Exhibitions

New Exhibition - What People Wore

Opening Wednesday 27 May in the Special Exhibition Gallery

A look at fashion from the Regency to Edwardian period, and beyond to the 1970s. 

Featuring men's, women's and children's clothing and accessories with representative examples of shoes, hats, gloves, umbrellas and parasols, and fans. There are also uniforms, wedding dresses, bathing costumes, decorative waistcoats and shawls.

The garments on display are made from a wide range of fabrics and many are ornately decorated. Several have local provenance from the Dover district, thus reflecting life in the area over the last two centuries.

Includes some of the Salter Collection from Deal Costume and Accessories Museum (open 1984 - 1998). 

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Stairwell Exhibition - Front Line Town:

Life in Dover During World War II

After the fall of France in June 1940, Britain was next in Nazi Germany's sights. Dover, just 22 miles from occupied Europe, was now a town on the front line. This exhibition explores what daily life was like in Dover during WWII. 

Visitors unable to access the stairwell can borrow a printed copy of the exhibition panels from the front desk. 

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Our Online Exhibitions: 

• Channel Swimmers
  An online resource on the early history of swimming the English Channel
• Curating Visibility
  At the End of History Exhibition
• Eleven Empty Spaces
  The 1989 Bombing of the Royal Marines School of Music in Deal
• Coal Mining in Kent
  The history of coalmining in Kent
• Channel Firing
  A response by Peter Sheppard Skaerved to Dover Museum's WWI collections