The dinosaur replica in question, known as Dippy the Dinosaur, has resided at London’s National History Museum for many years. However, the popular attraction is to be taken around a variety of venues. Poster printing within South Birmingham could be used to promote the display when it stays in the Midlands.
Lorraine Cornish, a conservation expert, said:
“When we come to put it back together we don’t get anything jumbled up.”
To ensure the process goes smoothly, the team have been working on a map. Cornish explained that the technique permits different parts of the skeleton to be recognised. She underlined the importance of this point by stressing how several vertebrae are like one another in terms of their appearance.
The skeleton has been at the same location since 1979. This means that a tour makes sense as the idea could make the attraction accessible to people who might not want to travel to London’s Hintze Hall.
Cornish said that the scheme could boost appreciation for natural history across the country. An estimate has suggested that the diplodocus replica may have been seen by over 90 million people already.
Kat Nilsson, another museum employee, confessed that moving the skeleton from place to place could prove problematic. However, reassembly should not take too long when the time comes.