Museum of Zoology
The Finback whale skeleton, shown in its home in the Whale Hall
The Museum of Zoology is home to a huge variety of recent and fossil animals, including collections made by great naturalists of the past.
The Museum houses a unique slice of the natural world in its collections, capturing diversity in animal life with more than two million specimens gathered over more than two centuries from all over the world.
The collections lie at the heart of everything the museum does. From telling the story of animal life through scientific research and cutting edge techniques to understand the origins and complexities of life on earth, to showing us how to detect species that are in peril and when to intervene to conserve them. The collections fill the Museum’s public galleries and thrill people of all ages and from all backgrounds. They enrich life in our local community by transporting people beyond their own lives and instilling a love of the natural world.
How you can help the work of the Museum
Give your time
Volunteers are vital to the full range of the Museum’s work, whether it’s providing a warm welcome to visitors, or getting hands-on with the specimens. Find out more.
Make a gift
- £100 will help pay for a primary school class to engage with the Museum
- £500 is the cost of conserving a specimen for future generations to study and admire
- £1000 will help us make a trail around the museum, to showcase new themes in our research and tell untold stories about the animal kingdom
- £5000 will help pay for one of our community programmes, such as our work with dementia patients, homeless people or those with special educational needs
- £10000 is the typical cost of putting on one of our summer exhibitions
Next steps
You can make a gift online using a credit or debit card. Alternatively, to make a gift offline or to discuss other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lisa Sneath by telephone: +44 (0)1223 336650 or by email: umzc@zoo.cam.ac.uk.
Make a gift now
Make a gift now to support Museum of Zoology by credit or debit card, or set up a direct debit:
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