Tiegs Zoology Museum Tour + Coffee Catch Up! ✨

Did you know that the University of Melbourne has its very own zoology museum on campus? One of our lecturers from the School of Biosciences, Dr Tyrone Lavery, has kindly offered to give a tour of the museum! 

Established in 1887, Tiegs Museum is Australia's oldest university museum of zoology. The collection, accumulated over 120 years, consists of a comprehensive range of animal specimens — including skulls of marsupials and many others of increasing significance as species become endangered. The collection was contributed by the first Professor of the department, Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer and the museum was later substantially improved by Professor O. W. Tiegs. These specimens play a crucial part in undergraduate teaching in vertebrate and invertebrate zoology.

Photos from the Tiegs Museum webpage

Whether you're a bird, mammal or herp enthusiast, there is a little something for everyone ✨

Coffee Catch-up!

Also! We're having a small coffee catch up after the tour and we would love to invite you. Coffee is on us! 😉

📍Where: Standing Room (MSD)

See you there 💚