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| | location = Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge. CB2 3EJ | |||
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| The '''University Museum of Zoology''' is a museum of the ] and part of the research community of the Department of Zoology. The |
The '''University Museum of Zoology''' is a museum of the ] and part of the research community of the Department of Zoology. The public is welcome and admission is free (2018).<ref name="Kennedy" /> The Museum of Zoology is in the David Attenborough Building, formerly known as the Arup Building, on the ], just north of ] in central ], England.<ref>{{cite web|title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: ''About us''|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/about-us|website=Museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref> | ||
| The building also provides a home for the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, a biodiversity project. | |||
| The museum houses an extensive collection of scientifically important zoological material. The collections were designated in 1998 by the ] (now managed by the ]) as being of outstanding historical and international importance.<ref>{{cite web|title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: ''Collections''|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/collections/|website=Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk|access-date=2016-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322061447/http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/collections/|archive-date=22 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
| The museum reopened on 23 June 2018 after a major redevelopment<ref name="Kennedy">{{cite web|title=Cambridge zoology museum to reopen after £4.1m revamp - Maev Kennedy - The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/18/cambridge-university-zoology-museum-reopen-david-attenborough|website=guardian.com|access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ |title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge | Welcome |website=Museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk |access-date=2016-02-06}}</ref> for which it had been awarded a grant of £1.8m by the ]. | |||
| The Museum of Zoology is on the ], just north of ] in central ], ]. Admission is free (2014).<ref>{{cite web|title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: ''Who We Are''|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/who.we.are/|website=Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk|accessdate=2016-02-06}}</ref> | |||
| The |
The redevelopment aimed to create a "green" building" and to create displays and new interpretation to engage people with the wonders of animal diversity; create new stores to care for the museum's internationally significant collections to the highest standards and expand the museum's learning programmes, reaching out to wider audiences and increasing online resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk|title=Museum of Zoology|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
| The |
The museum is one of the eight museums of the ] consortium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cam.ac.uk/museums-and-collections/visit-us/our-museums |title=Our Museums | University of Cambridge |website=Cam.ac.uk |date=2013-08-06 |access-date=2016-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220306/http://www.cam.ac.uk/museums-and-collections/visit-us/our-museums |archive-date=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| ==History of the |
==History of the museum== | ||
| Much of the |
Much of the museum's material derives from the great collecting expeditions of the 19th century, which provided the first documentation of the fauna in many parts of the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: ''Historical Significance''|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/historical.significance/|website=Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk|access-date=2016-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119040924/https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/historical.significance#|archive-date=19 November 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The earliest exhibits come from the Harwood anatomical collection which was purchased in 1814. The museum added further collections including birds from ] and animals from the ], to which ] himself had contributed.<ref>{{cite web|title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: ''Our History''|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/who.we.are/history/|website=Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk|access-date=2016-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323040102/http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/who.we.are/history/|archive-date=23 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| Past |
Past superintendents of the museum include: | ||
| William Clark |
William Clark 1817–1866, | ||
| ] |
] 1866–1892, | ||
| ] |
] 1892–1908, | ||
| ] |
] 1908–1909, | ||
| and ] |
and ] 1909–1914.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cambridge University Museum of Zoology: Histories & Archives|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/histories.archives/|access-date=22 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119055339/http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/histories.archives/#|archive-date=19 November 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
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The museum was moved into the current purpose-designed building during 1968–70.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions.displays/ |title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge | Welcome |website=Zoo.cam.ac.uk |access-date=2016-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804215127/http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions.displays/ |archive-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Five separate stores currently house the collection of specimens. Small refurbishments were made in 2017. | ||
