Drawing After Hours: Celebrating 200 years of ZSL

Visit UCL Grant Museum of Zoology after hours and draw specimens from our collection. Update: the ballot is now closed
About this Event

Update: the ballot for this event is now closed. If you would like to keep up to date with future events, and

About the Event

Over the last two centuries, ZSL and UCL have worked alongside one another to advance scientific understanding, education and conservation - from pioneering zoological research and training future conservationists, to tackling some of the biggest environmental challenges facing the planet today.

For this event, we have specially selected some of our favourite specimens that highlight the history between our museum and ZSL, or reference the conservation work that ZSL is championing across the world. Some specimens will be brought outside of the cabinets to draw up close, as well as a pop-up display of artworks from UCL and ZSL archives and collections.

This event is unfacilitated, leaving you to draw at your own pace, after the museum has closed to the public. No experience is needed and all drawing materials and tools will be provided. If you wish to bring your own, due to conservation of the collection, please only bring pencils (graphite and coloured).

This event is free to attend but due to venue capacity we are operating a ballot system:

• The ballot is now closed and results will be announced by 5pm on Tuesday 1 September 2026 and winning entrants will have until Saturday 5 November to confirm their ticket/s before we offer the place out to somebody else on the ballot.

Audience

This event is 14+, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult

Access

The Grant Museum of Zoology is completely accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility from street level.

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Finding us

We are located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of central London. The nearest tube stations are Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City), Goodge Street (Northern Line), Warren Street (Victoria Line), and buses 18, 30, 73, 134 and 205 stop 3-5 minutes away on Euston Road.