums in Dorset

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This list of museums in Dorset, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Defunct museums

  • Discovery, interactive hands-on science exhibits, formerly part of Brewers Quay
  • Museum of Electricity, Christchurch, closed indefinitely in 2012[4]
  • Timewalk, formerly located in Brewers Quay, exhibits on 600 years of local history and the brewing heritage of the building. Closed in 2010.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museums in Dorset.
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    "Spark of hope for Christchurch electricity museum". Daily Echo. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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