Some of the treasures of the Grant Museum of Zoology 

The Grant Museum of Zoology is one of the oldest natural history museums in England.....Retaining the air of the avid Victorian collector, this little museum is a real treasure house of cases packed with skeletons, mounted animals, specimens preserved in fluid and much much more.

Dating back to 1827 the Museum covers the whole of the Animal Kingdom.  Many of the species are now endangered or extinct, including the Tasmanian Tiger or thylacine, and the dodo.

Robert Edmond Grant was a Zoologist and teacher, who founded the Museum in 1827.  He was the first professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in the country.  He became the mentor to the young Charles Darwin, and he was one of the first people to teach evolutionary ideas in England, thus pre-dating Darwin by several decades.

The Museum which started life as a teaching collection is still very much used for that purpose today.  It provides an active curriculum linked education service, with free hands-on workshops for schools colleges and special interest groups.  It is a real hidden treasure and one to be visited at all costs if you are interested in zoology and the theory of evolution.

Open Monday to Friday 1pm to 5pm, and by appointment at other times. 

ADMISSION FREE!

Visit www.grant.museum.ucl.ac.uk for fuller details of the collections and up to date info on current events

Nearest Tube stations: Goodge Street, Euston Square, Warren Street,