Stories from DEEP TIME, the latest exhibition at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, sees 18 local artists respond to the museum’s fossil collections through the creation of paintings, textiles, sculptures, glass, ceramics, and mixed media.

Agnes Clark, ‘Fossilised Memories’

The exhibition launches on Saturday 25 January and marks the 200th anniversary of the naming of the dinosaur known as Iguanodon, whose teeth were first discovered in Sussex. Stories from DEEP TIME is a visual art response by SoCo Artists to this anniversary  and to the museum’s geological collection. SoCo Artists is a voluntary artist-led organisation based in Hastings and St Leonards. It aims to encourage its members to experiment, question and challenge their practice through a regular programme of exhibitions and workshops.

Julia Hilton, lead Councillor for Regeneration, Culture, Tourism, and Community wealth building, said, “We are delighted to unveil the new Stories from DEEP TIME exhibition at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery with SoCo Artists. The exhibition showcases work by 18 local artists that focuses on the themes investigating the collectors of fossils, the places where fossils are found and the fossils themselves.“

The exhibition is curated by Fiona Denning of SoCo Artists, in collaboration with Philip Hadland, the museum’s Curator of Natural Sciences. It is free to view and is on display between Saturday 25 January and Sunday 27 April. 

Associated events: 

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  • 25 January, 11am – Fossils at the Museum – Public Lecture about the museum’s fossil collections. Suitable for all. 
  • 15 February from 10am to 4pm – Relics Roadshow  – Meet local fossil experts, archaeologists, and collectors. Free event, suitable for all.
  • 22 February at 3pm – Mrs Mantell’s Tooth– Theatre Performance telling the story of the discovery of only the second dinosaur in Britain. Suitable for ages eight and over.

You can view the museum’s opening hours at hmag.org.uk, and book all exhibitions at hmag.org.uk/see-and-do/exhibitions


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