Mary Anning
- Location
- Lapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)
- Dates
- Tuesday 13 September (10:00) - Thursday 22 December 2022 (17:00)
- Contact
Aerona Moore, Deputy Director and Learning and Public Engagement Manager
Email: a.moore.3@bham.ac.uk
Mary Anning Maquette
Mary Anning
A temporary exhibition celebrating the unveiling of the statue of Mary Anning in Lyme Regis in May 2022. A scale model of the statue is touring the country and will be on display in the Lapworth Museum’s gallery between September and December.
Mary Anning (1799-1847) was a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil hunter. She made many important fossil discoveries including the first ichthyosaur and plesiosaur, and the first pterosaur found outside of Europe.
Illustation of Mary Anning and her dog Tray by Phillip Richardson