Museum of Dartmoor Life – the 2018 season

After a very successful 2017 the Museum is looking forward to opening its doors on Monday March 26th for the new season. 

Over the winter, museum volunteers have been doing lots of cleaning and conservation work around the museum to maintain the collection and the building itself.  On the subject of volunteers, the Museum is always glad to speak to people who are interested in volunteering. There are a variety of roles to suit a variety of interests.  The volunteers also visit other heritage centres whilst they get the chance, including the Visitor Centre at Princetown, the Prison Museum and the Museum of Mid Devon Life in Tiverton. 

The events calendar is looking very busy for the new season ranging from exhibitions to an extension to the Museum at Night Festival in May, which will have a Midsummer Night’s Dream theme.  New children’s trails are being put in place to help young visitors enjoy the museum.  There are a great series of Tea & Talk events booked in including ‘The Gunn Mineral Water Factory, Okehampton’ by Rod Martin from Tavistock Museum and a talk by Jane Marchand, formerly the national park’s Chief Archaeologist.  Once again the Museum will be hosting musicians during Okehampton’s Festival in the summer and of course welcoming Father Christmas on Edwardian Evening. 

On top of all of this the Museum will also be opening on Sundays to coincide with the Summer trains coming in from Exeter as part of the drive to ensure there is plenty to do in Okehampton on a Sunday. 

All of the Museum’s events can be found on its website, www.museumofdartmoorlife.org.uk on Facebook (The Museum of Dartmoor Life) and on Twitter (@dartmoorlife) or by popping into the Museum.