Workshops Step out in Style this Spring! Monday 30th March 2026 10:30 - 12:00 pm Read More

Exhibitions 'Laura Ashley : From Kitchen to Catwalk' Extended until Summer 2026 Read more 'Best Foot Forward: Shoes and Accessories' June 2026 Read more 'Power Dressing' February 2025 - November 2026 Read more '20th Century Brides : A Hundred Years of Wedding Dress' 16th February 2026 Read more 'Youthquake:1960s' 16th February 2026 Read more More... More ... More... More... More...

Online Talks List Online Talks for 2026 coming soon ...... Calling all Fashion Designers! Be inspired by our 'Youthquake:1960s' exhibition to design your own garments. We will use our Youthquake:1960s exhibition as a starting point to spark creativity in designing some exciting and innovative garments. Students from Arts University Bournemouth and local 6th forms worked with the staff from the Fashion Museum to bring this dynamic exhibition to life. We will also examine the the sketches, paintings and collage work of Heidy and Isabelle Becks. All materials will be supplied but feel free to bring your own pens, pencils and colouring materials with you. Under 16s must be accompanied by a parent/carer https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/calling-all-fashion-designers-tickets-1984958686866?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Read More

Pencil case/ make up bag Get creative and craft your own stylish pencil case or makeup bag in this fun, hands-on session.Join our workshop and walk away with a custom-made pencil case or make up bag decorated entirely by you. We provide all materials, including the calico bag and fabric pens.A drink and a biscuit are also included in the price. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pencil-casemake-up-bag-tickets-1992998174189?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&_gl=1*r95dkm*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg3MzcwOTY4NS4xNzg0MjE2NjY2*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODQyMTY2NDgkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQyMTY2NDgkajYwJGwwJGgw

Kumihimo bracelets Learn how to use a traditional Japanese braiding technique to weave a beautiful, colourful, unusual friendship bracelet. Use the kit provided to weave a colourful and unusual friendship bracelet. A degree of dexterity is needed for this activity, so it is suitable for older children and adults. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kumihimo-bracelets-tickets-1992994285558aff=ebdsoporgprofile&_gl=1*151e69*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg3MzcwOTY4NS4xNzg0MjE2NjY2*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODQyMTY2NDgkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQyMTY2NDgkajYwJGwwJGgw

Make it Yours! Thursday 30th July 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ... More Kumihimo bracelets Thursday 30th July 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm ... More Ahoy, me Hearties! Pirate workshop Friday 31st July 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ... More Magical Unicorns Friday 31st July 13:15 pm - 2:45 pm ... More Tote Bags! Monday 3rd August 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ... More Pencil case/ make up bag Monday 3rd August 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm ... More Keeping Abreast of Fashion - A History of Decolletage Tuesday 18th August 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ... More

Make it Yours! Bring along any garment you wish to decorate. Bring any plain item you wish to decorate. It could be a plain t-shirt, trainers or scarf. Decorate it with our fabric pens. Fabric pens are provided and a drink and a biscuit are included in the price. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-it-yours-tickets-1992992022790?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Governance Blandford Fashion Museum is a charity registered under the name of Cavalcade of Costume Limited (Charity Number: 1052471) and also a registered company limited by guarantee. It is governed by a board of Trustees each serving for a term of three years. Presently there are nine trustees including the Treasurer and Chairman.In addition to an Annual General Meeting, the Trustees meet monthly. The day-to day management of the museum is the responsibility of the Management committee under the direction of the Operations Manager. This committee meets quarterly. The Costume and Display team, led by the Museum’s Curator, are responsible for the care of the museum’s collections and the programme of exhibitions.Feel free to contact us for any further information.

Donations / Acquisitions Due to storage issues, we have to be very strict on accepting donations and making acquisitions. If you would like to donate items to the Blandford Fashion Museum please email photographs and any relevant information to collections@blandfordfashionmuseum.co.uk The donations will then be considered by our display team, before going through the acquisition panel, where the collections' manager and a group of trustees will decide if we accept the item. This process can take a few months. We are lucky that we receive a lot of offers of donations, but to process them takes time. If your item is accepted, we will arrange the relevant paperwork and set a date to deposit the item.Please note, as we are a fashion museum we only take items relating to costume and fashionable dress. We do not currently accept other textiles (such as quilts, tapestries etc) or social history items (such as dolls). We currently do not have the budget to purchase any items for the collection. Items accepted may be taken into our main collection, our education collection or be used for set dressing, but we will discuss these options with you more thoroughly depending on what we think is best for the item. Please do not deposit or post any donations to the museum without prior confirmation that we will accept the item. Doing this may result in disposal. Thank you for considering donating to us.

Tote Bags! Use your creative skills to decorate a tote bag with fabric pens or embroidery. Create a custom made tote bag by using our fabric pens to decorate the bag. Alternatively, use embroidery threads to design and make your own tote bag.All materials are supplied. A drink and a biscuit are included in the admission price.Younger crafters will find it easier to use the fabric pens for their tote bags. Adults and older children may want to use embroidery. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tote-bags-tickets-1992996476110?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&_gl=1*1h8wc0t*_up*MQ..*_ga*OTg1ODA3NjEyLjE3ODQxMjcwODM.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODQxMjcwODEkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODQxMjcwODEkajYwJGwwJGgw

Donation To Support Our Work We love sharing and celebrating fashion history with you, but we are only a small museum, staffed mostly by volunteers. We work hard to keep our prices low, but if you can give more please consider a monetary donation. Your donation would go towards a range of vital costs we have to keep the museum running, from heating and dehumidifying our rooms so we can provide the correct environment for our historic textiles, to emergency repair works (this year we have had to contend with a leaking roof, a broken dishwasher in our tearoom and issues with our boiler). It could also help us to afford to keep running events by contributing to the payment of equipment, guests and staff as well as subsiding the prices for our family focused workshops. We are a charity, as well as one of the only fashion focused museums in the UK. If you can, please consider donating today. Thank you. If you would like to make a monetary donation please follow this link: https://fashion-museum-blandford.arttickets.org.uk/donate Charity Number (Cavalcade of Costume Ltd): 1052471 Contact us at collections@blandfordfashionmuseum.co.uk Our donations page is hosted by the Art Fund SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Enter your email here...* Yes, subscribe me to your newsletter. * Subscribe

Historical fashion museum set in a beautiful Georgian townhouse in Dorset LATEST NEWS 'Youthquake:1960s' Exhibition' 14th February 2026 Blandford Fashion Museum is excited to announce that we are now open and we have many new exhibitions to explore including the colourful 'Youthquake:1960s'. This is presented as part of the Fashioning Our Future project with The Salisbury Museum. Thanks to funding received from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the Fashioning Our Future project, students from Arts University Bournemouth and local Sixth Forms have been working with the museum team to bring to life this dynamic exhibition. Find out more here ... VOLUNTEER WITH US BECOME A TRUSTEE Come and be a part of this friendly and unique museum and tea room by volunteering with us. Sign up here... We are currently seeking to appoint new Trustees to join our voluntary Board of Directors. We need those willing to take leading roles at Board level in developing sponsorship and donation income streams. For an informal conversation or to express interest, please contact Deputy Chair of Trustees, Associate Professor Rebecca Pride - rebeccapride19@gmail.com. GROUP VISITS Would you like a tailored experience and the chance to see our collection up close and amongst colleagues or friends? We have a variety of packages available! Please visit our 'Group Visit' page here .... (Booking is essential to ensure we have space in our tea room and can provide the best experience)