Discover prehistoric artefacts excavated from Kents Cavern by William Pengelly.
The Archaeology collection charts the prehistory of the local area from the hominids of Kents Cavern to the invasion of the Romans and the first medieval settlements. A fascinating insight into how we have evolved.
Due to our Heritage Lottery Project, little of the collection is on display at this time. However there are plans to redisplay this material in early 2008.

Experience the sights and sounds of country living as you walk through our Devon Farmhouse Gallery.
The gallery is a reconstruction of a period farmhouse kitchen, parlour and linhay. Furnished with the famous Laycock collection of everyday domestic and rural life the gallery transports visitors back in time.  

The Agatha Christie Gallery is your chance to detect the real life story behind the world-famous crime writer who was born in Torquay.
The museum holds a large collection of images and photographs, including some family photographs kindly loaned by the family, as well as objects relating to Agatha's life and her writing.














 

The Time Ark Gallery contains some of the extensive natural science collections. These include Devonian fossils and geology, Ice age mammals from Kents Cavern and other local cave sites, and the modern flora and fauna of the local area.
There is an activity area for children where they can examine fossils and produce fossil rubbings.

The Beginner’s Guide to Ancient Egypt
An exhibition of ‘wonderful things’ for all ages, it includes a mummified boy from about 500 BC, a painted wooden coffin (see education) and a Shabti figure from the tomb of Seti I, as well as pottery, jewellery and textiles. The exhibition is particularly suited to use by school groups.

An exciting new display will shortly become available as part of the new Explorers Gallery, in the meantime the collection is unavailable.

Our apologies for any disappointment.