Lapworth Museum of Geology
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From dinosaurs to volcanoes, we engage all ages & backgrounds with 4.6 billion years of Earth history and evolution 🌋🦕
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Happy #FossilFriday! We are back from another great meeting of the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social , this year in Birmingham, #England. We presented a poster each on collections problem-solving and 3D prints for outreach + loved getting to see the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Happy #FossilFriday! We are back from another great meeting of the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social , this year in Birmingham, #England. We presented a poster each on collections problem-solving and 3D prints for outreach + loved getting to see the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social
Thinking about #dinosaurs? Didn't get a chance to celebrate their 200th birthday last year? Well, our Temporary #Exhibition curated by @palaeostephan.bsky.social has now gone virtual!
Find 'Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research' on our Virtual #Museum: ow.ly/Ryt550XvLCA
Find 'Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research' on our Virtual #Museum: ow.ly/Ryt550XvLCA
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thinking about #dinosaurs? Didn't get a chance to celebrate their 200th birthday last year? Well, our Temporary #Exhibition curated by @palaeostephan.bsky.social has now gone virtual!
Find 'Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research' on our Virtual #Museum: ow.ly/Ryt550XvLCA
Find 'Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research' on our Virtual #Museum: ow.ly/Ryt550XvLCA
Join us on Mon 24 Nov for Alice Whittle's @acwhittle.bsky.social Lapworth Lecture.
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us on Mon 24 Nov for Alice Whittle's @acwhittle.bsky.social Lapworth Lecture.
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Leonard Johnston Wills (1884–1979) was critical in the early study of Paleozoic #fossil fish. Modern #palaeontologists at the University of Birmingham have now learned even more about these unusual animals. Visit our new Temporary Exhibition to understand a world of Feeding Without Jaws!
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Leonard Johnston Wills (1884–1979) was critical in the early study of Paleozoic #fossil fish. Modern #palaeontologists at the University of Birmingham have now learned even more about these unusual animals. Visit our new Temporary Exhibition to understand a world of Feeding Without Jaws!
Lapworth Volunteer and #palaeontologist Harry T. Jones has published an article with the @originalgcg.bsky.social!
Visit the link to discover how modern #museum collections may be used.
ow.ly/YNQ550Xu2LV
#LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #volunteer #news
Visit the link to discover how modern #museum collections may be used.
ow.ly/YNQ550Xu2LV
#LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #volunteer #news
Fun with Fossils: Using Museum Collections in the 21st Century
Posted on by geocurators Written by Harry T. Jones, who is a GCG assistant blog editor and palaeontological researcher. If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you have …
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November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Lapworth Volunteer and #palaeontologist Harry T. Jones has published an article with the @originalgcg.bsky.social!
Visit the link to discover how modern #museum collections may be used.
ow.ly/YNQ550Xu2LV
#LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #volunteer #news
Visit the link to discover how modern #museum collections may be used.
ow.ly/YNQ550Xu2LV
#LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #volunteer #news
Last #WhatsItWednesday we asked where you thought this scene was captured, and the answer is... Norway!
Elijah Walton (1832–1880) was a landscape artist from Brum. The Museum holds beautiful chromo-lithograph plates which illustrate his 1848 book 'The Coast of Norway'.
Image by Greg Milner.
Elijah Walton (1832–1880) was a landscape artist from Brum. The Museum holds beautiful chromo-lithograph plates which illustrate his 1848 book 'The Coast of Norway'.
Image by Greg Milner.
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last #WhatsItWednesday we asked where you thought this scene was captured, and the answer is... Norway!
Elijah Walton (1832–1880) was a landscape artist from Brum. The Museum holds beautiful chromo-lithograph plates which illustrate his 1848 book 'The Coast of Norway'.
Image by Greg Milner.
Elijah Walton (1832–1880) was a landscape artist from Brum. The Museum holds beautiful chromo-lithograph plates which illustrate his 1848 book 'The Coast of Norway'.
Image by Greg Milner.
This Weds 19th, join us for a 1920s lecture on our Dynamic Earth!
Prof. Charles Lapworth will explore earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides & Museum objects. Then a panel of experts will discuss the historical & scientific context of the talk.
Free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Prof. Charles Lapworth will explore earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides & Museum objects. Then a panel of experts will discuss the historical & scientific context of the talk.
Free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This Weds 19th, join us for a 1920s lecture on our Dynamic Earth!
Prof. Charles Lapworth will explore earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides & Museum objects. Then a panel of experts will discuss the historical & scientific context of the talk.
