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Grant Museum of Zoology

Name: Grant Museum of Zoology
Rating: 4.8

4.8 ·

Step into the Grant Museum of Zoology, a cabinet-of-curiosities packed floor to ceiling with skeletons and specimens. Wander this compact, free single room in Bloomsbury to spot jarred oddities and rare, even extinct, creatures in just 35 minutes.

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Reasons to go

The museum still functions as UCL's working teaching collection, not just a public display.
It holds one of the few surviving skeletons of the extinct quagga, a subspecies of zebra.
A jar filled with dozens of preserved moles is one of the specimens most noted by visitors.

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Full description

The Grant Museum of Zoology is University College London's working teaching collection, packed floor to ceiling with skeletons, taxidermy, and specimens preserved in jars, including several species that are now extinct. Its very high hidden-gem score paired with an outstanding rating, among the highest in this collection, reflects a small museum adored by those who find it, offering an experience reviewers describe as unexpected and delightfully weird.

Free admission and a compact, single-room layout keep visits short but memorable. At 35 minutes, it's an easy, offbeat addition to a day around Bloomsbury.

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Address

Rockefeller Building, 21 University St, London WC1E 6DE, UK · Fitzrovia

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

35 min

Best time

lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Admission is free with no booking required
it's compact, so 35 minutes is generally sufficient
the jar of moles and the quagga skeleton are among the specimens reviewers most often mention.

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Reviews

Fascinating collection of skeletons, microscope slides, taxidermies, insects, etc. Staff was friendly and helpful. Had a great time but it was a bit crowded due to the small space, so maybe go when it's quieter.

Fishventurer

3/5

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