A FOSSIL roadshow is set to come to a North Yorkshire country house next week.
‘Fossiliam’s Fossil Roadshow’ will come to the National Trust’s Nunnington Hall on August 23 and 25.
The roadshow will be included as part of the ‘Creatures of Curiosity’ project – a seven-week exhibition at the North Yorkshire country house running until September 4 exploring the folklore and fossils from the region.
Yorkshire fossil fans are invited to bring their finds along with them.
Expert palaeontologist Dr Liam Herringshaw, who also organises the Yorkshire Fossil Festival, will be identifying people’s discoveries at the country house and will be at the exhibition from 11am to 3pm.
He will also be showing off some of his favourite fossil curiosities.
On the day there will also be the chance to learn about and make some of Yorkshire’s Ice Age monsters.
Ryedale-based education consultant Rosie Barrett developed Creatures of Curiosity, a seven-week exhibition at Nunnington Hall on display until September 4th, to explore the exciting and fantastical range of folklore and fossils from the region.
Liam will be identifying people's discoveries and showing off some of his favourite fossil curiosities. There will also be the chance to learn about and make some of Yorkshire's Ice Age monsters.
Rosie Barrett said: “The Creatures of Curiosity exhibition at Nunnington Hall tells the stories of lots of fantastical creatures from the region – including many that we only know about from fossils found at Kirkdale Caves near Kirkbymoorside.
“It's now a great opportunity for visitors to find out more about the project and to bring their own fossils for identification.”
Rosie and her team have worked with six schools to put together the exhibition this summer, as well as with professional artists and museums workers.
The team worked with children from Friarage Community Primary School, Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School, Luttons Community Primary School, Sherburn Church of England Primary School, Snainton Church of England Primary School and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School.
Rosie said: “It’s been absolutely brilliant to develop original stories about the region with local young people and for their artwork to take pride of place alongside stories and art by professionals.
“We have worked with so many talented young people – as well as children’s illustrator Tim Hopgood, who has created original illustrations of the Kirkdale Cave creatures, and artist Karen Thompson, who has illustrated a large-scale Nunnington dragon that snakes through one room and down a corridor at the Hall.”
The project has been funded and supported by Arts Council England, Ryedale District Council, the National Trust, Scarborough Museums and Galleries, and Fossiliam.
More information can be found on the Nunnington Hall's website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nunnington-hall/features/exhibitions-at-nunnington-hall
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