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Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm Thursday 10am - 4:30pm Friday 10am - 4:30pm Saturday 10am - 4:30pm Sunday 12pm - 4:30pm

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The University Museum of Zoology is home to a huge variety of recent and fossil animals.
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Displays trace the evolution of animal life, and admission is free.For further information visit www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk

02/09/2026

🐧 Pride in Nature tours are back! 🐧Our expert volunteer guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories about gender & s*x in the animal world. Next tour is Sun 27 September at 1pm. Tours are FREE. Places limited, book ahead.
https://ow.ly/1z3N50ZIjkN

29/08/2026

🦋Are you in Cambridge this Bank Holiday Monday?🐧 Fancy seeing a whale, dodo, giraffe, giant ground sloth, platypus, penguin, butterflies, spiders, crabs, corals, a whole room of British birds? 🐦Look no further! We're open from 12 until 4.30pm. Entry FREE

28/08/2026

📢Calling all 2-5 year olds! Roar like a lion & move like a giraffe as we go on safari around the Museum of Zoology. Plus make your own finger puppet! Book your FREE place for our next Animal Tails session on Fri 4 Sept. https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/animal-tails-roaring-lions-dancing-giraffes

26/08/2026

🐳Create your own sea creature this Thurs 27 Aug, handle real corals, have a go at our quiz & follow an Under The Sea trail. Plus have you entered our competition with the Grand Arcade yet? You could win a cuddly toy of your own design - just ask at reception for a form. All FREE! Everyone welcome🙂

24/08/2026

📢We're OPEN Bank Holiday Mon 31 Aug, 12 noon - 4.30pm. Drop by to view Cambridge's largest specimen, our iconic fin whale. Or perhaps you'd like to see our dodo skeleton (possibly the most complete dodo skeleton in the world!). PLUS a lot, lot more😉 Entry FREE! Photo: Dodo ©J Garget

18/08/2026

🐍Discover the hidden world of wildlife trade with a FREE museum trail by Cambridge-based experts, TRAFFIC. The trail highlights the threats facing animals & the work being done to protect them. 🐦Pick up your trail at Museum reception.

11/08/2026

🐠Join us on Thurs 27 August & help to create an ocean-themed artwork for our Whale Hall with artist Alicia Hayden 🐠🐠🐠 All materials provided. PLUS plenty more to enjoy throughout the galleries. ALL FREE. Everyone welcome! https://ow.ly/IXHV50Zy7wZ

31/07/2026

📢This weekend's opening hours:
🙂OPEN AS USUAL: Saturday 1 August 10am to 4.30pm
🙁CLOSED: Sunday 2 August - this is for essential maintenance - sorry if you were hoping to visit that day.
We are open again next week as normal Tuesday onwards! Entry FREE. Hope to see you soon 🙂

28/07/2026

📢The Museum will be CLOSED on Sunday 2 August for some essential maintenance work 📢We're really sorry if you were hoping to visit on that day. Visit our website for all our opening hours: https://ow.ly/FeTZ50Ztc78

23/07/2026

Are you blind or partially sighted? We're setting up a working group to help us develop some large 3D insect models, to be used as tactile resources in the Museum, and we'd love you to join us! All the details are on our website. https://ow.ly/vpwb50ZrmKW

Address

Downing Street
Cambridge
CB23EJ

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 4:30pm
Thursday	10am - 4:30pm
Friday	10am - 4:30pm
Saturday	10am - 4:30pm
Sunday	12pm - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441223336650

Website

http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/

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