| ==Collections== | ==Collections== | ||
| Many of the collections were assembled during the nineteenth century, which was a key period for the development of modern biology. Much of the material was accumulated between 1865 and 1915 through private collections and expeditions. Cambridge was a centre of major importance for the development of biology, and several of the individuals associated with the |
Many of the collections were assembled during the nineteenth century, which was a key period for the development of modern biology. Much of the material was accumulated between 1865 and 1915 through private collections and expeditions. Cambridge was a centre of major importance for the development of biology, and several of the individuals associated with the museum were central figures in the most active areas of scientific debate. | ||
| <ref>{{cite web|title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: Historical Significance|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/historical.significance/|website=Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk| |
<ref>{{cite web|title=University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: Historical Significance|url=http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/historical.significance/|website=Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk|access-date=2016-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119040924/https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections.archives/historical.significance#|archive-date=19 November 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
| Collections and letters from various collectors are on display, including collections of: | Collections and letters from various collectors are on display, including collections of: | ||
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| *], ] | *], ] | ||
| *Sir ], former |
*Sir ], former director of the museum | ||
| *], banker and amateur ornithologist | *], banker and amateur ornithologist | ||
| *], Ornithologist | *], Ornithologist | ||
| *Reverend ], originally chosen as the naturalist for the voyage of |
*Reverend ], originally chosen as the naturalist for the voyage of {{HMS|Beagle}} | ||
| *], amateur naturalist and shell-collector | *], amateur naturalist and shell-collector | ||
| *], zoologist and ornithologist. | *], zoologist and ornithologist. | ||
| *], ornithologist | *], ornithologist | ||
| *], ] | *], ] | ||
| *], co-originator of the theory of ] | *], co-originator of the theory of ] | ||
| *], geologist | *], geologist | ||
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| ⚫ | Before the redevelopment a 21.3 m (70 ft) ] skeleton, colloquially known as Bobby, was displayed at the entrance of the museum; it was dismantled and stored during the redevelopment. The new interior entrance hall now contains this skeleton which was extensively cleaned before being reassembled. Skeletons and preserved skins of many extinct animals are housed in the museum. Most of the fish specimens are stored in spirit, some of them having been collected by Darwin himself on the ] from 1831 - 1836. The bird collection consists of skins, eggs and skeletal material. There are skeletal remains from extinct birds such as the ] from ] and the ] from ] in the collection. The insect collection contains specimens collected by Darwin from around ]. Collections of molluscs, corals and other sea-dwellers offer insight into the biological diversity of the oceans. | ||
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| ⚫ | Before the redevelopment a 21.3 m (70 ft) ] skeleton, colloquially known as Bobby, was displayed at the entrance of the museum; it was dismantled and stored during the redevelopment. The new interior entrance hall now contains this skeleton which was extensively cleaned before being reassembled. Skeletons and preserved skins of many extinct animals are housed in the museum. Most of the fish specimens are stored in spirit, some of them having been collected by Darwin himself on the ] from 1831 - 1836. The bird collection consists of skins, eggs and skeletal material. There are skeletal remains from extinct birds such as the ] from ] and the ] from ] in the collection. The insect collection contains specimens collected by Darwin from around ]. Collections of molluscs, corals and other sea-dwellers offer insight into the biological diversity of the oceans. | ||
| File:Great ape skeletons in the Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge.jpg|Left to right: ], female and male ], ], ] | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:50, 15 January 2025
University Museum in Downing Street, Cambridge
 Giant Finback whale at the Museum of Zoology | |
| Location | Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge. CB2 3EJ |
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| Type | University Museum |
| Accreditation | Arts Council England accredited |
| Collections | Fossils, Vertebrates, Birds, Insects, Molluscs, Invertebrates |
| Visitors | 103,604 (2022) |
| Museum Manager | Jack Ashby |
| Director | Professor Rebecca Kilner |
| Owner | University of Cambridge |
| University of Cambridge Museums | |
The University Museum of Zoology is a museum of the University of Cambridge and part of the research community of the Department of Zoology. The public is welcome and admission is free (2018). The Museum of Zoology is in the David Attenborough Building, formerly known as the Arup Building, on the New Museums Site, just north of Downing Street in central Cambridge, England. The building also provides a home for the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, a biodiversity project.
