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Read more at: Museum launches Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ Trail
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Museum launches Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ Trail

5 February 2024

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! At the Museum, we’re proud to announce that one of the ways we’re celebrating is to launch...


Read more at: 2024 exhibition: Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates
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2024 exhibition: Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates

31 January 2024

On February 1st 2024 we are opening a new exhibition ‘Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates’ – this exhibition is...


Read more at: Spanish butterflies better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins

Spanish butterflies better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins

9 January 2024

Butterfly populations in Catalonia in northern Spain are better than their UK counterparts at regulating their body...


Read more at: How collections and reputation were built out of Tasmanian violence
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How collections and reputation were built out of Tasmanian violence

29 November 2023

A study by a Museum of Zoology researcher into the letters of the Victorian collector Morton Allport reveals how he...


Read more at: NEW! Butterflies Through Time exhibition opens 15th March 2022

NEW! Butterflies Through Time exhibition opens 15th March 2022

14 March 2022

On 15th March 2022 we are opening a new exhibition, Butterflies Through Time: Using wildlife of the past to guide...


Read more at: When is a cow not a cow? When it’s a Moostery Sculpture
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When is a cow not a cow? When it’s a Moostery Sculpture

2 August 2021

Across the city, Cows about Cambridge is in full swing, with 44 large decorated cow sculptures to find on this public...


Read more at: Museum of Zoology Summer 2021 Exhibition: Breaking Point
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Museum of Zoology Summer 2021 Exhibition: Breaking Point

15 June 2021

The University Museum of Zoology are set to launch their new summer exhibition, featuring artworks from three artists...


Read more at: Museum reopens Thursday 20 May 2021

Museum reopens Thursday 20 May 2021

10 May 2021

The University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge will reopen on Thursday 20 May, after many months of closure. From May...


Read more at: The 12 Days of Winter Wildlife

The 12 Days of Winter Wildlife

30 November 2020

Sing-along with the Museum as they launch ‘The 12 Days of Winter Wildlife’ From hedgehogs to starlings and hibernating...


Read more at: WhaleCOME back! Museum re-opens 24 September

WhaleCOME back! Museum re-opens 24 September

9 September 2020

WhaleCOME back! University Museum of Zoology re-opening Thursday 24 September 2020 The University Museum of Zoology in...