In the first year of its presence at the Fossil Festival, the Jurassic Coast Arts Programme has two objectives. The first is to support the creative activity that takes place at the event, and the second is to give a platform for all the other related creative activity that is taking place up and down…
Since the Natural History Museum Ichthyosaur Travelling Exhibition, libraries across Dorset have been looking for more innovative ways to engage with the Jurassic Coast and a fantastic opportunity came up when Dorset Libraries decided to celebrate The Lost World Read 2009. This nationwide event celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Arthur Conan…
Charmouth Footbridge crosses the River Char and sits on a fantastic part of the World Heritage Coast.The bridge is used over 500,000 times a year. And consequently now needs replacing. Thanks to Arts Council England funding; we are now in a position to appoint an artist to work on concept development, and with the engineers…
World Heritage Sites are selected by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation. One of their requirements is that each Site should have a Management Plan. This is a document that sets out details about the Site, why it is important, who is involved in its management and how they will make sure…
We have just completed a very interesting study which suggests that the Jurassic Coast has exceeded expectations in bringing economic, social and cultural benefits to the region since being awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2001. This new study points the way ahead for the Jurassic Coast. In 2003, the JCWHS Management Plan Framework…
Now everyone can take a virtual Walk Through Time, from a number of museums and Visitor Centres along the Jurassic Coast. This eagerly awaited interactive experience has now been installed at the following venues (east to west): Wareham Museum, Durlston Country Park Visitor Centre, Weymouth Museum, Portland Bill Visitor Centre, Bridport Museum, Charmouth Heritage Coast…
For a second year running, the Jurassic Coast website has continued to enjoy a high number of virtual visitors, with an average well in excess of 1000 unique visits every day.
The Jurassic Coast annual seminar was held on the 12th December at The Bull Hotel in Bridport. An audience of about 100 braved the cold damp weather to come along and be entertained by poetry and interactive voting, and to hear the news and views of local businesses and young people who live along the…
The work to develop the Jurassic Coast story within nine museums along the coast is developing apace. David Tucker and Richard Edmonds have visited all but one of the museums to agree new displays and content and some of the new cabinets and stands are now already in place. The project is called Collecting Cultures.…