The Dover Bronze Age Boat
The world's oldest known seagoing
boat
The Dover Bronze Age Boat
Gallery is now open at Dover Museum.
A major new gallery at Dover Museum
explores the Dover Bronze Age Boat - an internationally important
archaeological discovery. After seven years of research and
conservation, the Dover Boat is back in Dover and on display at
Dover Museum.
The Dover Bronze Age Boat is an
award-winning project. In December 2000, it was awarded the British
Archaeological Awards ICI Award 2000, for its contribution to
archaeological knowledge.
The Dover Bronze Age Boat Trust
The Bronze Age Boat project was
achieved by the Dover Bronze Age Boat Trust, a charitable
organisation set up to manage the conservation and exhibition of
the boat. Due to the work of this organisation, the boat is to stay
in Dover and be displayed in Dover Museum.
The daily running costs of the gallery
are being met by Dover District Council, which owns and operates
the Museum Service. In six years (1993-1999) the Dover Bronze Age
Boat Trust raised £1.6million to fund the preservation and display
of the boat.
The principal donors were :
- The Heritage Lottery Fund
- English Heritage
- The European Regional Development Fund (KONVER Programme)
- and The Wolfson Foundation