About the Grant Museum The Grant Museum has been in continuous use by students at UCL since 1828 and opened as a public museum in 1996. It continues to have huge impact on how we understand and learn from the natural world. The Museum today The Museum is home to around 100,000 specimens covering the whole of the animal kingdom. History The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy was established in 1828 by Robert Edmond Grant (1793-1874). Support us Your support plays a vital role ensuring that we can continue to care for the collection for future generations. Event hire Your support plays a vital role ensuring that we can continue to care for the collection for future generations. Past projects Get a glimpse of fascinating work using the museum collections. How to get involved Vacancies and how to become a Grant Museum volunteer.