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15/11/2016
'Dippy' The Dipdoculous To Take Residence At The Ulster Museum
'Dippy' the Diplodocus is set to take residence in the Ulster Museum from September 2018 as part of a road trip across the UK, as he ventures out of London's Natural History Museum for the first time since 1905.
Dippy will travel the length and breadth of the country from early 2018 to late 2020 visiting eight different venues.
The full 292-bone skeleton in its displayed pose is an impressive 21.3 metres long, 4.3 metres wide and 4.25 metres high. A total of 90 venues responded to the open-call for potential partners in 2015.
Since his unveiling in the Natural History Museum in 1905, Dippy the Diplodocus became a star, and has featured in newspaper cartoons, news reports and even played starring roles in film and television. Dippy is cast from the type specimen found in America.
Kathryn Thomson, Chief Executive of National Museums Northern Ireland, said: "We are thrilled that Dippy will be coming to the Ulster Museum in Belfast, where he can be assured of a very warm Northern Irish welcome! It will give us a fantastic platform to uncover and connect to stories from our own extensive Natural Sciences collection. We look forward to creating an exciting programme of events for Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure that will appeal to all ages and inspire our visitors to engage more with the natural world in our area."
(CD/LM)
Dippy will travel the length and breadth of the country from early 2018 to late 2020 visiting eight different venues.
The full 292-bone skeleton in its displayed pose is an impressive 21.3 metres long, 4.3 metres wide and 4.25 metres high. A total of 90 venues responded to the open-call for potential partners in 2015.
Since his unveiling in the Natural History Museum in 1905, Dippy the Diplodocus became a star, and has featured in newspaper cartoons, news reports and even played starring roles in film and television. Dippy is cast from the type specimen found in America.
Kathryn Thomson, Chief Executive of National Museums Northern Ireland, said: "We are thrilled that Dippy will be coming to the Ulster Museum in Belfast, where he can be assured of a very warm Northern Irish welcome! It will give us a fantastic platform to uncover and connect to stories from our own extensive Natural Sciences collection. We look forward to creating an exciting programme of events for Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure that will appeal to all ages and inspire our visitors to engage more with the natural world in our area."
(CD/LM)
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