Dippy, the Diplodocus dinosaur, has been located in Hintze Hall at London’s main entrance to London’s Natural History Museum since . The Dippy cast, which was located in Hintze Hall for the past years, is being replaced by a huge blue whale skeleton 2017.. On Thursday, the museum revealed that the suspension of the blue whale’s skeleton from the ceiling was part of an overall plan to show new specimens at Hintze Hall. According to the 134-year old museum, the new exhibits will tell the “story of our relationship with nature through the Museum’s unique collections research,” it said. It will suspend dynamically from the ceiling, and plunge through the space. This will replace the beloved Dippy for 35 many years. The Museum of Natural History in London felt the blue whale skull would be a great introduction. It will show the Museum’s ongoing research into Earth’s rich biodiversity and sustainable future as well as its interest in the origins and evolution of life. It is being considered by the Museum to take Dippy, the famous Diplodocus casting, on tour. Sir Michael Dixon is the Museum’s Director. He said that the tale of Dippy, the Blue Whale, reminds us how large we are responsible for the environment. This was the Museum’s largest donation ever. The Museum announced that Dippy, the Diplodocus dinosaur, will be touring. Image: London’s Natural History Museum. The Museum plans to alter the way that the collection is created and relocated in Hintze Hall. They will change the way they create and share their scientific research. The whale was discovered in Wexford Harbour in Ireland in 1891, where it had been injured and beached by whalers. The Museum received it and placed it in its Mammal Hall in 1938,, where it is currently displayed above a blue whale model. The popularity of whaling led to a decline in blue whale population during the first half the 20th Century. Since gaining protection in the 1960s, their numbers have begun to rebound. According to the Museum, the whale is Earth’s largest animal and it has an interesting history that “from sea-to-land and back again”. Sir Dixon stated: “This represents an essential and urgent change. We are guardians of some of the most important scientific resources in the world. Our purpose is to change the thinking about nature. The blue whale is a powerful reminder that, while there is not always enough, it is possible to make real changes.
