Dover Museum
Dover Museum
Market Square
Dover
Kent
CT16 1PB
England
Website
Telephone
01304 201066
Fax
01304 241186
Dover Museum is a local history and archaeology museum situated in the town centre of Dover, Britain's historic port town. It is home to the Dover Bronze Age Boat, the world's oldest known seagoing boat and a fascinating archaeological discovery. It is a modern museum which tells Dover's rich and important history through the museum's fine collection, including a splendid archaeology collection; clear and legible illustrated panels (with French precis); models and replicas, including a wonderful set of scale models showing the development of the town and port of Dover from the Roman times up to 1990; informative computer displays, which include games and interactives for all ages; and access to an illustrated database of the museum's reserve collection.
Venue Type:
Museum
Dover Museum's displays cover the prehistory and history of Dover: Prehistoric Dover, including one of the finest Bronze Age displays in the country; Roman glass and pottery from some of Dover's many Roman sites; Anglo-Saxon finds from the Buckland Cemetery excavation (on loan from the British Museum); the Norman conquest and the burning of Dover
the history of Dover Castle, the medieval development of the town and port, including a magnificent portrait of Elizabeth I, the Victorian rebuilding of the town and Dover's important place in both World Wars.
Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Maritime, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Social History, Weapons and War
Key artists and exhibits
- Bronze Age finds
- Roman glass and pottery
- The Dover Bronze Age Boat
- Channel swimmers
- Noel Coward
- Ian Fleming
- Sawyers Velocipede
- Court's The Wine Merchants
Family Day at Dover Museum - Pop Up Puppets
Adults and children alike can drop in anytime between 10.00 - 16.00 and make a pop up puppet. Use your imagination to design the character of your choice.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Admission
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities. For more information please contact Dover Museum. Tel: 01304 201066 / email: museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Website
Dover Museum Family Day - Seaside
Adults and children alike can drop in anytime between 10.00 - 16.00 and make a variety of things with a seaside theme. Choose from mobiles, bookmarks, door hangers, windmills, colouring sheets, quizzes and much more.
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
For more information please contact Dover Museum:-
Tel: 01304 201066
Email: museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Admission
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
Website
Dover Museum Family and Finds Day
Adults and children alike can make and decorate a miniature Roman shield.
Also bring along your favourite archaeological finds to be identified and recorded by the Finds Liaison Officer for Kent. Also a 'Hands on History' event organised by the White Cliffs Metal Detecting Club. Meet mebers of the club and find out about local metal detecting. Look at items from thier collection which spans thousands of years. Have a go at using a metal detector to find hidden treasure.
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the
activities.
For more information please contact Dover Museum:-
Tel: 01304 201066
Email: museum enquiries@dover.gov.uk
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Admission
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
Website
Dover Museum Family Day - Victorian Boxes
Adults and children alike can drop in anytime between 10.00 - 16.00 and make and decorate a Victorian style box. Choose from a variety of designs.
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
For more information please contact Dover Museum:-
Tel: 01304 201066
Email: museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Admission
Entry to Dover Musuem is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
Website
Dover Museum Family day - Bookmarks
Adults and children alike can drop in anytime betwee 10.00 - 16.00 and make their own bookmark. Choose from a variety of designs or design your own.
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
For more information please contact Dover Museum:-
Tel: 01304 201066
Email: museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Admission
Entry to Dover Musuem is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
Website
Family Day at Dover Museum - Clay Roman Face Pots
Adults and children alike can drop in anytime between 10.00 - 16.00 and make and decorate a Roman style face pot.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Admission
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities. For more information please contact Dover Museum: Tel: 01304 201066 / Email; museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Website
Dover Museum Family Day: Historical Character Mask
Adults and children alike can drop in anytime between 10:00 and 16:00 and make and decorate a historical character mask. Choose from a variety of historical characters from an Egyptian Pharaoh to a Roman soldier, a Tudor lady to a Victorian gentleman. For more information please contact Dover Museum. Tel: 01304 201066
Email: museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Website
Dover Museum Family Day - Games
Adults and children alike can drop in anytime between 10.00 - 16.00 and try a wide range of games from Ludo to Blow Football, Jenga to Flounders.
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
For more information please contact Dover Museum:-
Tel: 01304 201066
Email: museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Admission
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family days, There is no charge for the activities.
Website
Dover Museum Family day - Advent Calendar
Adults and children alike can drop in anytime between 10.00 - 16.00 and prepare for Christmas by making their own advent calendar.
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
For more information please contact Dover Museum:-
Tel: 01304 201066
Email: museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
Admission
Entry to Dover Museum is FREE on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
Website
Dover Museum Family Day: Christmas Decorations
Adults and children alike can drop in between 10:00 and 16:00 to make and decorate a wide range of Christmas decorations from around the world.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
10am-4pm
Where
Dover Museum
Admission
Entry to Dover Museum is free on Family Days. There is no charge for the activities.
For more information please contact Dover Museum: Tel: 01304 201066 / email: museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
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