Dippy the dinosaur being assembled in Norwich cathedral in July 2021 © Bill Smith
Dippy on Tour
Dippy, the nation's favourite dinosaur, has been on a nationwide tour after leaving the Museum's Hintze hall in 2017.
In 2021, the iconic dinosaur cast took up residence at Norwich Cathedral for the final stop on its tour.
Doug Gurr, Director of the Museum, said: ‘We are thrilled to be bringing Dippy to Norwich Cathedral for the eighth and final stop of Dippy on Tour.’
‘We are incredibly proud to say that Dippy has been visited by over two million people creating record visitor numbers and social and economic benefits for every venue of the nationwide tour so far.’
It has been a real honour for Norwich Cathedral to be part of Dippy on Tour and we are absolutely delighted to have welcomed more than 200,000 visitors to see Dippy during his stay at Norwich Cathedral.
Very Revd Jane Hedges
The Dean of Norwich
Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure was brought to Norwich Cathedral and visitors across the UK by the Natural History Museum in partnership with the Garfield Weston Foundation, and supported by Dell EMC and Williams & Hill. Norwich Cathedral is the eighth and final stop on the tour and Barratt and Cooke was the regional sponsor for the exhibition.
International tours
A child engages with the Treasures of the Natural World touring exhibition in Melbourne in 2021 © Tiny Empire Collective Photography
Treasures of the Natural World
From June 2021 to January 2022, the Museum's touring exhibition Treasures of the Natural World went on display at the Melbourne Museum in Australia. With the Museum’s rarest and most precious objects and specimens on display, the exhibition was a huge draw, attracting more than 50,000 visitors.
The exhibition also used recyclable materials and enriched the interpretation with the addition of First Peoples' narratives.
The Treasures of the Natural World touring exhibition in Melbourne in 2021 © Tiny Empire Collective Photography
Treasures of the Natural World offers a glimpse at some of the most captivating collection items from the Natural History Museum. Visitors will be delighted by the fascinating stories behind these objects, each one helping to shape the way we understand the natural world.
Lynley Crosswell
CEO and Director of Museums Victoria
Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep
In February 2022, the Museum's Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep touring exhibition opened at the Field Museum in Chicago, US, where it will remain on display until 5 September 2022.
This exciting new exhibition showcases some of the most impressive marine reptiles that inhabited the Jurassic seas millions of years ago, including the skeleton of a long-necked plesiosaur that was mounted for the first time by the Museum's engineering team.
A visitor examines a marine reptile at the Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep touring exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago © Kyle Flubacker
In the present day, when our planet is in crisis, it is more critical than ever before for us to act as advocates for the natural world. We hope visitors will enjoy diving deep into the history of our fascinating oceans and will be inspired to protect their future.
Doug Gurr
Museum Director
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
In 2021-2022, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year touring exhibition visited 27 venues across 12 countries spanning four continents.
We also developed the bespoke exhibition ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Unforgettable Behaviour’ for the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C., US, and it opened there in November 2021.
The exhibition brought together some of the most remarkable animal behaviour images from the last 20 years of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Visitors engage with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Unforgettable Behaviour touring exhibition © Natural History Museum Denmark
[These photos] show an extraordinary range of surprising and often deeply moving acts of animal behaviour that inspire us to care about the world around us
Michael Lawrence
Assistant Director for Exhibitions at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History