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| Established | 1880 |
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| Location | Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Type | Geological museum |
| Visitors | c. 50,000 |
| Director | Jon Clatworthy |
| Public transit access | University railway station |
| Website | www |
The Lapworth Museum of Geology is a geological museum run by the University of Birmingham and located on the university's campus in Edgbaston, south Birmingham, England. The museum is named after the geologist Charles Lapworth, its origins dating back to 1880.[1] It reopened in 2016 following a £2.7 million redevelopment project that created new galleries and displays, as well as modern visitor and educational facilities.[2]
The Lapworth Museum is free to visit;[3] its galleries are aimed at a broad range of audiences, from families and children to undergraduate students and specialist geology groups. The galleries use the Lapworth's collections to tell the story of the evolution of life and the planet over 4.5 billion years of Earth's history, with a particular focus on how the environment, climate, plants, and animals of the English Midlands have changed over time. The Lapworth's collection includes more than 250,000 specimens of fossils, rocks and minerals that are of international scientific significance, as well as an important archive that documents key scientific discoveries and historical geologists.[1] The Lapworth was one of five UK museums shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award in 2017.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Behind the Scenes at the Museum: Lapworth Museum of Geology, UK | The Palaeontological Association". www.palass.org. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Lapworth Museum of Geology to reopen". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Visiting the Lapworth Museum of Geology - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ correspondent, Mark Brown Arts (27 April 2017). "Tiny geology centre vies with Tate Modern to be museum of the year". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017 Finalist | Lapworth Museum of Geology | University of Birmingham - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.