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Blandford Museum houses and displays artefacts from Blandford Forum and the surrounding Villages. The museum is a community museum run by volunteers. |
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Living History Project If you would like to be involved in the project, come along to one of our meetings, which are held the first Monday of each month at 2:30 at the Blandford Museum. If this time does not suit, please let us know as we can arrange for additional sessions. The project is open to people of all ages. We need people to help record and display the stories, as well as people who can talk about the way things were. Help us capture a vital picture of Blandford as it was, to ensure future generations can understand how their town has changed over time. Training Sessions for anyone interested in learning how to collect digital interviews (Oral History)are held throughout the year. If you would like to attend one, please contact us at the addresses below. These sessions are free to all. For more information, contact the Blandford Museum at 01258 450388 or 01258 458911 or email the museum at blandfordtownmuseum@uwclub.net or s.hixsonandrews@uwclub.net |
The Museum holds a wealth of artefacts and archives from Prehistoric to the present day. With information for people researching their family history, militaria and railways to information and learning boxes for schools. The Blandford Museum interacts with the local community through a variety of special interest clubs. When you join the museum as a member you can join the museum directly or can join as a member of one of several museum clubs, information about which can be accessed by the links on the left. The Museum Garden Club do a wonderful job tending our authentic Victorian Garden producing both plants and produce which are available to buy in the shop. The Railway Club works on a model of the former Blandford Forum Station which was featured in the February 2011 edition of Railway Modeller. A permanent exhibition in the museum, it was also built to be removable to be exhibited at Railway exhibitions. Alongside the model of Blandford Station the Railway Club is an interactive layout featuring 'Thomas and Henry' for children to play with. The museum's Living History Project is working on recording oral histories from people in Blandford and the surrounding villages both through sound and other media, finding and digitising old film/video and recording current events for future historians. |
Our Museum Shop
We are also working with local crafts people to display their work in the shop to make it a real hub of the community. Remember, entrance to the museum is free. So, if you are looking for that special gift, drop in to see us and we may have exactly what you want. If you are a local crafts person and would like to use the museum shop as a show case, call the museum and leave a message for Joy Reynolds, the Shop Manager or email via the links on the contact page |
In our shop you will find souvenirs of your visit to the museum but also local crafts and produce. Alex, our bee man sells delicious honey and honey fudge and beeswax candles and hand-cream; our museum garden club members produce home made jams and chutneys and there are always plants for sale at very reasonable prices.