Full-scale Megalosaurus sculpture by Jay Jay Burridge, displayed at Blenheim Palace as part of the Dinosaurs Are Forever exhibition.

Sculptor / Creator

2025

Future Fossils is a project I’ve been quietly developing since discovering that a Megalosaurus was found in the village close to where I live. It’s a chance for me to artistically bring the first ever dinosaur back to life in a way that feels playful, engineered and not just modern but futuristic. These are not museum replicas. They are contemporary sculptures: lightweight, bright, posable, precision-made and built with the same care and ingenuity as a Formula 1 car.

Full-scale Megalosaurus sculpture by Jay Jay Burridge, displayed at Blenheim Palace to celebrate 200 years since the world's first dinosaur was named Megalosaurus.

Future Fossils presents Dinosaurs Are Forever, a major new exhibition created in partnership with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Blenheim Palace.