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Open TalksThe Gerald Pitman LectureSaturday 29th October 2011, 2:30pmRoman Catholic Church Hall, Westbury, Sherborne Speaker Dr John Murden 'The Changing Role of Museums' Tickets £3.50 Students £1 The Jim Gibb Lecture 2012Saturday 21st January 2012, 2:30pmRoman Catholic Church Hall, Westbury, Sherborne. Speaker Dr. Huw Ridgeway 'In his Master’s Footsteps: a new guidebook for Sherborne Abbey at the start of the twenty-first century'. Tickets £3.50 Students £1 |
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Winter Talks for MembersAt the museum 2.30pm Refreshments included. |
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Monday 7th November 2011 John Willows 'The Sutton Poyntz Water Supply Museum' Monday 5th December 2011 Rachel Hassall 'An Education: the Archive Collection of Sherborne School' Monday 9th January 2012 John Firmin 'The Silk Industry in Sherborne; Monday 6th February 2012 Ann Smith 'The Digby Family in the Civil War' Monday 5th March 2012 Katherine Barker ' The Sherborne House Inventory of 1726' |
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Museums at NightThe museum will be open from 6pm - 8pm on Friday 13th May. The theme will be Turning Back the Clock and there will be the opportunity to take part in a fun quiz at the 'Odd Objects' table when unusual items from the reserve collection will be on view. |
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February Special Two Week Exhibition'Love and Marriage'Free entry but donations very welcome. From Tuesday 8th - Saturday 12th February and Tuesday 15th - Saturday 19th (inclusive) the museum will be open from 10.30 - 12.30 for a unique opportunity to see wedding related items from the reserve collection. The exhibition has been inspired by Valentine's Day and also the announcement of Royal Weddings in 2011. The museum has several very unusal wedding dresses as well as associated memorabilia. |
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The Gerald Pitman Lecture 2011Open to all.Roman Catholic Church Hall, Westbury, Sherborne 'St Aldhelm in the Twenty-first Century - new light on the life and work of Sherborne's first Bishop' by Katherine Barker. Tickets £3.50 from the Museum or on the door - includes tea and biscuits/cake. Saturday 22nd January 2011, 2.30pmm doors open 2.15pm. Further details. |