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Ranked among the finest in South West England, Torquay Museum is a journey of discovery for all ages.

MARVELLOUS MARBLE
Torquay Museum is showcasing a stunning exhibition that uncovers the seldom-told story of South Devon’s marble industry. This industry produced beautiful objects, including tables and jewellery from the area’s deposits of decorative limestone formed 400 million years ago. Read more...


EMPLOYMENT VACANCY
Torquay Museum has a vacancy for a Facilities Assistant to help with the daily operation of the building. Click here for further details.

NEW SEASON OF MUSEUM'S CLASSIC FILM CLUB
There is a new season of Torquay Museum's Classic Film Club. From Friday 27th April you will be able to watch some of the best classic movies ever made - as they should be seen, on the big screen? Every week, on a Friday afternoon, you can see classics from The Big Sleep to Jane Eyre. Details of all of the films to be screened in this latest Classic Film Club season can be found by clicking on this link


JAWBONE IS EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF MODERN HUMANS IN NORTH-WESTERN EUROPE
Experts from the University of Oxford and the Natural History Museum in London  have re-dated Torquay Museum’s world famous Kent’s Cavern jawbone and discovered that it is  the oldest anatomically modern human fossil in north-western Europe.

This discovery emphasises the status of Kent’s Cavern as one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe. Read more...


EGYPTIAN ‘ROYAL’ COFFIN DISCOVERED AT TORQUAY MUSEUM
An extremely rare Egyptian coffin, possibly belonging to the son of a king or queen, has been ‘discovered’ at Torquay Museum – so rare is the coffin that even the British Museum doesn't have one quite like it. The coffin and its mummy are on display in the Museum's Explorers Gallery. Read more...

 



AGATHA CHRISTIE GALLERY
Visit Britain's only permanent gallery dedicated to the life story of Torquay's most famous daughter, the world's undisputed Queen of Crime. Trace the eventful life of the best-selling author of all time through a vast collection of photographs and images.

There’s also a programme of other temporary exhibitions, events, school holiday activities and workshops, which means that there is always something new to see and do at Torquay Museum.

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