How do we move a blue whale skeleton? | Natural History Museum

In summer 2017, the Museum unveiled a blue whale skeleton: the new star of our reimagined Hintze Hall.
Take a trip up to the ceiling of the Mammals gallery with conservator Lorraine Cornish and curator Richard Sabin to find out how we began the process of moving this giant specimen.
Explore the story of Hope the blue whale: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/bluewhale/
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