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We’ve received a grant from Arts Council England’s Cultural Recovery Fund!

Posted on: 12th October 2020

Lyme Regis Museum has been awarded £60,000 as part of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. It will ensure that our… READ MORE

Geology Gallery

Press Release: Museum Re-opening

Posted on: 4th September 2020

It is wonderful to be re-opening Lyme Regis Museum on Tuesday 8 September and we are looking forward to hearing the happy buzz of visitors in the galleries again. The… READ MORE

Lyme Regis Museum Investigates…

Lyme Regis Museum Investigates…

Posted on: 27th July 2020

Find out about fossils with modern-day ‘Mary Anning’, geologist Dr Anjana Khatwa. We’re releasing a series of short films on You Tube, where Anjana brings our fossils to life in… READ MORE

Geologist Writes Song About Mary Anning

Posted on: 19th June 2020

A songwriting geologist is probably quite rare, and the same can probably be said for songs about Mary Anning (or indeed palaeontologists in general). We’re delighted that Jim Truman (a… READ MORE

Post-war Cinema Programmes in New Display

PRESS RELEASE: Post-war Cinema Programmes in New Display

Posted on: 22nd March 2018

A collection of over 100 original Regent Cinema programmes dating from 1948 to 1955, found in impeccable condition at a flat in Rickmansworth last year, are now the subject of… READ MORE

Museum seeks new team of Volunteer Gallery Guides

PRESS RELEASE: Museum seeks new team of Volunteer Gallery Guides

Posted on: 29th November 2017

Lyme Regis Museum is looking for enthusiastic people who love Lyme and its history, to help bring their newly refurbished galleries to life as Volunteer Gallery Guides. Museum Director David… READ MORE

Lyme Regis Museum is Open!

PRESS RELEASE: Lyme Regis Museum is Open!

Posted on: 18th July 2017

Yesterday morning at 10.00am the museum opened its doors to the public following the building of a brand-new extension, the Mary Anning Wing. The new wing brings the museum up… READ MORE

Opening Ceremony Held with a Special Thank You to Volunteers and Supporters

Opening Ceremony Held with a Special Thank You to Volunteers and Supporters

Posted on: 13th July 2017

Yesterday at 2.30pm, we held an opening ceremony in the museum square with Tracy Chevalier and special guests Sylvia Oliver, our longest serving volunteer, and Anna Lovich who made the… READ MORE

Shop View

VACANCY: Museum Shop and Admissions Desk Assistant

Posted on: 6th July 2017

Lyme Regis Museum is seeking an enthusiastic and outgoing person to work in the museum’s shop and on the admissions desk 3 days per week (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) through… READ MORE

Lyme Regis Museum to Reopen after £1.5million Extension and Improvements

Lyme Regis Museum to Reopen after £1.5million Extension and Improvements

Posted on: 29th June 2017

PRESS RELEASE Lyme Regis Museum is thrilled to announce that its doors will reopen to the public on Monday 17th July 2017 following the completion of its new £1.5million Mary… READ MORE