Life at the museum. I arrived around 10:00 today – I was greeted by Margaret and Judith which was nice. I helped Judith out during Wednesday normally, as an assistant volunteer researcher in the Social History collections. Working as a volunteer before this job at the Museum was really good fun. Once you get to know everyone, once you break down the barriers of awkwardness, the Museum is interesting and enjoyable. I was amazed at the amount and quality of documents available for private research – Bridport has a truly thriving culture and social history, particularly concerning its sea faring connections to Canada – I’m hoping to take my third year out at university to study either there, or in the US
I used to be a cynic about working at Museums – believing they were musty, stuffy, and completely out of touch with the world I belonged to…. I could not have been more wrong. Bridport Museum
Another exhibition which has really caught my eye is ‘Bridport in 1911’ – looking back over the last century, to see life then is fascinating – Bridport’s rope industry was still thriving. Speaking of anniversaries, the most fascinating exhibition, in my opinion, at the museum, is that of the 400th anniversary of the King James 1st Bible – the selections of manuscripts have such amazing detail, and their quality remains undiminished, even after four centuries…
Working as a volunteer, you get the chance to see the other side of the museum, the part ‘behind closed doors’ so to speak – I loved going around the different research areas. The Coach House centre is FULL of documents and items donated and discovered in Dorset , and around the world. Just this morning, a gentleman who moved out to California
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