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Dover Museum

		Dover Museum Market Square Dover CT16 1PB Kent England

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

Facilities

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Contact details
General information (Tel) : 01304 201066
General information (Fax) : 01304 241186
E-mail : museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk
Website : www.dover.gov.uk/museum/

Open
10am - 5.30pm Monday to Saturday

Closed
Closed Sundays.
Also closed December 25th and 26th and on 1st January

Admission charges
Dover District Residents FREE
Adult £2.50
Child/senior citizen/concession £1.50

Discounts

English Heritage
Museums Association

Description
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.

Collections description
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.

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

Available resources
AESOP'S FABLES AND TOUR OF MUSEUM Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
ANCIENT GREEKS AND ARCHAEOLOGISTS KS1,2,3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
ANGLO-SAXONS KS1 KS2 KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
EGYPTIANS AND ARCHAE0LOGISTS KS1, KS2, KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE KS1 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
GRACE DARLING KS1 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
HISTORY OF THE SEASIDE KS1 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
HOMES KS1 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
LIFE IN A CASTLE KS1 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
MATERIALS KS1,KS2 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
MEDIEVAL LIFE KS2 & KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
PIRATES KS1 KS2 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
POST WAR BRITAIN KS2 & KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
REMEMBERANCE DAY KS2, KS2 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
ROMAN FESTIVAL Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
ROMANS KS1, KS2 KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
SHAKESPEARE KS2, KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON KS1 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
TOYS KS1 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
TRANSPORT KS1 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
TUDORS KS1, KS2, KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Tudor Festival for Schools Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Worksheets or templates; Workshop or activity session (Resource)
VICTORIANS KS1, KS2, KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
VIKINGS KS1, KS2, KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
WORLD WAR TWO KS2,KS3 Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)
World War Two Festival Handling collection or artefacts; Taught session (schools); Workshop or activity session (Resource)

General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups

Collections
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Public access available to collections information

Disability Access
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas

Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families

General Education
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students

Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available

Facilities
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Library with public access
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Research facilities for academics
Restaurant
Shop

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