Journey back to ancient #Antarctica at our next #LapworthLecture with Dr Saurav Dutta. Explore past climate change through geochemical analysis of #fossil bivalve shells.
Free and open to all.
📅 Mon 11 May, 17:30
📌 Uni of Bham campus and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Phyllites are formed when platy minerals adopt parallel orientations under metamorphism. This perfect alignment is called foliation, occurring in micas and serpentines. Hydrothermal fluids can infiltrate the cracks, forming the multicolour veins shown by a microscope.
By Maria Mendoza Giuffrida.
Join us for a free guided Museum tour on Monday 13th April!
See amazing objects, hear incredible stories and get the chance to see behind-the-scenes.
The tour runs from 12pm to 1pm on a first come, first served basis. Please meet at reception.
Photo by Greg Milner
#LapworthRocks #Museum
Our new #exhibition GROUNDTRUTH The Art of Science has been open for a week now, showcasing #artworks by Dr Rick Greswell around the #Museum. Have you seen it yet?
What do you think is the biggest anthropogenic impact on the #environment?
For more information: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Object of the Month returns with a new series! First up is Dorothy, long-time #volunteer with the #Museum, who discusses her choice of the Holcroft Manuscripts.
Produced by Ran Gao.
youtu.be/ix_IzyF5zVg
#LapworthRocks #geology #geologyrocks #history #archives
Dunites are intrusive igneous rocks composed by >90% olivine. Olivine has potential for carbon sequestration: its acid dissolution captures aquatic CO2, simultaneously producing amorphous silica and nesquehonite, useful to produce carbon neutral cement and energy.
By Maria Mendoza Giuffrida.
Our April quiz night is now SOLD OUT!
Didn't get tickets this time? No worries - our next quiz is on Weds 6th May. Tickets will go on sale from 9am tomorrow.
Book yours early to guarantee a place: lapworth-quiz-may26.eventbrite.co.uk?aff=fb
#LapworthRocks #LapworthQuiz #QuizNight #Quiz
This bright section is from a volcanic bomb from Monte Cavo. Volcanic bombs are released during explosive eruptions and get quickly cooled in the air, forming a “bread-crust” texture. These textures are even visible at macroscopic scales!
By Maria Mendoza Giuffrida
Here are our opening times this Easter.
Good Friday (Fri 3rd April) - Closed
Sat 4th April - Closed
Sun 5th April - Closed
Easter Monday (Mon 6th April) - Closed
We are open from Tuesday 7th April inclusive as normal.
We wish everyone a happy Easter! 🐇
Hungry for more trivia? Then come to our next Quiz Night!
Wed 1 April @ 7pm
Get 20% off tickets - use the promo code APRILFOOLS20 when booking.
Book here: ow.ly/eIpm50YzPKE
Turns out our Assistant Curator may have exaggerated his artistic ability...
Think you could answer questions like this? Try your luck at our next #Quiz Night!
Wed 1 April @ 7pm
Get 20% off tickets - use the promo code APRILFOOLS20 when booking.
Book here: ow.ly/eIpm50YzPKE
We ain't a one trick geology museum! These are genuine questions from our previous #Quiz Nights.
Next event: Wed 1 April @ 7pm
Get 20% off tickets - use the promo code APRILFOOLS20 when booking.
Book here: ow.ly/eIpm50YzPKE
Did you know we host a quiz night every first Wednesday of the month?
📚 5 rounds on everything from general knowledge to music & film
🦖 Geology-themed prizes
🍪 Free snacks & soft drinks
💎 Explore the Museum after dark
🗓️ Weds 1st April, 7pm
Book now: apr-quiz-lapworth.eventbrite.co.uk?aff=bs
Our new exhibition GROUNDTRUTH The Art of Science is open today!
Explore the installations to reflect on our impact on the environment. Grab a guidebook to find out more about each exhibit and related research in the University of Birmingham.
Read more: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/groun...
As of yesterday, spring is finally here! Here are our new opening times from April to August.
From Wednesday 1st April, we will be open from 10:00 to 17:00 on Monday to Friday.
Our weekend opening times (12:00-17:00) will not change.
See you soon!
#LapworthRocks
Join us on Monday at 5.30pm for our free Lapworth Lecture with Dr Zoja Vukmanovic.
🌋 How can rock microstructure reconstruct the cooling and movement of large magma bodies migrating through the crust?
📌 WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Can you believe a whale ear bone would be this small?
Whale ears are isolated from their skulls, meaning they can detect sounds without their entire skull vibrating and to determine the direction of sound underwater.
#FossilFriday #LapworthRocks
New #exhibition GROUNDTRUTH The Art of Science opening on Friday 27th March 🌊
Explore artworks about anthropogenic impacts on the environment by Dr Rick Greswell around the Museum, from abandoned mines polluting our rivers to microplastics disrupting oceans.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Our new exhibition GROUNDTRUTH The Art of Science opens on Fri 27th March. Explore anthropogenic impacts on the environment through a series of thought-provoking artworks by Dr Rick Greswell around the Museum.
🌞 Free entry
For more information: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks #Exhibition
This #ThrowbackThursday, we celebrate the role of archives in Museums. Read our article for #InternationalWomensDay2026 about six inspiring women in geology, including our long-time volunteer Catriona who has uncovered fascinating stories in the Archives.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
📷: Greg Milner
Dr Zoja Vukmanovic will speak at our next free #LapworthLecture, about how we can reconstruct the cooling and movement of large magma bodies through the crust via microstructural analysis.
📅 Mon 23 Mar, 17:30
📌 Uni of Bham campus and/or Zoom 💻
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
To celebrate International Women's Day 2026, we wrote an article about six women and their significant contributions to geology.
This year we showcase five important women from history, and one who often finds herself exploring the past in our very own Archives.
Read here: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
📅 Mon 9 Mar, 17:30
📌 WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom 💻
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
🎨: Davide Bonadonna
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Don't miss our Lapworth Lecture tomorrow with Dr Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza Alessandro Chiarenza, exploring dinosaur ecosystem responses to climate change in the Mesozoic.
Watch in-person or on Zoom, the lecture is free and open to all.
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There are a few huge Doctor Who fans on the Musuem team and they just punched the air reading this!
During the Silurian period, over 400 million years ago, the West Midlands was covered by a shallow, tropical sea. Fossil evidence for this includes this Marsupiocrinus genus of extinct crinoid (sometimes called a sea lily), found in the Much Wenlock Formation in Dudley.
#LapworthRocks #FossilFriday
Join us for a free guided Museum tour on Monday 2nd March!
See amazing objects, hear incredible stories and get the chance to see behind-the-scenes.
The tour runs from 12pm to 1pm on a first come, first served basis. Please meet at reception.
#LapworthRocks #Museum #Geology #Dinosaur #FreeTour
Recognise the arches? This is today's Museum space in the 1900s, when the room was used by the University of Birmingham's Engineering department for their 'Hall of Machines'. The vertical supports are still here now - spot them the next time you're in the Museum!
Credit: Uni of Bham
#LapworthRocks
Our comedy night is tomorrow!
Last few tickets left - book now to enjoy a night of #livecomedy at the Museum.
Come along for an evening of sharp jokes and compelling storytelling next to a dinosaur 🦖
📅 Thurs 26 Feb, 5:30pm, 7:30pm
comedy-night-matt-hobs.eventbrite.co.uk?aff=sm
📷: Chris Bentley
We hope your Monday shines as brightly as this gold specimen!
#MondayMotivation #MineralMonday #LapworthRocks #Mineral #Minerals #Gold #Shiny #Monday #Museum