The Grant Museum of Zoology is an incredible place to get up close to thousands of amazing animal specimens. Currently open Wednesdays & Thursdays 1pm-5pm and Saturday 11am-5pm.
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Book now: https://bit.ly/3bnrMlH 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 tige
Book now: https://bit.ly/3bnrMlH 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 tige
Operating as usual
We're back! We reopen on Wednesday 19 May with free, timed ticketing and additional safety measures. Tickets are released two weeks in advance, with a few available on the day. We'll open initially on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays. Book now: https://bit.ly/3hiiA2b #UCLCulture
Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL updated their business hours.
From Wed 16 December, London moves into Tier 3: Very High alert and therefore our museums will be closed again until further notice. We can't wait to see you again in the new year. In the meantime you can explore our museums from home: https://bit.ly/3mjc6Ck
Download our free virtual meeting backgroundsLike many people around the world, the UCL Culture team has spent the last few months collaborating with colleagues via Microsoft Teams. Now you can bring some of our amazing collections into your meetings.
From Saturday 17 November, London is at Tier 2 COVID alert level (high). Please only visit the museum with members of your household or support bubble, and avoid mixing with groups outside of your household. Click here to book and to see how we’re keeping you safe: https://bit.ly/3nWvDKS
We've been working hard behind-the-scenes to make our museums open for you to visit, with reduced opening times, safety measures and pre-booking in place. The Grant Museum and Petrie Museum are open to the public on SaturdaysWe are happy to announce that the Grant Museum of Zoology and the Petrie Mu...
Introducing UCL Wednesdays! The Grant Museum of Zoology is now open exclusively for students and staff every Wednesday from 1pm - 5pm. Find out more and book: https://bit.ly/3cMPc3s #UCLCulture
Our Curator's found THE #SassiestObject, fins down.......RT @tannis_davidson: That expression. That tail flip. She’s looking good and knows it. @GrantMuseum guitarfish #SassiestObject #CURATORBATTLE #NHlockdown
Due to the evolving coronavirus outbreak and related concerns the UCL Grant Museum of Zoology is currently closed and our events and research visits will be cancelled until the end of April 2020. We hope to be open again soon and our decision will be guided by the Government’s public health advice.
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! At the Grant Museum, we're celebrating invertebrates. They represent 95% of all known animal species, about 1.25 million species have been described and around 30% of species are threatened with extinction.
There will be reduced access to the Museum on Saturday 18 January and Saturday 25 January.
As part of the project to relocate the Eastman Dental Institute into the Rockefeller Building, University Street will be closed for construction work on Saturday 18 January and Saturday 25 January. Entry to the Grant Museum will be through the side entrance on Gower Street. Pedestrian access is maintained.
Unfortunately there will be no step-free access to the museum on these two Saturdays. There are five stone steps up to the entrance on Gower Street, and no handrail.
Capacity inside the museum will be reduced, and visitors may be asked to queue outside if the museum is full. We will update social media on the day to inform visitors if queueing is likely.
Drop in tomorrow to our 'Explore Zoology' family activities and get to grips with real specimens that are usually on display behind glass. Featuring themes from our 'Displays of Power' exhibition. Sat 4th Jan, 1-4pm, no need to book, we look forward to seeing you soon! #UCL
Come and join us this Saturday for our #free Creature Creations family workshop in @GrantMuseum. Create works of art inspired by our specimens or perhaps make your own weird and wonderful imaginary animal. Drop in between 1-4pm.
There is reduced access at the Grant Museum today! Our 'Explore Zoology' session will run as usual. More information to be found here: http://ow.ly/DfG250xsAix
As part of the Eastman Dental Institute relocation project, University Street will be closed for works on Saturday 7 December. In addition, there are a number of road closures around Store Street and Chenies Street with traffic diversions in place. Entry to the museum will be through the side entran...
There will be reduced access at the Museum this coming Saturday, 7th December. Our 'Explore Zoology' session will still be running so please do come and visit us! More information to be found here: http://ow.ly/PXXJ50xsAf2
As part of the Eastman Dental Institute relocation project, University Street will be closed for works on Saturday 7 December. In addition, there are a number of road closures around Store Street and Chenies Street with traffic diversions in place. Entry to the museum will be through the side entran...
Yesterday was our Grant Museum Friends' trip, this year held at @RoyalVetCollege - ranked the world's no.1 vet school. Thank you so much RVC for hosting this amazing event- we learnt so much including how to take a dog's pulse! Also a big thank you to the GMZ friends who joined us.
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Don't miss #QI tonight @qikipedia featuring our curator @tannis_davidson ..will Tannis solve an age-old mystery relating to our famous quagga? BBC2, 10pm
We have fallen hook, line and sinker for UCL Culture Museum Volunteer Margaret Peng's Specimen of the Week post on the subject of the garpike fish. https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/
Come along to our 'Creature Creations' event this Friday and create works of art inspired by the animals at the Grant Museum, or invent your own animal to add to our collection!
