How Dorset became a larger county overnight
In 1974 the county boundary shifted, bringing Bournemouth and Christchurch into Dorset. For some this felt like a corner of a foreign field, one that is forever Hampshire
Elisabeth Frink: A View From Within at the Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
Dorset wasn’t just home to the late celebrated sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink, it was a place of refuge and inspiration, providing the perfect environment for both work and play.
The Art of Lucy Kemp-Welch at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery
A rare combination of prodigious talent, intuitive understanding and carefully honed skill made equestrian artist Lucy Kemp-Welch one of the finest painters of her generation.
Work from four generations of the same Dorset family features at a new exhibition
Family Lines, a new exhibition at Lighthouse Poole, features work by seven artists from four generations, who all harbour a deep love of Dorset.
Chang Woo Gow’s life in Bournemouth and tours with P. T. Barnum
His extraordinary physique made Chang Woo Gow famous, but this well educated family man sought escape from the limelight in Boscombe
