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==Culture== [[File:Dover Castle (Castle Street).JPG|thumb|[[Dover Castle]] seen from Castle Street.]] There are three museums: the main [[Dover Museum]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dover.gov.uk/museum/ |title=Dover Museum website |website=Dover.gov.uk |access-date=26 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316101136/http://www.dover.gov.uk/museum/ |archive-date=16 March 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> the Dover Transport Museum<ref>{{cite web|title=Dover Transport Museum|url=http://www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk/See-Do/Attractions/Museums/Dover-Transport-Museum.aspx|website=White Cliffs County|publisher=Dover District Council|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908231127/http://www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk/See-Do/Attractions/Museums/Dover-Transport-Museum.aspx|archive-date=8 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Roman Painted House]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theromanpaintedhouse.co.uk/ |title=The Roman Painted House, Dover- Homepage |website=Theromanpaintedhouse.co.uk |access-date=26 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106000037/http://www.theromanpaintedhouse.co.uk/ |archive-date=6 November 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The town has two cinemas, the Silver Screen Cinema<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.silverscreendover.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227055236/http://www.silverscreendover.com/ |archive-date=27 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> located at the Dover Museum and the Cineworld Cinema opened in 2018 as part of the St James' Retail and Leisure complex.<ref name="stjames-dover.co.uk"/> A former cinema [[King's Hall, Dover|King's Hall]], dating from 1911 and now a bingo club, is in Biggin Street.<ref>[https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/35681 "Gaumont Dover"] ''Cinema Treasures''. Retrieved 13 February 2025.</ref> The Discovery Centre located off the Market Square houses Dover's library, Dover Museum, Silver Screen Cinema, the Roundhouse Community Theatre as well as adult education facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentadulteducation.co.uk/about-us/where-to-find-us/dover.aspx|title=Dover Centre|website=Kent Adult Education|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042705/https://www.kentadulteducation.co.uk/about-us/where-to-find-us/dover.aspx|archive-date=31 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Charlton Shopping Centre<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charltoncentre.co.uk/|title=Home|website=Charlton Centre|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042716/https://charltoncentre.co.uk/|archive-date=31 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> off the High Street has retail units, the Dover Local community hub, leisure facilities and the studios of Dover Community Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcrfm.co.uk/|title=DCR Local Radio for Dover, Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding areas.|website=Dcrfm.co.uk|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042702/http://www.dcrfm.co.uk/|archive-date=31 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The White Cliffs Theatre opened in 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/place/90426-the-white-cliffs-theatre-dover/|title=The White Cliffs Theatre (Astor Avenue, Dover)|website=List.co.uk|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042743/https://www.list.co.uk/place/90426-the-white-cliffs-theatre-dover/|archive-date=31 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> is based at Astor College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astor-college.co.uk/|title=Welcome to Astor College|website=Astor-college.co.uk|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427234942/http://www.astor-college.co.uk/|archive-date=27 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is also a community theatre based at St Edmund's Catholic School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-edmunds.com/topic/about-us|title=About Us β St Edmund's Catholic School|website=St-edmunds.com|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504165435/http://www.st-edmunds.com/topic/about-us|archive-date=4 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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