The museum houses an extensive collection of scientifically important zoological material. The collections were designated in 1998 by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (now managed by the Arts Council England) as being of outstanding historical and international importance.
The museum reopened on 23 June 2018 after a major redevelopment for which it had been awarded a grant of £1.8m by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The redevelopment aimed to create a "green" building" and to create displays and new interpretation to engage people with the wonders of animal diversity; create new stores to care for the museum's internationally significant collections to the highest standards and expand the museum's learning programmes, reaching out to wider audiences and increasing online resources.
The museum is one of the eight museums of the University of Cambridge Museums consortium.
History of the museum
Much of the museum's material derives from the great collecting expeditions of the 19th century, which provided the first documentation of the fauna in many parts of the world. The earliest exhibits come from the Harwood anatomical collection which was purchased in 1814. The museum added further collections including birds from William Swainson and animals from the Cambridge Philosophical Society, to which Charles Darwin himself had contributed.
Past superintendents of the museum include: William Clark 1817–1866, John Willis Clark 1866–1892, Sidney Frederic Harmer 1892–1908, Reginald Crundall Punnett 1908–1909, and Leonard Doncaster 1909–1914.
The museum was moved into the current purpose-designed building during 1968–70. Five separate stores currently house the collection of specimens. Small refurbishments were made in 2017.
Collections
Many of the collections were assembled during the nineteenth century, which was a key period for the development of modern biology. Much of the material was accumulated between 1865 and 1915 through private collections and expeditions. Cambridge was a centre of major importance for the development of biology, and several of the individuals associated with the museum were central figures in the most active areas of scientific debate.
Collections and letters from various collectors are on display, including collections of:
- F.M. Balfour, Professor of Zoology
- George Robert Crotch, entomologist
- Charles Darwin, Naturalist
- Sir Clive Forster-Cooper, former director of the museum
- John Henry Gurney Sr., banker and amateur ornithologist
- James Hepburn, Ornithologist
- Reverend Leonard Jenyns, originally chosen as the naturalist for the voyage of HMS Beagle
- Robert MacAndrew, amateur naturalist and shell-collector
- Alfred Newton, zoologist and ornithologist.
- Hugh Strickland, ornithologist
- William Swainson, ornithologist
- Alfred Russel Wallace, co-originator of the theory of natural selection
- Henry Woodward, geologist
Before the redevelopment a 21.3 m (70 ft) finback whale skeleton, colloquially known as Bobby, was displayed at the entrance of the museum; it was dismantled and stored during the redevelopment. The new interior entrance hall now contains this skeleton which was extensively cleaned before being reassembled. Skeletons and preserved skins of many extinct animals are housed in the museum. Most of the fish specimens are stored in spirit, some of them having been collected by Darwin himself on the voyage of HMS Beagle from 1831 - 1836. The bird collection consists of skins, eggs and skeletal material. There are skeletal remains from extinct birds such as the dodo from Mauritius and the Rodrigues solitaire from Rodrigues in the collection. The insect collection contains specimens collected by Darwin from around Cambridge. Collections of molluscs, corals and other sea-dwellers offer insight into the biological diversity of the oceans.
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Left to right: Bornean orangutan, female and male western gorilla, chimpanzee, human
See also
References
- "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Cambridge zoology museum to reopen after £4.1m revamp - Maev Kennedy - The Guardian". guardian.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- "University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: About us". Museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: Collections". Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge | Welcome". Museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "Museum of Zoology". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "Our Museums | University of Cambridge". Cam.ac.uk. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: Historical Significance". Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: Our History". Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "Cambridge University Museum of Zoology: Histories & Archives". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- "University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge | Welcome". Zoo.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- "University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge: Historical Significance". Museum.zoo.cam.asc.uk. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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