Cabinet_of_curiosities

The Jurassic Coast is the only natural World Heritage Site (WHS) in England and, it is believed, the only natural WHS in the world with a dedicated Arts Strategy.

The aim of this project is to bridge the yawning gap between the academic geological paper and the family day out on the beach and open up new ways of responding to the amazing history and landscape of The Jurassic Coast.

THE CABINET of CURIOSITIES has numerous worlds to explore through science fact, fiction and humour. Peer through the magnifiers at rocks and tiny fossils; turn the pages of The Headland and feel the layers of Time; follow the Time Line of Earth squashed into a year; become a Jurassic Monster; pull apart the Tectonic Plates; watch the Detritus fall to the bottom of the sea; look into the painted world of Henry de la Beche; join some of Palaeontology’s best Forgotten Friends; and lie on the carpet below and take a lugworm’s eye-view of the Primeval Swamp

The Brontosaurus Show (1984) was resurrected and especially adapted for The Fossil Festival when The Cabinet of Curiosities was first installed at The Lyme Regis Museum

Tim & Penny talk about the Brontosaurus Skeletonexhibited at Phoenix Arts Centre as part of Animated Exeter. Guided tours and talks have always been an integral part of any Forkbeard presentation.