Discover Sir Joseph Banks
Click below to enter the world of the Georgians and Sir Joseph Banks. Learn about his childhood, adventures, and eventual significance.
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Our Patron Sir David Attenborough described Sir Joseph Banks as that Great Panjandrum of British Science. Click below to join our growing Society
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Our extensive botany and insect collections can be found at the click of a button. Also check out our art collections, and the amazing George Edward Lodge.
Latest News
Centenarian
Our Patron, Sir David Attenborough, turns 100 years old on May 8th. We want to congratulate him on his amazing life and outstanding achievements. We are so proud of him and our association with him, and we still remember when he formally opened our Sir Joseph Banks exhibition in Lincoln. We look forward to the celebrations and will mark the event with a window display in the centre.
Celebration
East Lindsey District Council members, together with Sir Joseph Banks Society trustees, celebrate the purchase of the Joseph Banks Centre. The picture shows two plaques recognising the amazing £147,500 donated via the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund and East Lindsey Investment Fund. Councillor William Gray revealed that East Lindsey District Council had cumulatively awarded £1.5M to Horncastle projects.
We had some surprise visitors to the centre recently when Professor Michael Usher OBE, FRSE, and his wife dropped by on their way home to Norwich. Michael is a notable figure associated with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, where he served as the Chair of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. They were delighted to see our herbarium and impressed with the newly created Lincolnshire Herbarium. Michael kindly sent me a super image of the Lincolnshire Yellow Archangel L. galeobdolan, subsp. galeobdolan.
The museum is now open .
Opening hours are 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Occasionally hours may vary due to volunteer cover - If you are travelling specifically to visit it is always best to contact us beforehand