What's going on at The Etches Collection?
**** PLEASE NOTE **** - We only run our tours of Kimmeridge Bay between September and April as during the summer months the fossil ledges are hazardous and completely obscured by seaweed thus preventing us being able to give a proper tour of the geology of the Bay
Kimmeridge Bay Tours Cancelled
/In response to government advice concerning the current Coronavirus (COVID 19) health emergency, the Etches Collection Museum will be close temporarily to the public from 18 March 2020. This also means that we have had to cancel our upcoming bay tours.
Our absolute priority is the health and safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors in these difficult times. We do not know when we will be able to reopen but we hope to be able to provide further updates soon.
The Museum collection remains accessible through our website as does our online shop. We will continue to maintain our online database of all our fossil specimens and to provide regular updates on new discoveries and other museum news via our website and social media pages. We hope that this will allow the general public and global scientific community to stay in touch with the Museum.
We will update our website and social media pages accordingly.
Introduction to Fossils & Geology Course
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Introduction to Fossils & Geology Course 10am - 1pm
Read MorePurbeck Arts Week Commences - Caz Scott Exhibition
/Purbeck Art Weeks Festival, 23 May - 7th June 2020
Fossil Themed Art Workshop with resident artist Caz Scott
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Fossil Themed Art Workshop with resident artist Caz Scott 11am - 3pm
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Christmas Kimmeridge Bay Tour with Steve Etches at 2.30pm
/Your chance to accompany Steve Etches down to Kimmeridge Bay to learn all about the geological and palaeontological importance and history of Kimmeridge, explore the fossil ledges as well as understand safe fossil collecting and conservation.
Adults £15, Children 5-16 £8, Family Ticket 2 adults 2 children £38. No under 5's due to the health and safety requirements of the tour.
***Includes mulled wine and mince pies!!***
Contact us on 01929 270000 to book your place.
Kimmeridge Bay Tour with Steve Etches at 2.30pm
/Your chance to accompany Steve Etches down to Kimmeridge Bay to learn all about the geological and palaeontological importance and history of Kimmeridge, explore the fossil ledges as well as understand safe fossil collecting and conservation.
Adults £15, Children 5-16 £8, Family Ticket 2 adults 2 children £38. No under 5's due to the health and safety requirements of the tour.
Contact us on 01929 270000 to book your place.
Kimmeridge Bay Tour with Steve Etches at 10.00am
/Your chance to accompany Steve Etches down to Kimmeridge Bay to learn all about the geological and palaeontological importance and history of Kimmeridge, explore the fossil ledges as well as understand safe fossil collecting and conservation.
Adults £15, Children 5-16 £8, Family Ticket 2 adults 2 children £38. No under 5's due to the health and safety requirements of the tour.
Contact us on 01929 270000 to book your place.
Kimmeridge Bay Tour with Steve Etches at 11.00am
/Your chance to accompany Steve Etches down to Kimmeridge Bay to learn all about the geological and palaeontological importance and history of Kimmeridge, explore the fossil ledges as well as understand safe fossil collecting and conservation.
Adults £15, Children 5-16 £8, Family Ticket 2 adults 2 children £38. No under 5's due to the health and safety requirements of the tour.
Contact us on 01929 270000 to book your place.
Stop Frame Animation Workshop with Jessica Mountfield
/Fantastic opportunity to create your very own short animation film! Here at the Etches Collection, in association with the Purbeck Film Festival, you can work with the amazing animator Jessica Mountfield and make your own mini-movie.
Jess is a talented Arts University Bournemouth graduate, working at Karrot - a vibrant BAFTA and Emmy Award Winning London Animation Studio. They have produced animations such as Sarah & Duck (Winner - Kidscreen Awards) and The Snowy Day, and have created idents around The Powerpuff Girls and We Bare Bears! They provide animation services to Channel 5, Amazon and Nickelodeon.
Jess also recently completed an internship at Aardman working on Shaun The Sheep 2 and has worked as an animator and director on a variety of 2D projects. She loves all things miniature, all things that move and has a special love for wool.
£16 for workshop including materials and light refreshments. Please bring a packed lunch.
Tickets available online through the Purbeck Film Festival Box office at the Rex Cinema HERE.
Workshop in The Wolfson Discovery Room. 11am - 2.00pm.
Age 8 years and above.
*** Please bring a USB stick in order to download any available animation on the day. ***
Halloween Dress Up - FREE ENTRY FOR KIDS
/Join us for our Halloween dress up!
FREE ENTRY for all children (ages 5-16 years) who visit us on Thursday October 31st in full Halloween fancy dress. We welcome all ghosts, monsters, witches and warlocks but most of all we would love to see your best dinosaur outfits!
We look forward to seeing you……please tweet or Facebook us your amazing outfits and tag us if you are coming to visit us.
Kimmeridge Bay Tour with Steve Etches at 2.30pm
/Your chance to accompany Steve Etches down to Kimmeridge Bay to learn all about the geological and palaeontological importance and history of Kimmeridge, explore the fossil ledges as well as understand safe fossil collecting and conservation.
Adults £15, Children 5-16 £8, Family Ticket 2 adults 2 children £38. No under 5's due to the health and safety requirements of the tour.
Contact us on 01929 270000 to book your place.
Purbeck Film Festival Movie Night - 'Blue' plus Food and Refreshments
/The Purbeck Film Festival & The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life proudly presents the screening of the environmental documentary, ‘BLUE’.
BLUE (PG)
Director: Karina Holden
Documentary | Australia | 2017 | 1 hr 16 mins
Tickets £12 (includes Chilli & Rice, vegetarian option available) catered by The Salt Pig and entrance to view the stunning Etches Collection museum gallery.
"Nuance and complexity sets Blue the Film apart as an environmental documentary. It resists sugar-coating but communicates hope; it simultaneously privileges the scientific and the romantic, the individual and the collective. The images of the ocean's decay stun us, but so do the many images of its beauty - and these factors become change-making forces in Blue" The Big Issue Magazine.
Watch Trailer HERE
Tickets bookable via the Purbeck Film Festival website HERE
SCHEDULE:-
17:00
Doors/bar open and optional museum tour
18:00
Screening of Blue (PG)
19:15
Chilli and Rice (with vegetarian alternative) catered by The Salt Pig
20:00
Second film screening of the evening (film to be announced)
