Museum of Zoology, Cambridge

03/06/2026

This take a look around the Museum with our Pride In Nature trail. It's about how q***r perspectives help us to understand the natural world & how 'science' has actively hidden same-sex behaviour in animals. Trail & Museum entry FREE

28/05/2026

📢SAVE THE DATES! 📢
🐝Our biggest family event of the year ZoologyLive! is on Sat 4 July, all activities FREE, everyone welcome
🐞PLUS don't miss ZoologyLive! - The Livestream, online Thurs 2 July. We'll be talking about ladybirds - get your questions ready!
Check our website for all the details over the coming weeks!🙂

27/05/2026

in Nature 🏳️‍🌈 tours coming on Sunday 14 & 21 June at 1pm. Book your FREE place & discover the stories that are sometimes left untold... Tours led by expert volunteers. Everyone welcome. Book ahead https://ow.ly/smzo50Z4C8N

21/05/2026

😎It's a bank holiday weekend coming - here are our opening hours:
🌞Sat 23 May: 10am - 4.30pm
🌞Sun 24 May: 12 noon - 4.30pm
🌞Mon 25 May: 12 noon - 4.30pm
It's due to be HOT outside, but it's always cool in the Museum 😉Do pop in!

20/05/2026

🐝It's World Bee Day! Not all bumblebees are the same - did you know there are 24 different species in the UK? Eight of those are listed as conservation priority species - find out more about bees & pollinators on our blog 🐝https://ow.ly/vZK550Z24xI

19/05/2026

From Darwin to Dodo

Join us on Friday, 12th June, for our next free guided tour at the Museum of Zoology and discover the fascinating stories behind some of our most iconic specimens. From evolution and extinction to extraordinary animals past and present, there’s something for every curious mind.

Place: Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
Date: Friday, 12th June at 3 pm

The tour is FREE! Book tickets on our website: https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/darwin-dodos-guided-tour-1

Bring your friends, family, and curiosity: we’ll see you there!

Uncover the fascinating stories behind our collections, from the beetles of Charles Darwin to the tale of our fin whale.Why is there a fin whale skeleton in Cambridge? What can we learn from our Dodo skeleton? What did Darwin collect here and on the Voyage of the Beagle, and what can these collectio...

13/05/2026

TONIGHT, Wed 13 May 5.30pm - join us in Cambridge as Elizabeth Yale & James Costa talk about their new book 'The Descent Of Man - an annotated edition' Talk is in the main zoology lecture theatre, with Museum galleries & shop open afterwards. FREE 🙂https://ow.ly/tjty50YYUZp

08/05/2026

Come to the Museum Whale Hall to see this fabulous artwork by our Young Zoologists, created in partnership with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative and inspired by . The Young Zoologists created animals to populate the Earth, and on the feathers of the Birds of Paradise and fur of the Mountain Gorilla, wrote what they would like the world to be in the next 100 years. Museum entry FREE

08/05/2026

Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough 🎂 We are so proud that opened our Museum in 2018. Here he explains why zoology museums are “the bedrock on which zoological science depends.” A complete inspiration 💗 Photo credit CamDiary - Cambridge Photo Diary https://ow.ly/PE8P50YREX9

06/05/2026

Join James Costa & Elizabeth Yale as they talk about their new book 'The Annotated Edition of The Descent of Man', PLUS the Museum galleries will be open afterwards. Museum shop will also be open, with copies of the book available. Book ahead, FREE. Wed 13 May at 5.30pm. Everyone welcome. https://ow.ly/z9cE50YVp54