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Aberdeen University, Zoology Museum
  Department of Zoology
Zoology Building
Tillydrone Avenue
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 2TZ
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Collection details
Natural Sciences
Facilities
Parking: yes Library: yes Study area: yes Wheelchair access: yes
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Contact details
General information (Tel) : 01224 272850
General information (Fax) : 01224 272396
E-mail : museums@abdn.ac.uk
Website : www.abdn.ac.uk/museums
Open
Free entry to the Museum Mon - Fri 9.am.-5.pm.
Educational parties and groups should book, in advance, via the Natural History Centre on 01224 274545 or nat.hist@abdn.ac.uk
Closed
Saturday and Sunday & public holidays
Admission charges
Entry is free but donations will help us maintain our collections.
Description
The Zoology Museum Collections are wide-ranging and are worldwide in scope. The collections cover the whole of the animal kingdom, from protozoa to the great whales. The museum contains around 75,000 specimens. One of these collections is of skeletal material, including scientifiucally important whale limbs relating to Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Also anatomical models, including examples from the major 19th century model makers like Auzox, Brendel and Osterloh. The most significant being around 40 glass models of marine invertebrates by Blaschka.

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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Collections
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Public access available to collections information
Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Events and resources for children and families
General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Education facilities available
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Library with public access
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities