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  • Venue Hire

    Enquire for availability

    Our unique venue is ideal for parties, drinks receptions, and canapés.

    Host at the Lapworth
  • Museum gallery with display cases and dinosaur skeleton. The text "Cardboard Clues" and "£25 per team" in the middle of the image.

    Cardboard Clues - Murder at the Museum: Movie Night Murder

    Wed, 11 Feb - Sat, 31 Oct 2026

    Book Cardboard Clues' Murder Mystery Adventure in the Museum. A glamorous movie event at the museum turns into a crime scene. Can your team crack three curious cases?

    Book now
  • A painting of a glacier landscape with a red and orange sky.

    The Great Thaw

    Tues, 6 Oct 2026 - Fri, 8 Jan 2027

    The Museum's new temporary exhibition showcases the loss of the cryosphere as captured by artist Gennadiy Ivanov.

    For more information
  • Display case with geology specimens

    Free Guided Museum Tour

    Every first Monday of the month

    On the first Monday of every month from 12:00 to 13:00, experience the Museum galleries and behind-the-scenes with an experienced guide. All tours are free but booking is required. Meet at the Museum reception.

    For dates and booking
  • People sit in groups at tables around a Museum gallery doing a quiz night.

    Quiz Night at the Museum

    Every first Wednesday of the month

    Join our monthly quiz night. Test your knowledge across 5 fun rounds with questions ranging from general knowledge to music and film.

    Book tickets on Eventbrite
  • A Dalek stands in front of a dinosaur skeleton at a geology museum.

    Family Fun Day: Fossils and Fiction

    Wed, 28 Oct (10:00-16:00)

    Discover how rocks and fossils can transport us to other worlds and meet the Museum's very own monsters at our Family Fun Day.

    For more information
  • A graphic showing a red brick building in the dark with a dinosaur skeleton in front of it holding a pumpkin.

    Halloween Movie Night: The Blair Witch Project

    Thurs, 29 Oct (19:00-20:30)

    Celebrate Halloween by watching The Blair Witch Project at the Museum.

  • A woman wearing a hard hat and fieldwork attire stands in a cave with stalagmites above her.

    Lapworth Lecture - Dr Chloe Riviera

    Mon, 9 Nov (17:30-18:30)

    Join us for Dr Chloe Riviera's Lapworth Lecture: Unlocking the Secrets of Vietnam’s Past Climate: Insights from Stalagmites.

    Free lecture