It's free & there is no need to book, drop in anytime between 1pm and 4pm- http://ow.ly/OJIE50wR3y1
Come and hang out with us on #internationalgibbonday, 24th Oct! Meet the experts and learn about the behaviour, anatomy and sounds of this fascinating and endangered species, with talks, storytelling and activities. Free, just drop in, 13.00-15.00 http://ow.ly/kmrX50wOOsh
Drop in to our 'Explore Zoology' family activities and get to grips with real specimens that are usually on display behind glass. Featuring themes from our 'Displays of Power' exhibition. 19th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd Oct, 1-4pm, no need to book, we look forward to seeing you soon!
We are closed on occasional Saturdays in 2019 for essential building work. The next closures will be Saturday 26th October 2019 & Saturday 2nd November 2019. Additional closures will be announced as soon as possible.
Find out more about the animals that roam at night guided by the moon in UCL's free family interactive museum trail. Part of UCL's #ItsAllAcademic Festival and Bloomsbury Festival 2019. www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/festival
Be one of the first to see our new exhibition #DisplaysOfPower, which opens today.
Once you’ve seen how Empire shaped the Grant Museum collection, you’ll never look at natural history museums in the same way again.
When the practice of collecting animals for science was at its height, so was the British Empire. This free exhibition connects the specimens in the Grant Museum of Zoology to a wider history of science and Empire, by asking one simple question: “How did all these things come to be here in the fir...
The UCL Pathology Museum is home to thousands of human medical specimens. As part of Open House weekend, we will be open between 10:00 and 16:00 on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September 2019 - come & explore how the collection is used to understand disease. http://ow.ly/freT50w0MXy
Due to building work in the area, we will be closed on occasional Saturdays in September and October. The next closure will be Saturday 14th September. Further closures will be announced as soon as possible. For help planning your visit, please call 020 3108 9000.
Due to essential construction work in the area we will be closed on the following Saturdays:
31st August 2019
7th September 2019
14th September 2019
We apologise for the inconvenience. You can find our fantastic upcoming events and exhibitions at https://bit.ly/2Hiyw58
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What has a brain the size of a sesame seed, can travel over 6,000 miles and can multiply its own lifespan by 8? Find out in today's Specimen of the Week blog, by volunteer Melissa Wooding! https://bit.ly/2OVmNzP
Thank you to Sylvie W who created this fantastic drawing of the jar of moles (photographed alongside the original). This is one of the Museum’s most popular objects - perhaps because they look rather like a jar of sweets. Read more about the moles at http://ow.ly/t6NN50vx5Yx.
In honour of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings, read all about the Lunar Orbiter images in the UCL Science collections, in this week’s blog by science curator Hannah Cornish.
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Thursday's performance of Vigil by artist Tom Bailey is now SOLD OUT but there are still a few tickets left for Friday. Book yours to get up close and personal with internationally threatened species at the Grant Museum.
A Cinnamon-coloured Cryptic Tree Hunter. A Problematic Flasher. Dusky Seaside Sparrow. Fire Millipede from Hell… Vigil is a wild, playful encounter with internationally threatened species.
Ever wished for a world without wasps? UCL researcher Dr Seirian Sumner says these unpopular insects are actually doing humans a huge favour. Find out more on the BBC website - and hear from Seirian herself at UCL at the 22nd Annual Grant Lecture this Thursday.
Wasps are seen as 'bothersome and pointless' and not given the attention they deserve - researchers.
We’re sorry to say that due to unforeseen circumstances there will be no Creature Creations session tomorrow. We will be open as usual, 1pm-5pm.
Our alternative Valentine's evening event is one of the Londonist's top picks for things to do this Thursday! Book your £5 ticket now and join us for games, crafts and lurvely cocktails.
Smile! It's #ChineseNewYear 2019 - Year of the PIG! 🐷 This specimen of a domestic pig skull (Z1089) is one of several in the Grant Museum of Zoology. Delve into the astonishing diversity of our collections with our free drop-in workshop Explore Zoology on 22 February 13.00-16.00.
We're experiencing some technical problems with the UCL Culture website. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes and thanks for bearing with us while we get it fixed.
The museum will be open as usual on Saturday from 13:00-17:00 and our events programme is online here:
Check out this picture of our specimen of the week from when it was just a work in progress. Find out more about the history of our Hypsilophodon here http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2019/01/18/specimen-of-the-week-374-hypsilophodon-foxii-cast/
Material from the Natural History Museum archives is used here by kind permission of the Trustees of the Natural History Museum
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Introducing UCL Wednesdays! The Grant Museum of Zoology is now open exclusively for students and staff every Wednesday from 1pm - 5pm. Find out more and book: https://bit.ly/3cMPc3s #UCLCulture
The Museum of Ordinary Animals is now open! Read about our new exhibition, which tells the stories of the boring beasts that changed the world: http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2017/09/21/the-museum-of-ordinary-animals-opens-at-the-grant-museum/
Check out the Grant Museum's story of 2016, through the medium of blog: http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2017/01/09/the-top-ten-grant-museum-blogs-of-2016/
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. Entry to the museum is free and we’re open Monday - Saturday from 13:00-17:00. 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 the dodo. We run family activities during the half-terms and fortnightly Saturdays. All of our family workshops are fun, hands-on and include the use of the museum’s collections, giving children and young people the chance 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’re proud to be part of UCL Culture and showcase exciting research at UCL with researchers and PhD students in our programme of talks, temporary art exhibitions and late night openings. Find out more about the museum and our full events programme at ucl.ac.uk/culture/grant-museum
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