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OBJECT OF THE WEEK: Fijian Breastplate This round disc of sperm whale teeth and pearl shell, on display in our Explorers gallery, is from Fiji and is called a ‘civavonovono’. Many such fine pieces were made in the mid-19th century by Tongan artisans.

A beautiful panoramic view of Victoria Parade and Beacon Hill in the 1950s. #Torquay #TorquayMuseum #MuseumArchive #EYA #MuseumCollection #1950s #DigitalArchives

HAKUNA MATATA!!! We have a little treat for those patiently waiting for the release of #MufasaTheLionKing! Using our natural history collection, we have created a small display of skulls of animals that can be seen in #theLionKing films.

#ObjectOfTheWeek: Noctule Bat The noctule bat, or great bat, is one of the largest British species of bat. Noctules mainly dwell in trees, residing in holes made by rot or woodpeckers. They possess a characteristic flight path that is powerful, direct, and can fly at 50 km/h.

#ObjectOfTheWeek: Native Axe This axe from the Massim district of Papua New Guinea is about 120 years old. The green basalt axehead lashed into a wood shaft with cane binding, has been traded over 350 miles.

Today, we're cleaning the front of @torquaymuseum. Greg is powerwashing the paving slabs, revealing their true colors. We'll also repair the broken slabs and wall. Follow for updates!🧽🪥🫧

A nice fresh coat of blue paint is being applied to the doors and skirting boards today, replacing the brown colour. Shamek is doing a great job, supervised by the Irish Elk. Alexandra, our Senior Executive, is so impressed she has matched her outfit to the new colour! 😆

Today @torquaymuseum our #decorating excitement was finding a beautiful #Victorian cast iron radiator behind a MDF radiator cover! We never knew it was there!🤯 Our Decorator Shammek is giving it a through vacuum 🧹and coat of paint 👨‍🎨

Here is hardworking #volunteer Anthony Job building a new shelving area to store our #educational equipment. We located all the items scattered around the museum and temporarily placed them in our local studies room while it is completed. We have a lot of stuff to store!

Today big thanks 🙏go to Kurt and the team at Travis Perkins 👷🧱Torquay for a generous reduction on our materials bill for fixing the broken paving slabs on the museum forecourt! As we are a charity everything helps! We much appreciate their support here at Torquay Museum

We've recently displayed large canvases in the entrance hall, showing various photographs of Agatha Christie through life. Each photo gives visitors an insight into the world of one of the greatest female crime writers in history, showing Agatha at different stages in #Torquay.

The downstairs visitor #toilets 🚽are having a refresh! We have given them a new coat of paint and hanging up new #Wallpaper based on photographs and sketches from our collection with plenty of wallpaper paste. Spending a penny will never be so historic 😆 @Torquaymuseum!

If you are joining us for our Spring Gathering on 12 April, you will be able to see these fantastic large pictures of a young Agatha when you arrive at Torquay Museum next week. photo credit: #torquaymuseum

OBJECT OF THE WEEK: Gentleman’s Sticks These canes are part of a collection made by Harry Grant & Sons, Marble Works. They belonged to Mr. Oldfield of Wellswood who had a new stick made by the Grant approximately every year. The head of every cane is made of semi-precious stone.

Greatest Hits Radio Devon News BBC Devon Film Hub South West 10th Anniversary screening - Saturday 10th May Torquay Museum

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What a brilliant day last Saturday for the erfilmfest 2025 10th Anniversary Screening Torquay Museum - thank you to everyone who attended and TheTorbayWeekly and Greatest Hits Radio Devon News for promoting the screening :)

OBJECT OF THE WEEK: Hyena Skull This is the skull of a hyena, on display in our Holden gallery. Because of their appearance and behaviour, hyenas are often mistakenly called canines, but they are more related to cats than dogs.

OBJECT OF THE WEEK: Regency Era Writing Accessories In the Regency period, writing was a more deliberate process. Accessories were elaborate and beautifully made, generally of wood, ivory or silver. Here, you can see a quill cutter, a quill pen, two quill nibs and an ink bottle.

OBJECT OF THE WEEK: Hope’s Nose Limestone This is limestone from Hope’s Nose, on display in our Beneath Our Feet exhibition, an ancient rock that offers a window into deep time. This limestone is rich with fossils of corals and shells.