Mike Howe Chief Curator, British Geological Survey

1. GB3D Fossil Types OnlineJisc funded project collaborating with Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge, National Museum WalesOxford University Museum of Natural HistoryGCG – coordinating local museums Mike Howe Chief Curator, British Geological Survey

2. 162 years ago, on 14th May 1851

3. Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

4. opened the Museum of Practical Geology

5. which ran from Jermyn Street through to Piccadilly

6. All the “Crown Jewels” were on display

9. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. Michael Reeve 2002. Wikimedia Commons

13. www.3d-fossils.ac.uk

14. Competition

15. MUSEUMS PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITION • The Geological Walk, British Geological Survey, Environmental Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG • British Geological Survey Information Office, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD • Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ • National Museum of Wales Amgueddfa Cymru, National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP • Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6DA • Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XA • Great North Museum : Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4PT • Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Bradninch Offices, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS • Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, NG8 2AE • Warwickshire Museum, Market Hall, Warwick, CV34 4SA • Scarborough Museums Trust, Woodend , The Crescent, Scarborough, YO11 2PW • York Museums Trust, Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7FR • Dinosaur Isle, Culver Parade, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8QA • Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, City Centre, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW • Perth Museum, 78 George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB • Leeds City Museum, Millenium Square, Leeds, LS2 8BH • Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD • New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7EA http://gb3dtypefossils.blogspot.co.uk/

28. Competition

29. MUSEUMS PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITION • The Geological Walk, British Geological Survey, Environmental Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG • British Geological Survey Information Office, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD • Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ • National Museum of Wales Amgueddfa Cymru, National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP • Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6DA • Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XA • Great North Museum : Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4PT • Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Bradninch Offices, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS • Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, NG8 2AE • Warwickshire Museum, Market Hall, Warwick, CV34 4SA • Scarborough Museums Trust, Woodend , The Crescent, Scarborough, YO11 2PW • York Museums Trust, Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7FR • Dinosaur Isle, Culver Parade, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8QA • Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, City Centre, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW • Perth Museum, 78 George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB • Leeds City Museum, Millenium Square, Leeds, LS2 8BH • Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD • New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7EA http://gb3dtypefossils.blogspot.co.uk/