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
NEWS
In conversation with curious things
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
We’ve received a grant from Arts Council England’s Cultural Recovery Fund!
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
Press Release: Museum Re-opening
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…
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
Henry De la Beche and the Enslavement of Black People
Henry De la Beche, first Director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, President of the Geological Society of London and friend of Mary Anning inherited a sugar plantation in… READ MORE
Geologist Writes Song About Mary Anning
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
Specialist Volunteer
Can you help us? We’re looking for a specialist volunteer with a strong background in retail to advise us on how we can make our wonderful museum shop even better…. READ MORE
Stunning Ichthyosaurs and Ammonites
Stunning Ichthyosaurs and Ammonites from a series of workshops delivered by Darrell Wakelam this summer at Lyme Regis Museum. Here are just some of the images created by our creative… READ MORE
Fantastic fossil fish made by Darrell Wakelam
Fantastic fossil fish made by Darrell Wakelam and our lovely museum visitors this May bank holiday weekend. Lots of sticking, gluing and painting by all those who took part to… READ MORE