Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL

Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL UCL’s Grant Museum of Zoology is one of the UK’s oldest natural history collections and home to some of the world’s rarest specimens.
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The Grant Museum of Zoology is the only remaining university zoology museum in London. It houses around 68,000 specimens, covering the whole animal kingdom. Founded in 1828 as a teaching collection, the Museum is packed full of skeletons, mounted animals and specimens preserved in fluid. Many of the species are now endangered or extinct including the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, the quagga, and t

he dodo. We run family activities during the half-terms and regular themed Saturdays. All of our activities are fun, hands-on and include the use of the Museum’s collections, allowing families to handle and see our specimens in a different light. From the light-hearted to the thought provoking, our adult programme aims to amuse, stimulate and challenge in equal measure. We cover the big issues in some of our panel discussions on current developments in science, showcase exciting research at UCL with PhD students in our lunchtime talks, and entertain with our cult movie screenings and themed late night openings. Our events are often followed by a private view of the Museum, during which visitors can enjoy the Museum in a relaxed environment. Full details of our events can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/grant-museum

Flex your creative muscles as we celebrate the art of cutting and sticking! Join us at this intergenerational workshop w...
08/05/2026

Flex your creative muscles as we celebrate the art of cutting and sticking! Join us at this intergenerational workshop with Collage Club on 28 May.

Free collage workshop for all ages this half term at UCL Grant Museum of Zoology. Pre-book for 13:00-14:00. Drop-in 14:00-16:00

Our gorilla skeleton is on the move ahead of preparations for the upcoming bicentenary celebrations.
10/02/2026

Our gorilla skeleton is on the move ahead of preparations for the upcoming bicentenary celebrations.

Address

Rockefeller Building, 21 University Street
London Borough Of Islington
WC1E6DE

Opening Hours

Tuesday 1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 1pm - 5pm
Thursday 1pm - 5pm
Friday 1pm - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+2031089000

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