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Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich
1,500 animal species
The university’s natural history museum: 1,500 animal species and 1,000 fossils, open to all.
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In the area: The twin towers of the Grossmünster above the Limmatquai, with a lake boat moored on the river. Image courtesy of © Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich
At the University of Zurich, on Karl-Schmid-Strasse, the Natural History Museum shows some 1,500 animal species and 1,000 fossils from 300 million years, from the frogmouth to the minke whale. You can listen to whales and insects, look at an ant’s jaws under a magnifier and stroke the fur of a deer; on Sundays there are family workshops. Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–17:00, Thursday evenings too; entry costs nothing.
Our take
- Family workshops
- Near the ETH terrace
- Address
- Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich
Altstadt, Zurich - Phone
- +41 44 634 38 38
- Website
- uzh.ch
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich before you go.
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