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Poole Museum Launches New Website

Poole History Online http://www.poolehistory.org.uk is a superb new resource that can be used by anyone interested in Poole’s heritage. People around the world who can trace their ancestry to the town or who have an interest in its rich history can discover a wealth of local heritage information and images. As well as being able [...]

Poole Museum Achieves 1,000 Followers On Twitter

  Borough of Poole Museum Service is not only one of the most used and visited in the whole of the South West, it is also now one of the most popular on the social network, Twitter, having recently welcomed its 1,000th follower. He is Sam Tresman from Bournemouth, who is aiming to become the [...]

Celebrate Christmas Early At Poole Museum

Poole Museum invites everyone to celebrate Christmas early this year with a host of activities guaranteed to put the family into the festive spirit on 3 December. As part of the ‘Christmas on the Quay’ event people are encouraged to join us in decorating the Museum Christmas tree. We have a variety of decoration ideas [...]

Discover Poole’s Heathlands at Poole Museum

Poole Museum invites residents to learn more about Poole’s heathlands at a fascinating talk on Saturday 7 November. The talk, Poole’s Vanishing Heathlands, forms part of a wide-ranging programme about Poole’s rich heritage hosted by Poole Museum Society and Poole Museum Service. It will look at why heathlands are such a vital part of Poole’s [...]

Have Fun With Poole’s Past

Poole Museum invites anyone interested in learning more about the town’s fascinating buildings to a free workshop on Saturday 31 October 2009 between 10am and 3pm. The workshop will be held in the historic Town Cellars, now the Poole History Centre, within Poole Museum. The event is being held to celebrate the Festival of Learning [...]

Seal Of Approval For Poole Museums

Poole Museum and Scaplen’s Court have been officially ‘accredited’ by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). The MLA’s Museum Accreditation Scheme sets nationally agreed standards for all museums in the UK. The award shows that the service measures up to these standards, meeting the guidelines on how it is run, how it looks after [...]

Young Archaeologists Wanted

Poole Museum is launching their Young Archaeologists Club (YAC) on Saturday 10 October with the help of archaeologist and broadcaster Julian Richards. Budding young archaeologists between 8-16 years old are invited to sign up and take part in a very exciting programme between 10.30 am – 12.30pm. The club will meet on the second Saturday [...]