Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.[1]

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Location of the museum within South Yorkshire
Established1964
LocationDoncaster, South Yorkshire,
Coordinates53.5207°N 1.12740°W / 53.5207; -1.12740
TypeMilitary Museum
Websitewww.heritagedoncaster.org.uk/doncaster-museum/

The museum is scheduled to close on 17 January 2020, with the collection being moved to a new site, due to open in summer 2020.[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] The Roman Danum shield, found in Doncaster in 1971 is on display in the museum.[7]

The museum won the "Most Improved Audience Figures" award from Audiences Yorkshire in 2009.[8]

References
  1. "Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  2. "Doncaster Museum". Heritage Doncaster. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "places to visit in Doncaster". visitdoncaster.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  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. S2CID 85745787.
  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.
  7. Buckland, Paul (1978). "A First-Century Shield from Doncaster, Yorkshire". Britannia. 9: 247–269. doi:10.2307/525941. ISSN 0068-113X. JSTOR 525941.
  8. "Audiences Yorkshire recognises the region's trailblazers". creativeportal.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
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