PEOPLE who want to broaden their minds should keep their eyes peeled for a bright purple bus.

Museum On The Move is back with a new exhibition called It's Good To Talk.

The bus, a joint initiative of the County Museum Services of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire will travel around the three counties to reach out to rural communities.

It has served audiences that other museums cannot reach since the project began rolling in 1999.

Communication is the theme this year and the museum will look at how science and technology have enhanced our ability to make contact.

One of the key themes is the printing word, which is where the Worcester News has lent a helping hand, providing displays for you to ponder over.

Karen Spry, the curatorial officer at the Museum On The Move, said: "It's Good To Talk is going to be a very exciting exhibition.

"Communication is something that is central to our lives but we don't often step back to think about just how vital it is to us.

"The point of this exhibition is to encourage people to do just that, to ask questions and think about the specific role played by communication in their own lives and their own society."

As well as being informative and thought provoking, the exhibition will be hands-on, with interactive challenges, she said.

The wheels will be set in motion on Friday, when the museum sets off from Angel Place, Worcester city centre, at 9.30am.

It will tour Worcestershire between Wednesday, February 1, and Tuesday, March 14, and from Wednesday, June 28, to Tuesday, August 22.

The museum will then travel around Herefordshire between Wednesday, May 3 and Tuesday, June 27, and Wednesday, August 23, to Tuesday, October 3.

For timetable information, call 01299 250416.