Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Location of the museum within South Yorkshire
Established 1964
Location Doncaster, South Yorkshire,
Coordinates 53°31′15″N 1°07′39″W / 53.5207°N 1.12740°W / 53.5207; -1.12740Coordinates: 53°31′15″N 1°07′39″W / 53.5207°N 1.12740°W / 53.5207; -1.12740
Type Military Museum
Website www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/culture-leisure-tourism/king-s-own-yorkshire-light-infantry-museum

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.[1] The museum won the "Most Improved Audience Figures" award from Audiences Yorkshire.[2]

History

Doncaster Museum opened in 1964 to display collections of natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art.[3] The holotype of the extinct species Ichthyosaurus anningae was identified in the museum's collection in 2008 and formally named in 2015.[4][5] The building also houses the Regimental Museum of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Audiences Yorkshire recognises the region's trailblazers". creativeportal.org.
  3. ↑ "places to visit in Doncaster". visitdoncaster.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Lomax, Dean R.; Massare, Judy A. (2015). "A new species ofIchthyosaurusfrom the Lower Jurassic of West Dorset, England, U.K". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (2): e903260. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.903260. ISSN 0272-4634.
  5. ↑ Gill, Victoria (19 February 2015). "BBC News - Forgotten fossil found to be new species of ichthyosaur". BBC Online. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum Collection". Ogilby Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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