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Grant Museum of Zoology

UCL Rockefeller Building | 21 University Street, London WC1E 6DE, England
020 3108 2052
Ranked #65 of 821 attractions in London
4.5 of 5 stars 58 Reviews
Type: Natural History Museums, Museums
Owner description: The Grant Museum is the only remaining university zoological museum in London. It houses around 67,000 specimens, covering the whole of the Animal...... more » Owner description: The Grant Museum is the only remaining university zoological museum in London. It houses around 67,000 specimens, covering the whole of the Animal Kingdom. Founded in 1827 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. The Museum relocated to a new larger space on March 2011. « less
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London, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

How imaginative of UCL to house their historic collection of skeletons, jars and glass model in this lovely Victorian building, with a few skeletons looking over the balcony at the visitors. As well as serious zoology you can marvel at the beauty and symmetry of weird and wonderful creatures. There is often a special exhibition on, or children's activities so... More

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Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

If you have any interest in anatomy or skeletons then this is deffinatly worth a visit its just a shame the place is so small and is only open 1-5pm as the rest of the time its used for education. I would reccomend the Hunterian museum any day over here however if you happen to be near euston square tube... More

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Zagreb, Croatia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

This is one of those things you walk into and say wow! I was overwhelmed with all the skeletons, fetuses, bodies and information. A somewhat weird experience, but if you are remotely interested in the anatomy of animals, a place worth a visit. I just wish I had more time to study some of the exhibits more carefully! Will be... More

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Constanta, Romania
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

Our 12 yrs old boy and his father enjoyed the museum, walked past every exhibit and commented on it More

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Chichester
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

An excellent way to spend 30-60 minutes if you are in anyway interested in animals. Inside you will find an assortment of taxidermy and preservation - from bugs to bats, dead to extinct it's all here. They have a quirky system of being able to adopt a display, though quite why a jar full of preserved moles is worthy of... More

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near London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

I hadn't visited since the Grant Museum moved. It's good to see the familiar inmates looking nicely settled in their more spacious new home, where they now appear to their best advantage. This is very much worth a visit with children, including for all the themed events that are regularly held at the museum, e.g. the Rhino Mayday coming up. More

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Cardiff
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

Fantastic museum, full of jars and specimens of animal life. My children of 7 and 11, loved it! Not far the squeamish though, as there are animal heads etc and some children might find that distressing! A tiny museum, a good one to fit in between other attractions, and only opens between 1 to 5pm Monday to Friday. More

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Hemel Hempstead
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

Great for learning about animals, their physiology and recently they had a very interesting "Art by animals" exhibition. What's great about it is that you learn something and it is a good experience in itself but it is also a good taster for some of the larger museums. V good for children - leaves them wanting more. More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

This place is amazing! Makes you see all animals in a way you've never seen them before. It also gives you the opportunity to see certain mammals up close that you usually wouldn't be able to. Super interesting...you've got to go have a look! More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2012

As part of some time off last year, I visited a lot of very small and not very well known museums. Grant Museum of Zoology was one of them. It is very small and it's not for the faint hearted but you do learn a lot about how people collected specimens in the past but also how that the world... More

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