Exhibitions The Charcoal Maker – An exhibition of photographs by Terry Jeavons in the Rotunda Gallery, running until 4 July Ernestine’s story – This exhibition in the ground floor gallery tells the story of Ernestine Collier, a local lady who lived all her life in Lyme and died there last October, aged 86. Walks This… READ MORE
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EVENTS: Coming up in May
Mary Anning’s Birthday Quiz Sunday 22nd May in the Pilot Boat at 7.30pm – Maximum teams of six – £2.50 per person – Pay on the door Facts about Fossils Sunday 29th May in the Geology Gallery at 2.30pm – A talk by Museum Learning Officer, Chris Andrew Exhibitions The Charcoal Maker – An exhibition… READ MORE
EVENTS: Coming up in April
Talks Jane Austen and Lyme Regis by Natalie Manifold: 2.30 pm Thursday 7th April in Woodmead Hall. Organised by The Friends of Lyme Regis Museum. Sir Henry De La Beche of Lyme Regis by Keith Shaw: 2.30 pm Tuesday Tuesday 26th April in Woodmead Hall. Talk organized jointly with the Lyme Regis Society. Children’s Events… READ MORE
New in the Museum: Railway Additions
Following the interest in the exhibition The Lyme Railway: Axed Fifty Years Ago in the Rotunda Gallery over the winter, Lyme Regis Museum has strengthened its permanent display on Lyme’s “Bluebell Line”. It now covers the listed, mass concrete Cannington Viaduct, which is a much visited relict of the line, Michael Stride’s paintings and some… READ MORE
EVENTS: Coming up in March
Talks Tales of the Deep by Professor Denys Brunsden: 2.30 pm Thursday 3rd March in Woodmead Hall. Spectacular sea-floor surveys (geomorphology) with incredible imagery, including Weymouth Bay. Organised by The Friends of Lyme Regis Museum. Rhode Hill House by Audrey Standhaft: 2.30 pm Tuesday 29th March in Woodmead Hall. Talk organized jointly with the Lyme… READ MORE
EVENTS: Coming up in February
Family Fun Day Wednesday 17th February sees another Family Fun Day at Lyme Regis Museum, with free entrance from 11 am to 4 pm. Children can enjoy a dinosaur paper craft activity, with Alison Bowskill from Woodroffe School showing children how to make and decorate a ferocious T Rex and a flying Pterosaur(as pictured). Talk… READ MORE
New Exhibition: Ernestine’s Story
Lyme Regis Museum has a new exhibition in the ground floor gallery. It tells the story of Ernestine Collier, a local lady who lived all her life in Lyme and died there last October, aged 86. When she was sorting her mother’s possessions, Diana Hunt found that she had kept mementoes of events in her… READ MORE
New Exhibition: Almost a Distant Land
The new year is underway at Lyme Regis Museum with a new art exhibition by Liz Somerville. Situated in the Rotunda, it will continue until mid-April. It is titled “Almost a Distant Land” because Liz feels that Dorset has a dreamy, far away quality. Original hand-coloured linocuts and photographic reproductions show how the land meets… READ MORE
Railway Exhibition – Last Few Days!
Sadly our popular exhibition entitled “The Lyme Railway: Axed Fifty Years Ago” will be closing after this coming weekend. So if you haven’t seen it yet, or would like to visit it again, there are just a few days left to catch it – in the Rotunda Gallery at Lyme Regis Museum.
EVENTS: Coming up in January
January is a quiet month but even in the middle of Winter you can enjoy our current exhibition and regular fossil walks: Exhibition Currently on display in the Rotunda Gallery is “The Lyme Railway: Axed Fifty Years Ago”. This exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the axing of the rail connection between Axminster and Lyme… READ MORE