Free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Prof. Charles Lapworth will explore earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides & Museum objects. Then a panel of experts will discuss the historical & scientific context of the talk.
Free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
We hope all attendees had a roarsome time in Birmingham for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting!
Image by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #zoology #fossils #minerals #museum #vertebrates #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Image by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #zoology #fossils #minerals #museum #vertebrates #SVP2025 #2025SVP
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We hope all attendees had a roarsome time in Birmingham for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting!
Image by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #zoology #fossils #minerals #museum #vertebrates #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Image by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #zoology #fossils #minerals #museum #vertebrates #SVP2025 #2025SVP
This photograph was taken by Tempest Anderson at Vesuvius in 1885, now part of the Museum's lantern slide collection.
Did you know we have an event on 19 Nov where we'll listen to a talk on earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides?
Book your free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Did you know we have an event on 19 Nov where we'll listen to a talk on earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides?
Book your free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This photograph was taken by Tempest Anderson at Vesuvius in 1885, now part of the Museum's lantern slide collection.
Did you know we have an event on 19 Nov where we'll listen to a talk on earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides?
Book your free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Did you know we have an event on 19 Nov where we'll listen to a talk on earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides?
Book your free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
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If you are attending #SVP2025 #2025SVP make sure to visit the stall of the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social for some exclusive merchandise featuring some jawless fish designs!
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
If you are attending #SVP2025 #2025SVP make sure to visit the stall of the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social for some exclusive merchandise featuring some jawless fish designs!
Our new temporary exhibition Feeding Without Jaws is open TODAY!
Come and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient fish.
We are open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun and are free to visit 🐟
#LapworthRocks #FeedingWithoutJaws #NewExhibition #SVP2025 #Palaeontology #Paleontology
Come and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient fish.
We are open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun and are free to visit 🐟
#LapworthRocks #FeedingWithoutJaws #NewExhibition #SVP2025 #Palaeontology #Paleontology
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Our new temporary exhibition Feeding Without Jaws is open TODAY!
Come and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient fish.
We are open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun and are free to visit 🐟
#LapworthRocks #FeedingWithoutJaws #NewExhibition #SVP2025 #Palaeontology #Paleontology
Come and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient fish.
We are open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun and are free to visit 🐟
#LapworthRocks #FeedingWithoutJaws #NewExhibition #SVP2025 #Palaeontology #Paleontology
This #WhatsItWednesday, where in the world do you think this beautiful illustration depicts?
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #drawing #painting #artist #art
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #drawing #painting #artist #art
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This #WhatsItWednesday, where in the world do you think this beautiful illustration depicts?
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #drawing #painting #artist #art
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #drawing #painting #artist #art
Wishing a warm welcome to everyone at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting. While in Brum, snap a selfie with our #Museum icons and share with #LapworthRocks!
Images by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Images by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wishing a warm welcome to everyone at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting. While in Brum, snap a selfie with our #Museum icons and share with #LapworthRocks!
Images by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Images by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Join Alice Whittle (University of Derby) @acwhittle.bsky.social as she explores the effect of peatland restoration on microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs in our Lapworth Lecture on Monday 24 Nov.
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Join Alice Whittle (University of Derby) @acwhittle.bsky.social as she explores the effect of peatland restoration on microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs in our Lapworth Lecture on Monday 24 Nov.
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
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Although #2025SVP officially starts tomorrow, today we have a Triassic field trip to Warwickshire, tours of @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social, workshops run by @markwitton.bsky.social & @graphicssci.bsky.social & our evening Walking With Dinosaurs event chaired by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social!
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Although #2025SVP officially starts tomorrow, today we have a Triassic field trip to Warwickshire, tours of @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social, workshops run by @markwitton.bsky.social & @graphicssci.bsky.social & our evening Walking With Dinosaurs event chaired by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social!
Feeding Without Jaws opens this Wednesday!
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Feeding Without Jaws opens this Wednesday!
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
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Something fishy!
I had the privilege of creating a number of illustrations for this new exhibition under the expert guidance of @nitroshutter.bsky.social and his colleagues at Birmingham University. It runs from November 12th to February 28th. I’ll be visiting, and hope you will too!
I had the privilege of creating a number of illustrations for this new exhibition under the expert guidance of @nitroshutter.bsky.social and his colleagues at Birmingham University. It runs from November 12th to February 28th. I’ll be visiting, and hope you will too!
