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This October half-term, from 25 October to 2 November 2025, the Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is inviting families to enjoy a week of spooky fun, creativity, and adventure. With a programme packed full of Halloween-themed trails, crafts, and eerie tales, there’s something for everyone to enjoy—and the best part is that kids go free.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery has launched a community fundraising appeal to secure the future of one of its most remarkable artefacts – the Hayden Princess, a grand 1901 steam traction engine weighing in at an impressive 11 tonnes. The campaign aims to raise £3,500 to fund urgent engine repairs that will keep this much-loved giant steaming for generations to come.
South Wales punk band The NaNaz have released their first single, ‘60 Lies’, in support of the WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaign. The powerful track and video highlight the injustice faced by 3 million women who lost up to five years of pension entitlement.
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A special art exhibition will be held at St Peter’s Hospice in Brentry, showcasing inspiring work created by patients and the staff who care for them.
The University of Bristol is opening its doors on 20 and 21 September as part of the nationwide Heritage Open Days, offering the public a rare glimpse behind the scenes of some of its most historic and unique spaces.
A University of Exeter researcher’s innovative wildlife film has been nominated for a “Green Oscar”.
Commemoration of the life and death of notorious Devon pirate Tom Crocker who is said to haunt the island’s historic pub, The Pilchard Inn
Bristol hoteliers have backed plans to increase the capacity of the YTL Arena which is currently under construction at the former Filton Airfield site.
As Bath prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with its most impressive Jane Austen festival to date, the Grade I listed Francis Hotel invites guests to step back in time with a celebration of its own Georgian roots.
Durlston Country Park’s Fine Foundation Gallery presents an exhibition from four artists who have explored sound, water, air, heat and brain waves through 2D and 3D works.
Dorset Visual Arts (DVA), in proud partnership with Dorset Museum & Art Gallery (DMAG), is delighted to launch a brand-new major open art competition
More than just a festival, Breast Fest is a heartfelt celebration and fundraiser created to raise awareness about breast cancer and generate support for the Cornwall Cancer Research Charity Fund.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is calling on support to help raise funds for the acquisition and preservation of a remarkable discovery: two rare pieces of molten gold, likely the by-product of Bronze Age gold working activity, uncovered in Melcombe Horsey, Dorset in October 2019.
