Doors Open Day at the Zoology Museum

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Doors Open Day at the Zoology Museum
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Come along for this special Saturday opening as part of Doors Open Day.

The Zoology Museum is located within the Zoology Building at the University of Aberdeen. The building houses the School of Biological Sciences and the Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre and is adjacent to the Cruickshank Botanic Garden.

The displays are worldwide in scope, from protozoa to the great whales, including taxidermy, skeletons, study skins, fluid-preserved specimens and models which are on shown in a lower gallery and an upper gallery which has a balcony view of the exhibits below.

Doors Open Day at the Zoology Museum

  • Museum staff will be on hand to welcome you to the museum.
  • There will be a mini-beasts craft activity as well as self-guided activity sheets and trails.
  • Take one of our Puppet Pals on a tour of the galleries. 
  • The Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre will also be open so you can get up close to some of the specimens.

Doors Open Day at the Zoology Museum

A note on parking: The car park will be free and open to any visitor (not just staff and students) on Saturday 2nd September. 

For further details about parking, access and directions, please visit the Zoology Museum web page: 

ZOOLOGY MUSEUM

Doors Open Day at the Zoology Museum

Hosted by
University of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections
Venue
Zoology Museum
Contact

No need to book, just drop in between 10am - 4pm.

If you have an enquiry, you can email us at:

uoacollections@abdn.ac.uk