D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum

Founded by world-renowned polymath D'Arcy Thompson in the 1880s, the University of Dundee's Zoology Museum features an amazing variety of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and insects from around the world, as well as many of D'Arcy's original models and teaching charts. As well as being open to general visitors during the summer, the museum hosts a range of special events throughout the year. The University's Zoology Museum houses many fascinating specimens from around the world. Most of them were collected by Thompson who was the first Professor of Biology at Dundee. The museum is located in the Carnelley Building, just behind the main University Tower Building on Park Place. Please enter by the front door of the building.