Tickets now available to see Dippy the Dino at museum
DIPPY the Dinosaur is coming and people are getting very excited about seeing him in Birmingham.
You can visit the Natural History Museum’s famous Diplodocus skeleton cast for free at the Gas Hall at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
However, the 292 piece skeleton cast is going to be so popular, it’s essential to book your tickets in advance.
The museum in Chamberlain Square has now announced that the tickets are available to book via its website.
Dippy is due to arrive in the city on May 26 and will remain at the museum until September 9.
There will also be an exhibition which showcases that not all dinosaurs became extinct 66 million years ago – one group survived and evolved into the birds we know today.
Look out for a full programme of fun activities for all the family both at the museum and across the Midlands will celebrate Dippy’s stay in Birmingham too.
You can have a go at palaeontology with a thrilling Dino Dig, delve deeper into Dippy’s past with curator’s tours, take part in crafts and trails throughout the school holidays, or enjoy a screening of Night at the Museum in partnership with Colmore BID.
There will even be a Dino Children’s Menu in the Edwardian Tearooms to fuel your fun day at the museum!
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Dippy to Birmingham,” said Gurminder Kenth, museum manager at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
“The famous dinosaur has the ability to wow and inspire everyone from toddlers to grandparents, and it’s going to be an exciting time at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
“Anticipation is building so don’t miss out on the chance to get free tickets.
“Not only will you see Dippy, but also experience an eye opening exhibition which allows us to showcase Birmingham’s natural history collection and inspire scientists of the future.”
Dippy on Tour: A Natural; History Adventure, which takes in eight venues across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is the first time he has been put on public display outside of the Natural History Museum, where he first arrived in 1905.
It’s thought the Diplodocus lived between 156 and 145 million years ago, during the late Jurassic period and would have weighed around 13 tonnes.
Dippy will be displayed as part of an exciting and interactive free exhibition which brings Birmingham’s bird collection back to BMAG for the first time in nearly 20 years.
This exhibition will explore the progression from dinosaurs to birds.
The exhibition will show the diversity of modern birds and how they evolved to become one of the most successful groups of animals inhabiting almost every part of the world from the oceans of Antarctica to tropical rainforests.
As well as getting up close to Dippy, who will be taking centre stage, families will also be able to see a velociraptor cast, a cast of a dinosaur nest and a real Great auk, the famous bird which became extinct the mid-19th century.
More details will revealed soon. be