This calcite specimen comes from the Beckermet Mine near Egremont, Cumbria. The calcite crystals have a pink hue due to the mine working iron ore from a haematite deposit for steel production between 1903 and 1973. #MineralMonday #LapworthRocks #GeologyRocks #Mineral #Minerals #Museum #Geology

Archaeologist Nancy examines a series of striking skulls for her Object of the Month. Produced by Ran Gao. youtu.be/hGLkREZUDR4 #LapworthRocks #geology #geologyrocks #archaeology #archaeologyfinds #museum #skulls #bones

SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED Thank you to all who entered our Creative Writing Competition! Our judges will select one winner from each age group. Winners will be contacted before announcement by the Museum, and will be invited to a private Autumn event. Winning stories will be published in perpetuity.

It has been 10 years since the Museum re-opened following a re-development and expansion. We are grateful for the support of everyone who has visited the Museum in the last 10 years. What is your favourite memory of the Museum? Tag us and use the hashtag #10YearsofLapworth. #LapworthRocks

The Museum will be closed on Monday, 10 August, due to essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience. We will be open as normal on Tuesday, 11 August.

CLOSING SOON! The Lapworth Museum wants YOUR creative fiction! Stories must relate to themes incl. geology, dinosaurs, volcanoes, etc. Submissions close at midday on 31 July 2026. Full terms at

Lapworth Museum Creative Writing Competition - NOW OPEN - University of Birmingham

The Lapworth Museum of Geology is looking for creative fiction from writers of any background! Submit your work throughout July for a chance to win.

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Visit the Museum from the comfort of your own home and step back in time to the Jurassic! See these marvellous molluscs, evidence that Britain was covered by a tropical sea. Head over to our Virtual Museum: www.thinglink.com/ca... #LapworthRocks #MolluscMonday #Museum #VirtualLapworth

Spend your summer holidays exploring! The Museum is open every day (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-5pm) and entry is free. Whether you're a fan of fossils or crystals, or just want to learn something new, the Museum is full of amazing objects to marvel at. Photo by Nicola Gotts #LapworthRocks

Did you know it has been 10 years since we re-opened the Museum after a £2.7 million redevelopment and expansion? 1/3

Just under two weeks before the deadline! The Lapworth Museum wants YOUR creative fiction! Stories must relate to themes incl. geology, dinosaurs, volcanoes, etc. Submissions close at midday on 31 July 2026. Full terms at

Lapworth Museum Creative Writing Competition - NOW OPEN - University of Birmingham

The Lapworth Museum of Geology is looking for creative fiction from writers of any background! Submit your work throughout July for a chance to win.

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This map by J. & C. Walker from our collections shows a hand-coloured "Geological Map of England" (1837). Much of the geological information is based on the earlier work of William Smith, John MacCulloch, George Bellas Greenough, and Smith's nephew John Phillips. 1/3

Dr Saurav Dutta's Lapworth Lecture is now available on YouTube. What can bivalves tell us about Antarctic climate change millions of years ago? Find out in Saurav's intriguing talk: youtu.be/5I42TeNCXQw #LapworthRocks #LapworthLecture #Antarctica #ClimateChange #Palaeoclimates

It has been 10 years since we re-opened the Museum to the public, after an 18-month closure as part of a £2.7 million redevelopment and expansion. 1/4

Watch Dr Zoja Vukmanovic's Zoja Vukmanovic Lapworth Lecture on YouTube now. Zoja delves into what rock microstructure can reveal about igneous processes in this fascinating, approachable talk: youtu.be/jo7Md7_Jd50 #LapworthLecture #LapworthRocks #Igneous #Rocks

Still working on your story? Don't forget to submit before midday on 31 July 2026 - we're looking forward to your entries! The Lapworth Museum wants YOUR creative fiction! Stories must relate to themes incl. geology, dinosaurs, volcanoes, etc. Full terms at

Lapworth Museum Creative Writing Competition - NOW OPEN - University of Birmingham

The Lapworth Museum of Geology is looking for creative fiction from writers of any background! Submit your work throughout July for a chance to win.

