On 6th August 1926, at 7:08am Gertrude Ederle entered the water near Cape Gris-Nez. At 9:40pm she walked out of the water at Kingsdown Beach as the first woman to swim the English Channel. For the 100th anniversary of this achievement, an exhibition will be opening 6th of August at #Dover Museum.

📣Last Chance to See📣 Front Line Town: Life in Dover During World War Two After the fall of France in June 1940, Dover was now on the front line against Nazi Germany. This exhibition explores the challenges of daily life in Dover during World War Two. Exhibition closes after August 2nd.

REPLE! Fill it up again! With the warmer weather upon us we wanted to raise this celebratory motto beaker on display at the Roman Painted House #Dover Although I wouldn't recommend filling this particular beaker up... (1/4)

On Saturday 30th May, come to Dover Museum to make your own standing paper doll that you can dress up! 📅Saturday 30th May 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 📍#Dover Museum Free craft activity

New exhibition open from today! What people Wore 🧵This exhibition takes a look at clothing and accessories over the centuries with many examples on display along with artworks that show fashion from different eras.🪡 📍#Dover Museum's Special Exhibition Gallery on the middle floor. Free Entry.

This bank holiday weekend, 23rd-25th May come along to Maison Dieu #Dover's Stone Masonry festival: ➡See stone mason Carrie Horwood's progress on sculpting replicas of Deal Man ➡Suggest names for the Deal Man replicas ➡Make your very own clay Deal Man!

(1/8) Who is Deal Man? Deal Man is an Iron Age carved chalk figurine on display at Dover Museum. He was discovered in 1984 during excavations by the #Dover Archaeological Group ahead of construction work on a site adjacent to St Richards Road in, #Deal.

On Saturday 30th May, come to Dover Museum to make your own standing paper doll that you can dress up! 📅Saturday 30th May 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 📍#Dover Museum Free craft activity

(1/8) On this day 14 May 1919 Nurse Edith Cavell's body arrived at the Promenade Pier in #Dover. Edith was executed under German military law for helping British and Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. The postcards are of the cortege that accompanied her coffin through Dover.

All hail to the Bluesky GLAM! Now that @romanpalace.bsky.social is back, a shout out to the galleries, libraries, archives and museums who keep posting on - from the Absolute Units to single skeeters Find old friends and new below - sharing fresh finds, joy & a bit of respite go.bsky.app/Ms7endH

📣New Exhibition📣 Front Line Town: Life in Dover During World War Two After the fall of France in June 1940, #Dover was now on the front line against Nazi Germany. This exhibition explores the challenges of daily life in Dover during World War Two.

(1/5) This week behind the scenes, Dover Museum’s collections team were joined by their museum volunteers and Maison Dieu ambassadors to help with the annual condition check and gentle clean of furniture at the Maison Dieu in #Dover

After its voyage to Musée d'Archéologie Nationale in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in France the replica half-size Bronze Age Boat has returned to #Dover. Pictured are stages of the boat being moved from display and onto a trailer ready for its return journey. #BronzeAge

On the 99th day of the year we look to this Roman minted coin for the emperor, Pupienus Maximus (164-238AD), who, with his co-emperor, Balbinus, ruled for just 99 days. They were two of the six men who ruled as emperor of Rome in 238 AD in the politically turbulent Year of the Six Emperors

On display in the in #Dover Museum is another #sketchbook containing pen sketches of recognisable scenes and buildings in Dover which have been attributed to Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). Pictured is a drawing of a view of Dover Castle ‘from Folkestone Road, Dover’ where the book is open to.

Reconstruction of the impressive Bronze Age Dover boat (at half scale) at the Maitres du Feu Bronze Age exhibition at the Musée d’Archéologie Nationale at Saint Germain-en-Laye 🚣‍♀️ 🇫🇷

Welcome aboard today's #commute with John Lewis Roget (1828–1908), calling at #Deal, #Dover, #Kearsney, #Canterbury and #Faversham. Roget took every opportunity to illustrate the places he visited, including the railway station. 1) Deal Station – Canterbury Station. 6th August 1891 #trainstation

Welcome aboard today's #commute with John Lewis Roget (1828–1908), calling at #Deal, #Dover, #Kearsney, #Canterbury and #Faversham. Roget took every opportunity to illustrate the places he visited, including the railway station. 1) Deal Station – Canterbury Station. 6th August 1891 #trainstation

Captain, customs officer, amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and etcher: the many occupations of Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). Pictured is another drawing from a #sketchbook attributed to him, containing drawings of recognisable buildings in #Dover, including the Maison Dieu.

Tomorrow, come to #Dover Museum and make a paper ship in a bottle! 📅Saturday 21st February 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 You can draw your own, or colour in a ship, cut it out and it will stand up!

As we as we gallop into #LunarNewYear, we thought we’d showcase this copper Roman horse brooch for Year of the Horse on display at Dover Museum #HorseYear #YearOfTheHorse #Dover #Museum

An arrow for Cupid’s bow? This early #BronzeAge flint arrowhead was made by pressure flaking, a process of applying pressure using a pointed tool to pry off small flakes to create a precise point. Found in River #Dover by Douglas Welby, and features in his book The Kentish Village of River (1977).

Next Saturday, come to Dover Museum and make a paper ship in a bottle! 📅Saturday 21st February 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 You can draw your own, or colour in a ship, cut it out and it will stand up!

For #worldpizzaday we’re highlighting the #Dover Harbour models in the museum’s galleries, affectionately named the #pizza slices. And what better choice of topographies than Dover Harbour. Each model gives a different slice of the Harbour’s history mapping the developments over the centuries.

Captain, customs officer, amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and etcher: the many occupations held by Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). The pictured sketchbook is attributed to him, and it contains drawings of recognisable scenes in #Dover, including St Nicholas' #church in Barfrestone.

Captain, customs officer, amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and etcher: the many occupations held by Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). The pictured sketchbook is attributed to him, and it contains drawings of recognisable scenes in #Dover, including St Nicholas' #church in Barfrestone.

This #FindsFriday we wanted to highlight a new acquisition: two axe head mould halves dated to Middle #BronzeAge (c 1500-1200BC). The moulds cast a type of axe head known as a palstave. Discovered by metal detectors and acquired by #Dover Museum through @findsorguk.bsky.social . PAS ID: KENT-CDA99E

Behind the scenes, Dover Museum’s Collections Team and volunteers have been condition checking collections and cleaning their cases in the Roman Painted House. The Roman Painted House remains closed for the Winter season, but we look forward to welcoming you back in the Spring #Roman #Dover #Museum

Cyclamen bring welcome colour to winter! Did you known a common name for cyclamen is sowbread or swinebread? Pigs are fond of eating the roots! 🐷 📷 Illustration from ‘The Flowering Plants of Great Britain’ (1855) by Anne Pratt [Baring-Gould Library 0691] #FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers #RareBooks

Watch until the end for our special guest feature! Over on Dover Museum's reels we've been sharing The 12 Displays of Christmas each day. Here's the 12th and final day for you all. Join in! 🎵"On the twelfth day of Christmas in Dover's Galleries..."🎵 #12daysofChristmas #twelfthday #Dover #Deal