Mary Anning Wing

Funding towards the building of the Mary Anning Wing at the Lyme Regis Museum to enhance learning, exhibition and café space.

Project Status - Completed

Start Date: 01/07/2017
End Date: 31/03/2018
Local Growth Fund allocation: £56,250
Awarded to: Lyme Regis Museum

Project Summary:

Funding towards the building of the Mary Anning Wing at the Lyme Regis Museum to enhance learning, exhibition and café space.

Outputs:

Learning space
Extended exhibition
Expanded retail space
Public toilets and a lift.

Outcomes:

2.5 jobs
28,500 visitors per annum

Local Growth Funding was allocated towards the new Mary Anning Wing extension of the Lyme Regis Museum. Lyme Regis Museum welcomed its most famous patron, Sir David Attenborough, to lead a special inauguration ceremony for the Mary Anning Wing, the new extension which opened in July 2017.

Tourism is a key sector for Dorset and this impressive addition to one of Dorset’s much-loved museums will help to contribute to the wider economic well-being of the region through the creation of jobs, and increased visitor numbers and local spend.