The D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum

The University's Zoology Museum houses many fascinating specimens from around the world. Most of them were collected by the celebrated Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, the first Professor of Biology at Dundee. The images on this site reveal just a fraction of our collections - please contact us to find out more.

• Future and past events
• Art Funded project to collect artworks inspired by D'Arcy Thompson and his collections
• Find out more about D'Arcy Thompson and the original Zoology Museum he created
• New publication on D'Arcy in Dundee
• Exhibitions about D'Arcy or based on his collections
• Sketching the Universe conference
• Become D'Arcy's friend on Facebook
• Website of the D'Arcy Thompson 150 celebrations in 2010

Open Days & Events

The museum is open regularly to the public on Friday afternoons during the summer vacation, and for special events throughout the year - click here for details of forthcoming events.

The Collections

Below is a summary of the main collections in the museum. Most of these link to further images, and more will be added soon...

Skulls










Skeletons










Mounted Collection -
Birds and Mammals









Spirit Collection -
Reptiles, Amphibians,
Fish and Invertebrates,
Mammals







Marine Collection
(dried specimens)









Fossils










Tod Collection -
British Butterflies












Microscope Slides









Art inspired by our Collections

To see some of the star items in the museum, click here...

To find out about exhibitions based on the zoology collections, click here...

To find out more about the University's other natural history collections, visit the Herbarium webpage and the online versions of our exhibitions:

Nature's Accounts and The Art of Teaching

Want to visit the museum?

The D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum is part of the College of Life Sciences's School of Learning & Teaching in the basement of the Carnelley Building, immediately behind the University Tower. The museum is open to the public on Friday afternoons during the summer vacation, and by appointment at other times - please contact Museum Services on 01382 384310 or e-mail museum@dundee.ac.uk