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Grant Museum of Zoology

UCL Rockefeller Building | 21 University Street, London WC1E 6DE, England (Bloomsbury / Holborn)
020 3108 2052
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Ranked #76 of 890 attractions in London
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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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

I've been meaning to visit this museum for a while now. It has interesting displays of animals - I still can't get over seeing a 'jar of moles'! There was also a set of dissected animal heads in perspex - I wonder if Damian Hurst got inspiration from there? I also loved the way they'd posed 4 skeletons so they... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

Read about this place in First Great Western's Escape magazine so decided to visit. Quite interesting displays in this small museum. Plenty of staff walking about if we needed to ask any questions. I would recommend this museum and their other museums dotted around the area in walking distance. Short walk from Euston Square Underground Station.

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Doncaster, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

wow.......not very big but great things to see!!!! Fascinating place would go again for sure, really close to Euston Square Underground, such an interesting place shame didn't have a shop too; def recommend this place. My son is 11 and loved it!!!!

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

A very unusual museum, thousands of specimens in one room. Most of the exhibits are in jars and can be a grisly to look at! We took our two boys (10 and 8) as I thought they would love it but they were bored inside 20 minutes, so probably best for 12 yrs plus. They have a toilet but no... More

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Ulverston, England, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

Great small museum where you just explore the shelves yourself in any order, staring at tones of fun specimens in jars. Great fun and free. Really close to euston station, so if you've got 30-60 mins spare, pop in.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Children and adults alike will be fascinated by this museum full of stuffed animals and weirdly position animal skeletons, a zoo if you will of a difference. Run by the UCL (university college of London), this museum is housed on the corner of one of its buildings in what was clearly once a large library/study room, the shelves of books... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2013

When we first went in it strikes you as an old room that has not changed for many years. But it is so interesting. There are plenty of animals and organisms in jars and skeletons to view. Its not that large so you need about a hour to stroll round and read what the many exhibits are. Could have done... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

Every person walking this planet should be brought to a museum like this to fully appreciate our fascinating and unique planet, and maybe start respecting and looking after it to the best of our abilities! I was nearly moved to tears with the display of microscope preparations. Just beautiful!

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2013

This is a great museum and I loved it... what stuck in my mind are the beautiful tiny glass models of animals, that cannot be reproduced today even with the most modern technology!!!! So this museum is unique in many senses. Don't miss it, and also see the Petrie Museum (ancient Egypt) and SOAS Brunei Gallery (treasures of Africa and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2013

We had a great visit here, and there are a lot of things to see. Its ideal for times when you want a short visit somwhere and I was pleasantly surprised at just how much wonderful stuff is in this place. When we were there they had activities for children and all had an educational value to them. This is... More

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