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A whale skeleton that is nearly 120 years old has returned to a museum in Hull, England. This time, visitors will be able to do more than just look at it. The 40-foot-long skeleton, made up of 168 bones, was removed from Hull Maritime Museum in 2020 for cleaning and conservation. As reported by BBC, it spent six years in storage while the museum was being refurbished. Now, it has been put back on display in the museum’s new Age of Sail gallery by specialist whale conservator Nigel Larkin. The museum is due to reopen in August, with the whale skeleton as one of its main attractions.
