Grant Museum of Zoology

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The Grant Museum of Zoology

I met up with my friend from America last week whilst she was in London, she asked where we should visit so I checked Time Out London's article Eight museum shows to fall for this autumn and suggested the fascinating Grant Museum of Zoology.

The Grant Museum of Zoology was founded in 1828 as a teaching collection and has around 68,000 specimens. It is located in the Rockefeller Building at University College London, which is just a short walk from Euston Station and The British Museum. It is an interesting place to explore, with glass cabinets packed full of skeletons and jars of preserved specimens. Included in the collection are species that are now endangered or extinct, creatures such as the dodo, quagga and thylacine.

Preserved brains

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Skulls and skeletons

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The Micrarium -2300 microscope slides

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Visit The Grant Museum of Zoology in London, or online at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/grant-museum-zoology to find out more about their preservation and conservation of the taxidermy and skeleton specimens in their teaching collection and their ethically selected recent acquisitions.

Photographs by me, @opheliafu

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perfect timing, next week I will be in London, so this post comes in handy. Ty for sharing @opheliafu !

There are quite few museums in that area. Check out UCL website.

Thank u. Hope u are safe dear @opheliafu!!!

Yes, all good thank you.

Thats a perfect timing....I am going to london...Thanks For Share this wonderfull post @opheliafu

Well there you go, perfect!

Very nice )) but maybe not everybody likes dead heads and brain on the plate... I think Hannibal Lector would like it very much )))

Don't worry, they don't serve it up!

Preserved skulls I heard. But preserved brain I saw first time. Great post.

Not my first time seeing a preserved brain. Not sure what that says about me?!

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A most interesting Museum of Zoology I must say, :Now I got those brains on my mind, brain! :-()

Fascinating stuff!

Maybe I will take you one day, special treat.

OOOH! When? Excited now! :)

Don't get too excited i only venture out once a year :D

very interesting, thanks!

wow!

i am a zoologist its a good information for me tnx for sharing @opheliafu

Wonderful post and very intresting information .

“I don’t need an alarm clock. Your ideas wake me.” Good advice

I will love to learn more from you