Archive for the ‘News’ Category

World oldest marine crocodile fossil discovered on Lyme Regis Museum Walk Lyme Regis Museum is delighted to share the discovery of an exceptionally rare marine crocodile maxilla (upper jaw bone)… READ MORE

Mary Anning Letter to return to Lyme Regis An exceptionally rare partial handwritten letter and signature from pioneering fossil collector Mary Anning was recently offered at auction (Bonhams, 26th March),… READ MORE

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival receives financial boost through Airbnb’s ‘Best of British’ Fund The organising team at Lyme Regis Museum are celebrating after winning a grant from Airbnb’s Best of… READ MORE

URGENT FUNDRAISING APPEAL An exceptionally rare partial handwritten letter and signature from pioneering fossil collector Mary Anning is due to go under the hammer (Bonham’s Auctions 26th March) prompting an… READ MORE

Lyme Regis Museum honoured with prestigious national award from Arts Council England Lyme Regis Museum is delighted to announce its outstanding Jurassic Coast Geology Collection has been awarded Designated Status… READ MORE

The Lyme Regis Museum has been celebrating its centenary. As part of this The Friends of the Museum set up a bursary for sixth form students from Woodroffe School. The… READ MORE

We’ve just discovered that ‘Curiosity’, NASA’s long serving planetary rover on Mars (3,000 Mars days or ‘Sols’ and counting) has carried out test drillings, and that two of these ground… READ MORE

A creative project for wellbeing and pleasure Lyme Regis Museum is full of curious things, we often ask ourselves; how did it get here, who made it, why is it… READ MORE