Dover Museum

Dover Museum is one of the oldest museums in Kent, founded over 150 years ago in 1836.

In 1991 the museum was rehoused in a new three-storey building behind its original Victorian facade. The history galleries tell the story of the development of the town and port with original objects, graphics and models.

A recent addition to the museum has been the Dover Bronze Age Boat gallery. This major archaeology gallery tells the story of the excavation and preservation of the Dover Boat, as well as exploring major themes of the Bronze Age, using artefacts, replicas, models, video, computer interactives, hands-on exhibits and illustrated panels. The Museum Collection|.

(Much of the information is presented in a range of languages - English, French, German, Spanish or Dutch).

The Galleries

The ground floor exhibition traces Dover's history|from the Stone Age to the Saxons, and include the building of Dover's Roman forts and gorgeous Saxon jewellery from the collections of the British Museum.

The first floor is devoted to a special exhibition which changes annually.

The top floor gallery is the largest. Six scale models clearly show the growing town and port of Dover since medieval times, surrounded by cases of the best of the museum's collections. A central information desk gives guidance and information to visitors who wish to know more of Dover's past.

The Dover Bronze Age Boat Gallery| is a major archaeology gallery in Kent and of national importance - displaying the Dover Boat, the world's oldest known seagoing boat.