In May 2022, a statue of Mary Anning was unveiled in her home town, Lyme Regis after a successful crowd funding campaign - Mary Anning Rocks . This achievement gives visitors to Lyme Regis a physical reminder of a remarkable woman, a fossil hunting pioneer who lived and worked here.
Mary's artist's maquette has now gone on tour round the country and can be seen at the museums listed below. And if you know a museum near you that would like to host Mary's maquette, please get in touch with the Mary Anning Rocks campaign here: hello@maryanningrocks.co.uk
Find out more about the Tour using the links below...
Next stop:
Sedgwick Museum of Natural History (http://www.sedgwickmuseum.org/) for 2 months in July & August.
May 2022
Mary Anning's maquette sets off on tour from Lyme Regis!
Top: Evie Swire. Michael Jeffries, Anya Pearson, Denise Dutton at the unveiling of the maquette in May 2021 Below: MAR trustee, Brandon Lennon, packing up the maquette and (right), handing over the maquette to Nick Pierpoint of the GA for transport to the first museum on the tour.
