Culture, Wimborne | Posted on February 19th, 2025 | return to news
Silver award for Wimborne museum
The Museum of East Dorset was awarded silver in this year’s Dorset Tourism Awards as a small visitor attraction.
The town of Wimborne Minster can boast that it has an award-winning museum.
The Museum of East Dorset has won silver in the ‘Small Visitor Attraction of the Year’ category of this year’s Dorset Tourism Awards.
The museum was applauded for its access improvements which now include a British Sign Language video tour, braille books and a variety of disability aids which are free for visitors to borrow.
Recently, the museum team has worked closely with Dorset Blind Association to ensure the premises and displays are as accessible as possible to all with impairments and disabilities.
Museum Director Francesca Hollow said: “This is a great accolade for our small team who all work so hard to offer a fantastic visitor experience to visitors of all abilities.
“The feedback we received from an independent appraisal is so valuable and we’ll be making further improvements throughout this year based on the report recommendations.”
The museum is hosting a special exhibition focusing on the ‘90s decade which runs until the end of March, with free half-term holiday activities including family trails and dressing-up fun.
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