The Dacorum Heritage Trust
The Museum Store, Clarence Road, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 3YL
phone/fax: 01442 879525
Acting Curator Lyndsey McLean MA
Curatorial Assistant Nina Bevan BSc
Introduction
The Dacorum Heritage Trust was formed in 1993 and achieved Registred Museum status from the MLA in 1997. The Trust is the museum organisation for the Borough of Dacorum, based at the Museum Store in Clarence Road, Berkhamsted. Click here to see a map of the Store.
This historic building was originally the fire station and was specially converted, including environmental controls in 1994. The Museum Store is the home of the heritage of Dacorum, where over 60,000 objects are stored and catalogued for the benefit of present and future generations. The Store has been fully equipped with mobile shelving in the past two years and more information about this can be found here.
We are open by appointment, Monday to Friday,10am - 4pm. Please contact the Store to make an appointment. Regretably, due to the nature of the building, the store is not fully accesible, although alternative arrangements can be made.
To find out more about the collection, why not come to one of our monthly tours? We also offer a enquiry and research service, which is of particular interest to family history researchers, and local history enthusiasts. Displays of objects can be seen in many of Dacorum's local librarys - click here for details of what's on where. Details of our local history publications can be found on the Publications page.
Latest News:
Museums and Galleries Month
May is Museums and Galleries month and this year the theme is Ideas and Innovation. This month long celebration of all things museum kicks off on May 1st, with events happening all over the country.
As part of Museums and Galleries month the Dacorum Heritage Trust is pleased to announce that Trevor Cass and Rosie Hourihane from the Hemel Hempstead Museum of Technology, the Great War, and World War Two will be reinterpreting the collections held at the Museum Store, focusing on technology and innovation in Dacorum.
The tour takes place on 13th of May at 2pm. Places are limited, so contact us to book yours! Tours cost £3 per person. Please see the tours page for more details. Click here for more details of MGM events.
New member of staff
We are please to welcome Nina Bevan as the new Curatorial Assistant, to the Dacorum Heritage Trust. Nina has previous experience at Bushey Museum and Watford Museum, and brings a wealth of local knowledge to DHT.
New Object Loan Box!
The Trust is creating a new object loan box for schools. The box will be based on the Hemel Hempstead Quaker artist, Lefevre Cranstone. If you are a teacher and want to get involved in making the box, or piloting it, please telephone the Store on 01442 879 525,or email Lyndsey McLean.
Open Days at Frogmore Mill 
Please see the Paper Trail website for more details of open days at Frogmore Mill.
Opportunities for Volunteers
See our Volunteering page for more information.
Berkhamsted Castle Website
The Berkhamsted Local History and Museum Society administer a website about Berkhamsted Castle www.berkhamsted-castle.org.uk