Talk on early Victorian geologists and palaeontologists led by Phil Hadland, followed by a Victorian toy theatre puppet-making and performing workshop.
The Line-Up of Victorian Scientists is on at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery on Sunday 29 November, from 11.30am to 2.30pm. It's a talk and a puppet-making workshop led by Phil Hadland, and it sits within a wider series the museum is running called Mrs Mantell's Tooth and the Gideon Mantell - Lyell Legacy.
The talk follows the early geologists who made the first discoveries of the Iguanodon, among them Gideon Mantell, who worked right here in Sussex. His findings supported the conclusions Charles Lyell drew in Principles of Geology, a book that would go on to be a major influence on Darwin's On the Origin of Species. It's not just the big names, though; the session also brings to light the palaeontologists who often get less credit, like Mary Anning and Mary Ann Mantell, whose contributions were instrumental in bringing those discoveries to fruition.
Once the talk is over, it turns into a puppet-making and performing workshop. You'll be making 2D characters in the style of the Victorian toy theatre, so you get to spend the second half of the session actually making something and then putting it to use. It's a good way to spend a Sunday morning and early afternoon if you're into local history, geology, or just fancy a bit of crafting.
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It all takes place at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, on John's Place, Bohemia Road, from 11.30am to 2.30pm on Sunday 29 November.
