The brand new Yorkshire Natural History Museum opened last weekend and was an instant hit, with queues down the street as people waited to see what was on offer.
The Star was lucky enough to be invited down to take a look around with the first of the visitors, and was also offered a quick look behind the scenes at some exhibitions coming soon.
Take a look inside this fantastic new addition to Sheffield’s museum scene.
This aquatic looking fossil is mounted on the wall right next to the door and it is the last thing you see as you exit the main room. Photo: National World
This tusk is not only mammoth in size, but it is an actual mammoth tusk. A lot of the fossils in the museum were found right here in Yorkshire, so this enormous creature could well have roamed what would become Sheffield at some stage of it's life. Photo: National World
These fossils are kept under-wraps behind the scenes and Museum Director, James Hogg, was kind enough to give us a sneak peak to share. Photo: National World