Plesiosaurus 200: Celebrating 200 years since Mary Anning’s groundbreaking discovery a new temporary exhibition for 2024 Opening Date | 25th May 2024 Free with Museum Admission Our new temporary exhibition, exploring the history of Mary Anning’s discovery of the first complete plesiosaur skeleton, will be opening in the Geology Gallery on 25th May. The exhibition... READ MORE

The Really Wild Show - Trisha Hayman 17 September - 10 November Local watercolour artist Trisha describes her recent work as “an observation on the fragility of nature within the natural world,” as her still life images focus on nature’s unconsidered, forgotten or expendable specimens. As she puts it, “some are beautiful, some are bland... READ MORE

CONNECTIONS Creative Scrapbooking Sessions for Wellbeing & Pleasure with Christine Allison Sep 12/19/26 & Oct 3/10/17, 2-4pm In these weekly group sessions, create your own personal and meaningful book inspired by themes presented by Artist Christine Allison and through connections made to items in the Museum. You do not have to be ‘good at art’... READ MORE

Painting a Bird in Watercolour – One Day Workshop with James Winrow Taking inspiration from the Museum’s collection of John Gould’s bird prints, in this compelling workshop learn to add colour and life to a drawing of a bird in the medium of watercolour, guided by Natural History Artist James Winrow. Using the same process and... READ MORE

CONNECTIONS Creative Scrapbooking Sessions for Wellbeing & Pleasure with Christine Allison Sep 12/19/26 & Oct 3/10/17, 2-4pm In these weekly group sessions, create your own personal and meaningful book inspired by themes presented by Artist Christine Allison and through connections made to items in the Museum. You do not have to be ‘good at art’... READ MORE