As a Strategic Partner of Dacorum Borough Council, DHT is committed to raising the profile of Arts and Heritage within the Borough. Since its formation in 1979, the Trust has offered affordable, inclusive arts and heritage activities to encourage children, young people, families, local community groups including Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter (DENS), sheltered housing units, care homes and Age Concern to take an active interest in their heritage.
The Dacorum Heritage Trust (DHT) is the Accredited Museum for the area of Dacorum. However, unlike traditional museums with public galleries, it exists as a museum store with visiting by appointment. Due to this fact, the staff and volunteers at DHT have to think quite creatively about ways to take objects and stories out into the community, in order to successfully share our local history.
DHT is based in a converted fire station in Berkhamsted where it houses in excess of 110,000 artefacts relating to the history of the Borough. The collection is varied and includes paintings, photographs, documents, archaeology and textiles as well as many local and social history artefacts. It covers a wide time period from Neolithic times (around 6,000 years ago), through to the present day and gives a wonderful insight into the long history and culture of the Dacorum
Our Vision and Values
Mission Statement
To collect and record the history of the Borough of Dacorum. To interpret and display the collection in order to encourage interest and appreciation of the heritage of Dacorum.
Dacorum Heritage Trust (DHT) is committed to providing the highest quality service to all. To achieve this goal we will:
DHT provides a heritage service for the Borough of Dacorum. DHT manages and cares for the collections housed at the Museum Store, providing access to the public via exhibitions and handling workshops at schools as examples.
The Trust continues to provide support to the Tring & District Local History & Museum Society with its local history museum.
Striving to exceed your expectations in everything we do
The Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd
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