Bridport Museum reopened its doors on Monday with a brand-new exhibition which asks visitors what they value about the museum and its collection.

'The Right Stuff' is a three and a half year collections review project which seeks to engage the local community in helping shape what the museum collects now and in the future. The museum aims to be bold - asking what it should keep and why.

Museum director Emily Hicks said: "We only display about five per cent of our collections in the museum. We have around 20,000 objects in our stores - many of which are of national and international significance like our rope and net and fossil collections.

"The remainder continues to be a challenge to manage, costly to maintain and in some cases, difficult to justify.

"We want to ask our community some tricky questions - why do we have certain things? Should we have them? If not, where should they go? We also want to create space for future collections - how would Bridport like to represent itself for future generations?"

The exhibition introduces people to some of the challenges that the museum faces in caring for its collections, with lots of opportunities for people to have their say.

Entry into the exhibition is included in a museum ticket. For opening times, visiting FAQs, information about ropemaking demonstrations and guided walks, visit bridportmuseum.co.uk

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