Natural History Museum, London
British museum established in 1881
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| 2016 | Further conservation work was performed on the ceilings, including filling plasterwork cracks and repairing paintwork with Japanese tissue. The hall's centerpiece was also changed from a Diplodocus skeleton to a blue whale skeleton. |
| 2016 | Conservation work revealed that some panels in the Central Hall initially used silver leaf, which had been subsequently overpainted with ochre. |
| 2016 | Third restoration of the ceilings, which coincided with the removal of 'Dippy' the Diplodocus skeleton and installation of the blue whale skeleton named Hope |
| 2014 | Central Hall officially renamed to Hintze Hall |
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