{"id":189822,"date":"2025-10-10T06:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/189822\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T06:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:22:07","slug":"poole-giant-wooden-animals-to-return-to-public-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/189822\/","title":{"rendered":"Poole: Giant wooden animals to return to public display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The mahogany hippo, whale, and turtle sculptures, cherished by many for decades, will be on display at Poole Museum and Lighthouse, Poole.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Originally installed in the Dolphin Centre in 1969, these sculptures are by renowned artist Peter Hand.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They were designed for children to climb, slide and explore.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The sculptures became a beloved part of Poole\u2019s public art scene before being taken off display in 1997.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Beloved wooden animals return to Poole after decades out of sight(Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Since being donated to Poole Museum in 2023, they have been carefully preserved during the museum\u2019s \u00a310 million redevelopment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Councillor Andy Martin, portfolio holder for customer, communication, and culture at BCP Council, said: &#8220;These sculptures are more than just art, they\u2019re part of Poole\u2019s collective memory.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We\u2019re excited to see them back in the public eye, sparking joy and nostalgia for those who remember them and inspiring curiosity in a new generation of fans.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The hippo has already been installed inside Poole Museum, while the turtle and whale are on display at Lighthouse, Poole.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Poole Museum is at the end of a \u00a310 million redevelopment and is set to reopen in just a few weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The mahogany hippo, whale, and turtle sculptures, cherished by many for decades, will be on display at Poole&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-189822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}