# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sea Monsters Past and Present by Dr Darren Naish
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Ever since ancient times, people have believed that giant, monstrous animals inhabit the seas. If such creatures are real, could they have a direct relationship to the giant sea reptiles – in particular the long-necked plesiosaurs – of the geological past? Join esteemed author and palaeozoologist Dr Darren Naish as he explores our developing ideas about sea monsters past and present, a subject that combines developments in palaeontology with studies of mythology and popular culture. 

Dr. Darren Naish is an author and palaeozoologist who works on dinosaurs, ancient sea reptiles and the flying pterosaurs. He received his PhD in palaeontology from the University of Portsmouth in 2006. He has published numerous books, Dinopedia, Ancient Sea Reptiles and Mesozoic Art and Mesozoic Art II, and he blogs at Tetrapod Zoology (tetzoo.com ) where he writes about all manner of zoological topics. He also works for the BBC Natural History Unit and is the chief scientific consultant for the Apple TV+ series Prehistoric Planet.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dorchester/sea-monsters-past-and-present-by-dr-darren-naish/200029125695030
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/sea-monsters-past-and-present/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=dorchester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Dorchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 66 High West Street, DT1 1JP Dorchester, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 50.71575
- **long**: -2.43735
- **full address**: 66 High West Street, DT1 1JP Dorchester, United Kingdom, 66 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1XA, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Dorset Museum & Art Gallery (https://allevents.in/org/dorset-museum-and-art-gallery/22787290)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 66 High West Street, DT1 1JP Dorchester, United Kingdom, 66 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1XA, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Sea Monsters Past and Present by Dr Darren Naish ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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