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Dr Hannah Byrne's Hannah Byrne Lapworth Lecture is now up on YouTube. Learn more about how shark's skeletons may have aided their extraordinary evolutionary success: youtu.be/ByoY6a8FP78 Pictured is the external view of the upper and lower jaw with teeth of Squatina (Angel shark).

SUBMISSIONS OPEN! The Lapworth Museum wants YOUR creative fiction! Stories must relate to themes incl. geology, dinosaurs, volcanoes, etc. Winners selected by Alice Roberts, Hannah Burrows, & Abbie Roberts. Submissions close midday 31 July 2026. Full terms at ow.ly/5WU050Z28B0

Incoming palaeontology PhD student Harry shares both fond family memories and dated dinosaur discoveries on the Isle of Wight. Produced by Ran Gao. youtu.be/yVfRE7u0h9k #LapworthRocks #geology #geologyrocks #fossils #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #museum #dinosaurs

Murex scolopax is a spiky snail predator, scouring the seafloor for tasty bivalves before emitting chemicals to weaken the shells of their prey! Image by Greg Milner. #LapworthRocks #MolluscMonday #MolluskMonday #museum #geology #fossils #zoology

This heatwave got us missing the Ice Age fr... From geological fun to just getting out the sun, why not visit the Museum this weekend? #LapworthRocks #FossilFriday #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #mammoth #heatwave

Watch Alice Whittle's Alice Whittle Lapworth Lecture on YouTube now. Alice investigates how microbes affect carbon cycling in peatlands, sharing more about her current PhD research: youtu.be/cSemMQUUCDQ #LapworthLecture #LapworthRocks #Peatlands #Microbes

This #ThrowbackThursday, read the article we wrote for International Women's Day 2026 about six women in geology. This includes Catriona Wright who is a long-time volunteer at the Museum and is also our Volunteer Coordinator. Read here: www.birmingham.ac.uk... 1/2

With the expo now over, Ajkaceratops will eventually make his way to a long term home at the Lapworth Museum. It has been super rewarding to see one of my models/designs migrate from the entirely virtual realm into the life-sized physical world. And to see him briefly on National Television, too!

Did you know... pufferfish have four teeth that are fused like a beak? Feeding on invertebrates, they can use these giant gnashers to crack open clams and shellfish! Image by Greg Milner. #LapworthRocks #ToothyTuesday #museum #geology #zoology

My model of this little guy has now been produced in life size by the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social crew. I visited the museum to help them paint it in preparation for a starring role in @profaliceroberts.bsky.social's & David Stevens' award winning show garden at the BBC Gardener's World Live expo.

Dr Matt Dempsey@sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New material of Ajkaceratops cements its identity as a ceratopsian, but adds a new wrinkle. It turns out that many european ornithischians previously classified as iguanodontians may actually be ceratopsians! New paper by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social et al., that I provided art for (link in reply).

At Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC to see the garden of evolution designed by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social, with help from @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social & BIFoR, featuring Ajkaceratops, a dinosaur described by team including Attila Osi, @tweetisaurus.bsky.social and me!

Dr Daniel Villar's Daniel Villar Lapworth Lecture is now available to watch on YouTube. Daniel explores why fieldwork is important for macroecology and macroevolution in an engaging, informative talk: youtu.be/jKU7oQpThdg #LapworthLecture #LapworthRocks #Fieldwork #Ecology

Our @gardenersworldmag.bsky.social garden is open! Between the 18–21 June 2026, explore #prehistoric #plants, hear from @profaliceroberts.bsky.social, and spot our life-size reconstructions of #extinct #animals! Tickets are available through the BBC website. 📷: Jake Atterby

This #ThrowbackThursday, read the article we wrote for International Women's Day 2026 about six women in geology. This includes Marguerite Thomas Williams who is the first black person to have obtained a doctorate in geology in the USA. Read here: www.birmingham.ac.uk... 1/2

This #ThrowbackThursday, read the article we wrote for International Women's Day 2026 about six women in geology. This includes Rachel MacRobert who not only founded the MacRobert Trust but also had a successful career in geology. Read here: www.birmingham.ac.uk... 1/2