A local museum in Charnwood Forest is hosting a ‘Geopark Corner’ as part of a new temporary exhibition.
The Mountsorrel Museum and Heritage Trust, which recently joined the Geopartner Network, run the village museum, and have opened a new exhibition to celebrate the heritage of Mountsorrel. The displays feature historic photographs of the village, an archaeology table, a model of the former castle, and two large touchscreens that provide access to the Trust’s image and history archives.
In addition, the exhibition features a ‘Geopark Corner’, where visitors can walk across a large geological map of Charnwood Forest – discovering geology that stretches back nearly 600 million years. Several geological specimens are on show, as well as panels which provide more information on what makes the Geopark so special.
The Museum, located above Mountsorrel Library, will be open:
Thursdays: 2-4pm
Fridays: 2-4pm
Saturdays: 9.30am-Noon
Address: Church House, The Green, Mountsorrel, LE12 7AF
Jack Matthews, Geopark Geoheritage Officer, said: “We are so pleased to be supporting this excellent local museum with a loan of the Geopark Corner for the next few months. Mountsorrel has a rich and varied history that is inextricably linked with the local geology, so it is wonderful to see an exhibition that brings geological and cultural heritage together in one place.“