Mark Evans curator from New Walk Museum & Art Gallery introduces one of the new specimens for the new Dinosaur Gallery, the new Plesiosaur.
This important Plesiosaur specimen was discovered in 2000 in a clay quarry in Gloucestershire and purchased by the museum with support from The City of Leicester Museums Trust.
In the film Phil Hackett, Chairman of The City of Leicester Museums Trust talks about the role of the Trust and its involvement in supporting new acquisitions, wisely investing our museum visitors generous donations.
Will the support from The City of Leicester Museums Trust, the new Plesiosaur features in
The Dinosaur Gallery: Exploring Lost Worlds exhibition at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, UK.
This film is one of a series of short films profiling the star objects in the Dinosaur Gallery at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery. This and other films are also available on the
Leicester Museums & Galleries YouTube channel.
With special thanks to Phil Hackett. Filmed and edited by Richard Baldwin at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, UK and produced by Glass Page in Leicester, UK. 2011