Grab your snorkels and dive back in time with us - our new temporary #exhibition Feeding Without Jaws opens on Weds 12 Nov. The exhibition explores cutting-edge palaeontological research on the lives of unusual ancient fishes.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Something fishy!
I had the privilege of creating a number of illustrations for this new exhibition under the expert guidance of @nitroshutter.bsky.social and his colleagues at Birmingham University. It runs from November 12th to February 28th. I’ll be visiting, and hope you will too!
I had the privilege of creating a number of illustrations for this new exhibition under the expert guidance of @nitroshutter.bsky.social and his colleagues at Birmingham University. It runs from November 12th to February 28th. I’ll be visiting, and hope you will too!
A reminder that the Museum is closed tomorrow (Friday 7th November 2025).
We will resume normal opening hours on Saturday 8th November.
We will resume normal opening hours on Saturday 8th November.
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A reminder that the Museum is closed tomorrow (Friday 7th November 2025).
We will resume normal opening hours on Saturday 8th November.
We will resume normal opening hours on Saturday 8th November.
James Lomax (1857–1934) was born in Lancashire. He followed his father as a colliery manager before the #plant #fossils of the Coal Measures piqued his curiosity. Lomax was interested in #microscopy and, with his own son, manufactured thin sections for #palaeobotanists.
Image by Greg Milner.
Image by Greg Milner.
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
James Lomax (1857–1934) was born in Lancashire. He followed his father as a colliery manager before the #plant #fossils of the Coal Measures piqued his curiosity. Lomax was interested in #microscopy and, with his own son, manufactured thin sections for #palaeobotanists.
Image by Greg Milner.
Image by Greg Milner.
A reminder that the Museum is closed this Friday 7th November.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Normal opening hours will resume on Saturday 8th November.
Thank you for your understanding!
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Normal opening hours will resume on Saturday 8th November.
Thank you for your understanding!
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A reminder that the Museum is closed this Friday 7th November.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Normal opening hours will resume on Saturday 8th November.
Thank you for your understanding!
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Normal opening hours will resume on Saturday 8th November.
Thank you for your understanding!
Grab your snorkels and dive back in time with us - our new temporary #exhibition Feeding Without Jaws opens on Weds 12 Nov. The exhibition explores cutting-edge palaeontological research on the lives of unusual ancient fishes.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Grab your snorkels and dive back in time with us - our new temporary #exhibition Feeding Without Jaws opens on Weds 12 Nov. The exhibition explores cutting-edge palaeontological research on the lives of unusual ancient fishes.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
Psilomelane is a group of hard manganese oxide #minerals, erroneously known as 'black haematite' despite having no relation to true haematite!
Image by Greg Milner.
#MineralMonday #LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #geology #museum
Image by Greg Milner.
#MineralMonday #LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #geology #museum
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Psilomelane is a group of hard manganese oxide #minerals, erroneously known as 'black haematite' despite having no relation to true haematite!
Image by Greg Milner.
#MineralMonday #LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #geology #museum
Image by Greg Milner.
#MineralMonday #LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #geology #museum
How does peatland restoration affect microbes and carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Delve into the world of mighty microbes with Alice Whittle @acwhittle.bsky.social at our next Lapworth Lecture on Mon 24 Nov, available on campus and on Zoom.
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
Delve into the world of mighty microbes with Alice Whittle @acwhittle.bsky.social at our next Lapworth Lecture on Mon 24 Nov, available on campus and on Zoom.
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How does peatland restoration affect microbes and carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Delve into the world of mighty microbes with Alice Whittle @acwhittle.bsky.social at our next Lapworth Lecture on Mon 24 Nov, available on campus and on Zoom.
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
Delve into the world of mighty microbes with Alice Whittle @acwhittle.bsky.social at our next Lapworth Lecture on Mon 24 Nov, available on campus and on Zoom.
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
There are over 20, 000 species of trilobite - all in different shapes and sizes! Trilobites are among the most successful early animals, living in oceans for almost 300 million years, before becoming extinct at the end of the Permian.
Image by Greg Milner.
#TrilobiteTuesday #LapworthRocks
Image by Greg Milner.
#TrilobiteTuesday #LapworthRocks
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
There are over 20, 000 species of trilobite - all in different shapes and sizes! Trilobites are among the most successful early animals, living in oceans for almost 300 million years, before becoming extinct at the end of the Permian.
Image by Greg Milner.
#TrilobiteTuesday #LapworthRocks
Image by Greg Milner.
#TrilobiteTuesday #LapworthRocks