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Events at the Grant Museum of Zoology
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THE MICRARIUM: A PLACE FOR TINY THINGS Date: Permanent Installation | Time: Museum opening hours | Location: Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL, University Street, London WC1e 6DE | Price: Free | The Micrarium is a place for tiny things - somewhere to come and explore the microscopic specimens at the Grant Museum.
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SCULPTURE SEASON Date: 5 June - 31 August | Time: 1-5pm | Location: Grant Museum of Zoology, Rockefeller Building, University College London, University Street, WC1E 6DE | Price: Free | Age group: All | Sculpture students from the Slade School of Fine Art at UCL have been invited to create works in response to the Museum’s collections. The brief is wide – they may place sculptures among the Museum’s own specimens, take over entire cabinets, or make other spatial interventions.
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THE KILLER SHREWS (1959) ON THE BIG SCREEN Date: 4 July | Time: 6:30-9pm | Location: J.Z. Young Theatre, Anatomy Building, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT | Price: Free | Age group: Adults | Working on a remote island in a secret scientific facility Dr. Radford Baines is attempting to solve world hunger, his solution, to shrink people to half the size. His work has unintended consequences as a group of visitors to the island discover, giant shrews with a taste for human flesh! Will this intrepid group of explorers escape the island with their lives?
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SHOW 'N' TELL: ZIEGLER WAX MODELS Date: 18 July | Time: 1-2pm | Location: Grant Museum of Zoology, Rockefeller Building, University College London, University Street, WC1E 6DE | Price: Free | Age group: All | Show’N’Tell, that great American tradition, is coming to the Grant Museum of Zoology. We have invited the people who work and research here at UCL to showcase an object from the Museum’s collection and tell you what they know about it. For our very first Show’N’Tell Dr. Brendan Clarke from the Department of Science and Technology Studies will be presenting our fascinating wax model collection. So join us for a lunchtime and discover the stories hidden away in our collection. This event is free and there is no need to book.
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RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE Date: 30 July - 3 August | Time: 1-5pm | Location: Grant Museum of Zoology, Rockefeller Building, University College London, University Street, WC1E 6DE | Price: Free | Age group: All | The tropical rainforests of the world are full of beautiful and bizarre animals. We are starting the summer holidays with a trip into the jungle to uncover the animals that make the jungle their home. Bring along your brave explorer and discover exactly who is swinging in the trees, rustling in the undergrowth and soaring on the breeze. Join us to take part in fun hands-on specimen based activities. This event is free and there is no need to book. Drop in between 1pm and 5pm.
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