The Arts Council gave the museum accredited status in 2010, and renewed it in 2015. We receive a small grant from the Town Council, but no other public funding. As a result, all our members of staff are volunteers and we have a reputation locally for our friendly atmosphere...
Small fashion museum in Dorset with 12 exhibition spaces and a welcoming tearoom, showcasing fashion and textiles from the eighteenth century to the 1980s.