{"id":17014,"date":"2022-05-27T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=62332"},"modified":"2022-05-27T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T11:57:09","slug":"dippy-the-dinosaur-returns-home-to-londons-natural-history-museum","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/dippy-the-dinosaur-returns-home-to-londons-natural-history-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Dippy the Dinosaur returns home to London\u2019s Natural History Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Freya Parr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 27 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Dippy is one of the most iconic features of the Natural History Museum, London<\/a>\u00a0(NHM) and has thrilled visitors for the last 100 years \u2013 but the 26m (85ft) diplodocus cast has spent the last few years on tour around the country, visiting eight venues with \u2018Dippy on Tour\u2019.<\/p>\n

When he was dismantled and left the museum in 2017<\/a><\/strong>, it was the first time he had left the Natural History Museum in his 112-year history. He\u2019s met over two million people along the way, but he\u2019s since returned home to the NHM in South Kensington.<\/p>\n

The new installation celebrates all the places Dippy has visited on his travels, as well as highlighting the changing states of the nation\u2019s wildlife and the habitats that need protection. It is free to visit and will run from Friday 27 May until 2 January 2023, at which point Dippy will continue on his travels.<\/p>\n

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More on Dippy and dinosaurs:<\/h4>\n