Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Visitors watched as members of the Museum's Exhibition Department spruced up the 94-ft-long, 21,000-lbs, life-size model. They used long-handled brushes, backpack vacuums, and a cherry picker to get the job done. It can take one person a full day to tidy up the whale.
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