Oil, fat, diapers and baby wipes: 130-tonne 'monster fatberg' remnant to get exhibit at Museum of London
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December 12, 2017
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December 12, 2017 12:05 PM EST
LONDON — Part of a monster fatberg that clogged one of London’s sewers is destined for fame in a museum.
The Museum of London says it will put the only remaining chunk of the 130-metric-tonne mass of oil, fat, diapers and baby wipes on display early next year.
Workers for utility company Thames Water spent weeks this year dislodging the smelly 250-meter-long (820-foot-long) blob by breaking it up with high-powered hoses.
The museum’s shoebox-sized chunk is all that remains. The rest has been converted to biofuel.
We have an extremely skilled team of conservators and collection care staff, experienced with a huge range of materials, but this is a world first.
Sharon Robinson-Calver, Head of Conservation and Collection Care
Curator Vyki Sparkes said Tuesday that it will be “one of the most fascinating and disgusting objects we have ever had on display.”
It has been air-dried to reduce the smell and will be displayed in a sealed unit.
http://museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/putting-fatberg-display
Oil, fat, diapers and baby wipes: 130-tonne ‘monster fatberg’ remnant to get exhibit at Museum of London | Toronto Sun
Associated Press
More from Associated Press
Published:
December 12, 2017
Updated:
December 12, 2017 12:05 PM EST
LONDON — Part of a monster fatberg that clogged one of London’s sewers is destined for fame in a museum.
The Museum of London says it will put the only remaining chunk of the 130-metric-tonne mass of oil, fat, diapers and baby wipes on display early next year.
Workers for utility company Thames Water spent weeks this year dislodging the smelly 250-meter-long (820-foot-long) blob by breaking it up with high-powered hoses.
The museum’s shoebox-sized chunk is all that remains. The rest has been converted to biofuel.
We have an extremely skilled team of conservators and collection care staff, experienced with a huge range of materials, but this is a world first.
Sharon Robinson-Calver, Head of Conservation and Collection Care
Curator Vyki Sparkes said Tuesday that it will be “one of the most fascinating and disgusting objects we have ever had on display.”
It has been air-dried to reduce the smell and will be displayed in a sealed unit.
http://museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/putting-fatberg-display
Oil, fat, diapers and baby wipes: 130-tonne ‘monster fatberg’ remnant to get exhibit at Museum of London | Toronto Sun
