THAR SHE BLOWS! HULL MARITIME MUSEUM RESURFACES WITH A WALK-IN WHALE AND A ‘MONKEY MERMAID’

The £20m reboot shows off exhibits ranging from a giant whale skeleton to tiny ‘scrimshaws’ of carved bone to a very strange mermaid, all telling a gripping tale of a great seafaring city The star attraction of Hull’s… The remains of this leviathan dominate an exhibition space scarcely large enough to contain its stupendous bulk.

The Guardian reports that the £20m reboot shows off exhibits ranging from a giant whale skeleton to tiny ‘scrimshaws’ of carved bone to a very strange mermaid, all telling a gripping tale of a great seafaring city The star attraction of Hull’s…

The report adds: The remains of this leviathan dominate an exhibition space scarcely large enough to contain its stupendous bulk.

Children can crawl into its ribcage, like junior Jonahs, popping up in a clear plastic dome as digital images of swimming whales slowly unspool across the ceiling.

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