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Gillingham Museum Montage


Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)



Dorset Museums Association



The Museum is now open after the winter closure.

Come and see the new 1952 room.

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The Museum tells the story of the town, the immediate parishes and their people. Over a thousand generations have seen this corner of the Blackmore Vale grow from a Neolithic settlement to the bustling Gillingham of today.

Normal Opening Times below -

Mon:
10am – 1pm

Tues, Thurs, Fri:
10am - 5pm

Saturday:
9:30am - 4pm

Weds, Sun, Bank Hols:
Closed

At present there is no entrance fee but donations are essential to enable us to continue to run the Museum.

For visits at other times or Group visits, please contact the Curator by Email at: office@gillinghammuseum.co.uk

or write to the address below.

The Museum is looked after by the management committee of Gillingham Local History Society (Registered Charity no 1014970).

Restaurant and toilet facilities are available in the Waitrose Supermarket on the opposite side of the road.

The whole exhibition area is on ground level and therefore suitable for wheelchair access. Parking (with disabled bays) is available in the adjoining public Car Park.

Address: Chantry Fields, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4UA    > How to find us

Wednesday 16 May 2012
at the Town Hall

It's a Grave Business - Dead Interesting Dorset

by Rob Curtis

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Future Events...

Wednesday 16 May 2012
at the Town Hall

It's a Grave Business - Dead Interesting Dorset

by Rob Curtis

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Sunday 3rd June 2012
Gillingham Walkers invite Gillingham Local History Society members to join them for
The Queen's Diamond River Pageant




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Tuesday 12th June 2012
SUMMER OUTING

Trip to Honiton Museum[Allhallows Museum] and the historic town and market.


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Wednesday 19 September 2012
7.30pm at the Town Hall

Pirates of the Caribbean & All That

by Justin Pollard


Friday 12 October 2012
7.30pm at the Olive Bowl, Gillingham


Special Fundraising Event

BBC's Great Barrier Reef

James Brickell, award-winning Wildlife Filmmaker from the BBC talks about filming the Great Barrier Reef and other BBC wildlife productions.

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Wednesday 17 October 2012
7.30pm at the Town Hall

Postcards and Their Messages

by Ian McLellan


Wednesday 21 November 2012
7.30pm at the Town Hall

Who Do You Think You Are?

speaker to be arranged