Hunterian Zoology Museum
17 minute walk from Partick station · Glasgow and West Central
The Hunterian Zoology Museum is located in the Graham Kerr building at the University of Glasgow. As part of Scotland's oldest museum, this venue showcases the astonishing diversity of the animal kingdom. It serves as an active educational resource where displays are still used for undergraduate teaching today.
This historic museum has been at the heart of its building since opening in 1923. It features just under 800 different species, representing a rich taxonomical order that ranges from giant squid to glass sponges. The collection is particularly significant today as it houses many animals classified as threatened species.
Visitors can enjoy free entry to explore a vast array of specimens, including elephants and echidnas. You will see items donated by individuals or collected by University staff and students over many years. The museum offers a unique opportunity to view diverse creatures that showcase the scale of the natural world.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Museum
- Good for
- Museums, Science & discovery, Wildlife
- Characteristics
- 20th-century, Nationally significant
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Glasgow and West Central
Stations within walking distance
- Partick station — 17 min walk, 1.3 km
- Exhibition Centre (Glasgow) station — 22 min walk, 1.6 km
- Charing Cross (Glasgow) station — 26 min walk, 2.0 km
- Hyndland station — 26 min walk, 2.1 km
- Anderston station — 28 min walk, 2.2 km
Other places near Partick
- Riverside Museum — 10 min walk from the station
- Kelvin Walkway: Glasgow to Milngavie — 10 min walk from the station
- Clyde Walkway 1: Glasgow to Cambuslang — 12 min walk from the station
- Kelvin Hall — 15 min walk from the station
- The Hunterian Museum — 21 min walk from the station
- Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House — 21 min walk from the station