Dinosaur gallery reopens at Hastings Museum
The display draws on work by geologists and palaeontologists to tell the prehistoric stories hidden within the museum's fossil collections.Additions include a bespoke display case created using repurposed cabinets from the former Old Town Hall museum.The gallery retains old favourite features, including the Pepper's Ghost illusions where fossils transform into lifelike models at the press of a button.The project was supported by Arts Council England as part of the museum's National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) funding.
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