About The Grant Museum:
Entering the Grant Museum is like walking into a laboratory with all the specimen jars, glass cabinets, and skeletons. But what's really great is that you're allowed to be there! It's not very big so allow just an hour for a visit. You'll see some freaky stuff including a dugong skeleton (now extinct), an elephant bird egg (also now extinct), and a mammoth tusk which is at least 12,000 years old.
It's not the easiest place to find but it's well worth it.
It's not the easiest place to find but it's well worth it.
Check out the Free Family Day Out in Central London which includes a visit to the Grant Museum.
Address:
Darwin Building
Department of Biology
University College London (UCL)
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
The entrance moved in 2007 to Malet Place, off Torrington Place. See the location map. Turn into Malet Place and the Grant Museum is on the left past the bicycle racks.
Department of Biology
University College London (UCL)
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
The entrance moved in 2007 to Malet Place, off Torrington Place. See the location map. Turn into Malet Place and the Grant Museum is on the left past the bicycle racks.
Nearest Tube Stations:
- Goodge Street
- Warren Street
- Tottenham Court Road
Telephone Number:
020 679 2647
Fax Number:
020 7679 7096
Email:
Admission:
Free.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 1pm - 5pm
Support The Grant Museum:
For a small fee you can become a Friend of the Museum which has the added benefit of adopting a specimen in the museum. You get your name displayed next to your chosen specimen which could make a really great present or surprise for a visitor. Find out more about supporting the Grant Museum.
More About The Grant Museum:
The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy was established in 1827 by Robert Edmond Grant (1793-1874) to serve as a teaching collection at the newly founded University of London (later University College London). Grant was the first professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in England. He was a mentor to Charles Darwin and he was one of the first people to teach evolutionary ideas in England.
It's fun to visit regularly as there are 'Objects of the Month' chosen by the curators which are fun to search for.
This is London at its best: quirky, eccentric, a bit spooky, but a lot of fun. The Grant Museum is next to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and ten minutes walk from the British Museum.
It's fun to visit regularly as there are 'Objects of the Month' chosen by the curators which are fun to search for.
This is London at its best: quirky, eccentric, a bit spooky, but a lot of fun. The Grant Museum is next to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and ten minutes walk from the British Museum.
Check out the Free Family Day Out in Central London which includes a visit to the Grant Museum.
