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The lower gallery is currently closed for maintenance work. We're really sorry for any inconvenience. The upper gallery, café and shop are open as usual. 

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Vacancy: Senior Collections Lead

18 June 2025

We are inviting applications for the post of Senior Collections Lead. This new...

Social media helps monitor our fast-changing natural world

2 June 2025

Nile Stephenson a postgraduate student in the Deep-time Ecology Group at the...

Opening hours:

Monday - Closed (on Bank Holiday open 12 to 4.30pm)
Tuesday - 10.00 - 16.30
Wednesday - 10.00 - 16.30

Thursday - 10.00 - 16.30
Friday - 10.00 - 16.30
Saturday - 10.00 - 16.30
Sunday - 12.00 - 16.30

Last entry at 16.15

If you are feeling unwell - please delay your visit.  

Please note that children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.

Admission is FREE.

If you are a group of 10 or more please visit our group visits page to book: 

Group Visits

Details on our opening times & other information about visiting are here

The Whale Café is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 3pm. Open Bank Holiday Mondays. 

The University Museum of Zoology is one of Cambridge's major attractions. Our brilliant galleries showcase the diversity of animal life, from marsupials to monkeys, mammoths to manatees. Visit us to discover stories of extinction, survival, evolution and exploration.

Keep up to date with our news via the blog ,website and on InstagramTwitter and Facebook.

You can shop online from each of the University Museums at the new 'Curating Cambridge' online shop: https://curatingcambridge.co.uk/ 

MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY BLOG
Visit our blog where we are sharing stories, news and information about all things zoological. You can even spot wildlife from your window with Open Your Window Bingo...

Should you need to contact the team please email umzc@zoo.cam.ac.uk

Best Wishes
The Museum of Zoology Team

 

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