{"id":1583,"date":"2016-06-13T17:48:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T17:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/?page_id=1583"},"modified":"2016-06-13T18:28:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:28:48","slug":"lapworth-museum-re-opens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/lapworth-museum-re-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Lapworth Museum Re-opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_1586\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8534.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1586\" src=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8534-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"The 7 metre long \u201cmineral wall\u201d display case\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8534-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8534-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8534-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8534-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8534.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 7 metre long<br \/>\u201cmineral wall\u201d display case<\/p><\/div>The Lapworth Museum of Geology (University of Birmingham) has reopened after several years of sustained effort, and a lot of hard work by many, many people. The Museum finally welcomed its first visitors on Friday 10 June. The end result looks superb &#8211; smart modern lines blending with the stylish Edwardian interior, all brought bang up to date by top class display cases, great graphics and a diverse range of excellent displays. Visitors can explore life over the past 3.5 billion years, whilst enjoying displays of exceptional objects from one of the UK\u2019s most outstanding geological collections, with state-of-the-art galleries and a range of innovative and interactive exhibits &#8211; all completely free of charge.<div id=\"attachment_1588\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8540.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1588\" src=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8540-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Display featuring the physical properties of minerals\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8540-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8540-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8540-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8540-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8540.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Display featuring the physical properties<br \/>of minerals<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFrom rocks and fossils to volcanoes, earthquakes, and even dinosaurs, the Museum will capture the imagination of all ages.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nYou can read a fuller report with pictures by BCGS member Roy Starkey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindat.org\/article.php\/2372\/Lapworth+Museum+of+Geology+reopens+after+an+extensive+%C2%A32.7+million+redevelopment\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe Lapworth Museum of Geology&#8217;s website can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/birmingham.ac.uk\/facilities\/lapworth-museum\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1591\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8618.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1591\" src=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8618-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"The Museum\u2019s main hall \u2013 Evolution of Life Gallery\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8618-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8618-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8618-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8618-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC_8618.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Museum\u2019s main hall \u2013 Evolution of Life Gallery<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lapworth Museum of Geology (University of Birmingham) has reopened after several years of sustained effort, and a lot of hard work by many, many people. The Museum finally welcomed its first visitors on Friday 10 June. The end result <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/lapworth-museum-re-opens\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1583","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1599,"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions\/1599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcgs.info\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}