University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum

University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum
Zoologisk museum

Established	1862
Location	15, 2100 København Ø, Copenhagen, Denmark
Type	Natural history museum
Director	Morten Meldgaard
Website	http://zoologi.snm.ku.dk

The Copenhagen Zoological Museum (Danish: Zoologisk Museum) is a part of the Natural History Museum of Denmark which consist of four natural science museums.^[1] The permanent exhibition 'From pole to pole' show animals from around the world in big displays. There is also a semi-permanent Darwin exhibition and a full collection of all the animals in the Danish territory, including Greenland. The museum has many important remains of recently extinct birds in storage, including the eyes and internal organs of the last two great auks, several specimens of the pied raven, and one of only two known complete skulls of the dodos that were taken to Europe in the 17th century.

Gallery

Rain forest
Arctic display
One of two taxidermied great auks at the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen

References

↑ "About the Natural History Museum of Denmark". Copenhagen University. Retrieved 2009-04-05.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zoological Museum (Copenhagen).

"Natural History Museum of Denmark". University of Copenhagen. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
Torben Wolff. "The history of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen". University of Copenhagen. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
"Series of pictures from the museum" (in Danish). Retrieved 2014-08-30.

University of Copenhagen

Academics

Faculties	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law Faculty of Science Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Theology

Centres and departments	Bioinformatics Centre Department of Biology Department of Chemistry Department of Computer Science Department of Mathematical Sciences Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports Nano-Science Center Center for the Philosophy of Nature and Science Studies Center for Planetary Research Center for Protein Research Søren Kierkegaard Research Center

Institutes and laboratories	Arnamagnæan Institute Hans Christian Ørsted Institute Niels Bohr Institute University of Copenhagen Arctic Station Urban Culture Lab

Schools	Royal School of Library and Information Science School of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

Other	Copenhagen–Tartu school TOPPS Master of International Health Museum Tusculanum Press

University

Campuses	City Campus Frederiksberg Campus North Campus South Campus

Historical dormitories	Borchs Kollegium Elers' Kollegium Hassagers Kollegium Regensen Valkendorfs Kollegium

Museums	Natural History Museum of Denmark University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden University of Copenhagen Geological Museum University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum Medical Museion

Coordinates: 55°42′09″N 12°33′33″E / 55.70245°N 12.55906°E / 55.70245; 12.55906

Authority control	GND: 30136-X

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