{"id":5838,"date":"2021-06-22T11:42:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T11:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/?p=5838"},"modified":"2021-06-22T11:42:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T11:42:55","slug":"lapworth-museum-of-geology-visiting-summer-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2021\/06\/lapworth-museum-of-geology-visiting-summer-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Lapworth Museum of Geology – Visiting Summer 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lapworth Museum of Geology<\/a>, at University of Birmingham is now reopen! It is also free to visit.<\/p>\n

Explore life over 3.5 billion years using exceptional objects, many of which originate here in the Midlands.\u00a0A visit to the Lapworth Museum provides a fascinating insight into how the Earth formed and changed over time, and how life on Earth developed and evolved. The museum captures the imagination of all ages with state of the art galleries, interactive exhibits, soundscapes and\u00a0 animations recreating the Midlands environment from up to 425 million years ago.<\/p>\n

Check the website <\/a>for details of online events too.<\/p>\n

New opening times<\/h2>\n

Tuesday to Friday – 10:00 till 16:30<\/p>\n

Saturday – 12:00 till 17:00<\/p>\n

Sunday and Monday \u2013 Closed<\/p>\n

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Museum closed for scheduled maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Museum will be\u00a0closed\u00a0<\/strong>for scheduled maintenance work from\u00a0Monday 5th<\/sup>\u00a0of July\u00a0<\/strong>until approximately\u00a0Tuesday 20th<\/sup>\u00a0July<\/strong>\u00a0inclusive.<\/p>\n

Due to uncertainty around the final completion date of this maintenance work, the Museum may also be closed from\u00a0Wednesday 21st<\/sup>\u00a0July to Saturday 24th<\/sup>\u00a0July<\/strong>. Further updates will be provided as the maintenance work progresses.<\/p>\n

You will be able to book tickets to visit the Museum from\u00a0Tuesday 27th<\/sup>\u00a0of July\u00a0<\/strong>onwards. Apologies for any inconvenience<\/p>\n

Booking your tickets<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You must book a ticket for a timed entry slot in advance of your visit. Tickets are free of charge and are released at least two weeks in advance.<\/p>\n

For more information and to book your tickets visit our\u00a0Eventbrite booking page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Things to remember for a safe visit<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2022 It is mandatory to wear a face covering inside the Museum at all times, unless you are exempt.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Some hands-on interactive displays are currently unavailable.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Please keep your distance from others (2m).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Please make use of the hand sanitisers provided at key spots throughout the Museum.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Please follow any directional signage.<\/p>\n

\u2022 We have a reduced retail offer in the Museum shop and purchases can only be made via card transactions.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Unfortunately, refreshments are not available at the Museum.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Toilet facilities will be accessible during your visit.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If you are displaying any COVID-19 symptoms, please do not visit.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If you are unsure about anything during your visit, please ask one of our friendly members of staff for help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Lapworth Museum of Geology, at University of Birmingham is now reopen! It is also free to visit.<\/p>\n

Explore life over 3.5 billion years using exceptional objects, many of which originate here in the Midlands. A visit to the Lapworth Museum provides a fascinating insight into how the Earth formed and changed over time, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5838"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5840,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5838\/revisions\/5840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}