An invitation to the opening of the Travelling Discovery Centre.
Press Launch & Photocall: 10.00 am Thursday 4 April 1996.
At Mansfield Museum and Art Gallery, Leeming Street, Mansfield
Open to the Public: THURSDAY 4 APRIL 1996 - SATURDAY 18 MAY 1996.
The fascinating world of natural history arrives at Mansfield this month when the Travelling Discovery Centre, part of London's famous Natural History Museum, takes up temporary residence at Mansfield Museum and Art Gallery, from Thursday 4 April 1996 until Saturday 18 May 1996.
Children from Mansfield Brownies, will be the first visitors to the Travelling Discovery Centre when they assist David Thrower, Head of Biology at West Nottinghamshire College of Further Education, at the opening.
Sponsored by Marks & Spencer, the Travelling Discovery Centre gives youngsters aged 7-11 a chance to get closer to museum exhibits which would usually be seen in glass cases. With the emphasis most definitely 'hands on', children can stroke a three-metre-long python skin, hold a prickly hedgehog, make a travelling seed or find out more about fossils. Only the really brave will accept the challenge of the 'feely box', where mystery objects are hidden behind doors and identification is by touch only!
Opening times: Monday-Saturday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm.
Admission: Free.
Telephone: Mansfield Museum and Art Gallery: 01623 663088
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Note to Editors:
Ben Spencer, Manager of the Travelling Discovery Centre, The Natural History Museum, will be available for interview at the Press launch, or prior to the launch via The Natural History Museum's Press Office.
The Children from 8th Mansfield Brownies will be available for interview/photography at the opening.
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Issued: 12 March 1996
