The Dorman Museum forms part of Middlesbrough Council's 'Museums & Galleries Service' along with its sister venues - the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, situated in Stewart Park and Mima - Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art - sited opposite the Town Hall.

The museum offers a great range of eight themed display galleries, full disabled access throughout and additional facilities such as café, on - site collection stores, resources room and education suite.


Learn more about the history of the Dorman Museum...

virtual tour

The Virtual Tour allows you to see all our permanent galleries from the comfort of your home!

Visit The Virtual Tour
lordship of acklam plan

Hanging in the double height space of the new Dorman Museum extension is a remarkable and unique historic plan...

View The Estate Plan
linthorpe pottery and decorative arts

There are 1,060 items in the Linthorpe Pottery collection representing around 465 of the 2,350 different designs thought to have been produced during the pottery's ten year history...

View The Pottery Collection

Travel back through time along our interactive timeline.
Learn more about the social history in our area or jump back to the time of the dinosaurs!

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