Grant Museum of Zoology
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@ucl.ac.uk’s Grant Museum of Zoology is one of the UK’s oldest natural history collections and home to some of the world’s rarest specimens.
Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
See the latest news and information about our current events: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology/whats-grant-museum
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 AM
See the latest news and information about our current events: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology/whats-grant-museum
We have now wrapped up our World of Wasps exhibition. It’s been great sharing their extraordinarily complex social structures, and celebrating their importance in our ecosystem. #GMZWasps
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
We have now wrapped up our World of Wasps exhibition. It’s been great sharing their extraordinarily complex social structures, and celebrating their importance in our ecosystem. #GMZWasps
Planning a visit? Find out more about entry, opening times, research visits and more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/grant-museum-zoology/visit-ucl-grant-museum-zoology
January 21, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Planning a visit? Find out more about entry, opening times, research visits and more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/grant-museum-zoology/visit-ucl-grant-museum-zoology
Last chance to see our World of Wasps exhibition, available to view until 24 January! Zoom inside a virtual wasp’s nest and see their life as master architects, pest controllers and pollinators. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps
January 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Last chance to see our World of Wasps exhibition, available to view until 24 January! Zoom inside a virtual wasp’s nest and see their life as master architects, pest controllers and pollinators. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps
See the latest news and information about our current events: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology/whats-grant-museum
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
See the latest news and information about our current events: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology/whats-grant-museum
Wasps are extraordinary animals living within complex social structures. Zoom inside a virtual nest and experience their homes, lifestyles and relationships at our exhibition until 24 January. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jun/world-wasps #GMZWasps
January 8, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Wasps are extraordinary animals living within complex social structures. Zoom inside a virtual nest and experience their homes, lifestyles and relationships at our exhibition until 24 January. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jun/world-wasps #GMZWasps
We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Winter Break! We are closed and will reopen at 1pm on 6 January 2026. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
December 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Winter Break! We are closed and will reopen at 1pm on 6 January 2026. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
We are proud to currently host the world's first exhibition centred on wasps, combining science, art and technology to reveal the secret world of these complex animals. Read more in the LCCOS Annual Report here: www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/about-...
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We are proud to currently host the world's first exhibition centred on wasps, combining science, art and technology to reveal the secret world of these complex animals. Read more in the LCCOS Annual Report here: www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/about-...
Join us on 9 January for award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin’s live one-man adaptation of H. G. Wells’ sci-fi classic The Time Machine in the atmospheric surroundings of @ucl.ac.uk’s zoology museum! www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Join us on 9 January for award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin’s live one-man adaptation of H. G. Wells’ sci-fi classic The Time Machine in the atmospheric surroundings of @ucl.ac.uk’s zoology museum! www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
See this year's @ucl.ac.uk zoology student presentations and find out what they have discovered about their mystery museum specimens. Drop in between 2pm - 5pm on 5 December.
December 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
See this year's @ucl.ac.uk zoology student presentations and find out what they have discovered about their mystery museum specimens. Drop in between 2pm - 5pm on 5 December.
John Zhang of Datascape Realities, the collective behind the virtual reality experiences at the heart of our latest exhibition, talks about the creative process and why virtual reality is an important tool in science communication. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
John Zhang of Datascape Realities, the collective behind the virtual reality experiences at the heart of our latest exhibition, talks about the creative process and why virtual reality is an important tool in science communication. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps
What’s missing from natural history collections? Maria Dragoi, @ucl.ac.uk Museum Studies alumna and current PhD candidate, discusses her research into our entomology collection and the importance of interpreting collections through a decolonial lens. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What’s missing from natural history collections? Maria Dragoi, @ucl.ac.uk Museum Studies alumna and current PhD candidate, discusses her research into our entomology collection and the importance of interpreting collections through a decolonial lens. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Take a wasp’s eye journey through our rewilded interior via virtual reality in our current exhibition, World of Wasps. Find out more about wasps’ role as master architects, pest controllers and pollinators. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jun/world-wasps #GMZWasps
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Take a wasp’s eye journey through our rewilded interior via virtual reality in our current exhibition, World of Wasps. Find out more about wasps’ role as master architects, pest controllers and pollinators. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jun/world-wasps #GMZWasps
Researchers from the Sumner Lab talk about how their research informed our latest virtual reality exhibition, World of Wasps. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps
October 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Researchers from the Sumner Lab talk about how their research informed our latest virtual reality exhibition, World of Wasps. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps
We will open at the later time of 3pm on 15 October due to a private event. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
October 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We will open at the later time of 3pm on 15 October due to a private event. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
#WelcomeToUCL! We are one of the oldest natural history collections and home to 100,000 specimens from every continent, every ocean, and every animal group.
Find out more and plan your visit here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
Find out more and plan your visit here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
October 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#WelcomeToUCL! We are one of the oldest natural history collections and home to 100,000 specimens from every continent, every ocean, and every animal group.
Find out more and plan your visit here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
Find out more and plan your visit here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
We are currently closed for essential refurbishment works and will now reopen as normal on Tuesday 7 October at 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
September 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We are currently closed for essential refurbishment works and will now reopen as normal on Tuesday 7 October at 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
Did you know that wasps purr, or that they wag their bodies and tap their antennae to communicate? Find out more about these fascinating animals at our exhibition. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jun/world-wasps #GMZWasps
September 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Did you know that wasps purr, or that they wag their bodies and tap their antennae to communicate? Find out more about these fascinating animals at our exhibition. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jun/world-wasps #GMZWasps
Explore our Zoology collection after hours! Join us on a half-billion-year journey through the story of life on Earth at our upcoming museum late on 12 September as part of #HeritageOpenDays. https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/zoology-after-hours.html
September 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Explore our Zoology collection after hours! Join us on a half-billion-year journey through the story of life on Earth at our upcoming museum late on 12 September as part of #HeritageOpenDays. https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/zoology-after-hours.html
We will be closing early for a private event at 3pm on 4 September. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
August 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We will be closing early for a private event at 3pm on 4 September. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Get to know the team behind World of Wasps in this interview about creating our latest virtual reality exhibition. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
August 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Get to know the team behind World of Wasps in this interview about creating our latest virtual reality exhibition. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Explore our exhibition at night, listen to talks from @ucl.ac.uk wasp experts, and take part in relaxed paper-making activities led by artist Peter Ayres. Book now for 7 October or 4 November. www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket... #GMZWasps
July 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Explore our exhibition at night, listen to talks from @ucl.ac.uk wasp experts, and take part in relaxed paper-making activities led by artist Peter Ayres. Book now for 7 October or 4 November. www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket... #GMZWasps
Explore the museum with the Bloomberg Connects app! Learn more about some of the favourite specimens with highlights and audio described tours. links.bloombergconnects.org/6Ggw/s3dia4gm
July 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Explore the museum with the Bloomberg Connects app! Learn more about some of the favourite specimens with highlights and audio described tours. links.bloombergconnects.org/6Ggw/s3dia4gm
Due to unforeseen circumstances we will be closed today but will reopen as normal on Thursday 3 July at 1pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
July 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Due to unforeseen circumstances we will be closed today but will reopen as normal on Thursday 3 July at 1pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
We apologise for any inconvenience.