Reaching this major milestone follows a succession of smash-hit appearances. We hope that he continues to inspire visitors to think about and explore the wonders of our natural world in the remaining four stops of his tour.” “We are absolutely delighted that one million people have been enthralled by Dippy in Dorchester, Birmingham, Belfast and now Glasgow. Philippa Charles, Director of the Garfield Weston Foundation, says: With four venues left on the tour in Newcastle, Cardiff, Rochdale and Norwich we have no doubt that Dippy will continue to draw crowds and thrill children.” “All of our partner venues have put on fantastic supporting exhibitions and worked with other local organisations to create a programme of activities which have so far helped to inspire tens of thousands of children to go on Dippy-themed adventures in the great outdoors. Not only has he broken visitor number records at every venue, Dippy has had a huge social and economic impact, benefiting the surrounding communities. His success at the first four venues has been beyond our expectations.

“ We are thrilled with the news that Dippy has been seen already by one million visitors. Now as the tour reaches the halfway point Dippy is already well over halfway towards achieving his ambitious goal.ĭippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure is being brought to visitors across the UK by the Natural History Museum in partnership with the Garfield Weston Foundation, and supported by Dell EMC and Williams & Hill.ĭirector of the Natural History Museum, Sir Michael Dixon says: The tour originally aimed to introduce 1.5 million people to the awe-inspiring dinosaur cast, helping inspire the next generation of scientists and encourage families to explore nature on their doorstep. Since his Scottish debut on 22 January over 450,000 people have marvelled at the iconic diplodocus.

Dippy is currently on display at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the fourth stop of the eight-venue-tour.

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