VS’is an initiative that does not fail to make many visitors smile. As the BBC reports, the impressive Tyrannosaurus Rex at the Natural History Museum in London has recently sported a Christmas sweater as the holiday season approaches. Made by a family business in Leicester, after a long process of over a hundred hours, the coat is twelve times heavier than an ordinary sweater, as the pictures of the British radio website attest.
“It’s probably the biggest thing we’ve done. My father has never done anything like this and he has been in this business for 35 to 40 years, ”says Snahal Patel, director of British Christmas Jumpers. After a difficult year marked by closures linked to the Covid-19 epidemic, the museum is delighted with this operation, which attracts visitors. “It’s been a really tough year for heritage and tourist attractions and we really wanted to do something that would generate interest,” says Carla Treasure, employee of the Museum of Natural History in London.
A replica on a human scale to help the museum overcome the health crisis
The T-Rex Christmas sweater was also made on a human scale and several copies are on sale in the museum shop. “All proceeds from the sale of these sweaters are used to support the museum, not only for its pioneering research, but also to care for its 80-meter specimens,” says Carla Treasure. Made from recycled yarns and plastic bottles, these clothes also have a low environmental impact. One more argument to convince customers.
