D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum

The D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum is a museum of zoology at the University of Dundee in Scotland.[2]

D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum
Established1880s
LocationUniversity of Dundee, Carnelley Building, Park Place, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland[1]
TypeUniversity museum, zoology collection
Websitewww.dundee.ac.uk

The museum is named after the Scottish biologist and mathematician D'Arcy Thompson (1860–1948), who founded it in the 1880s.[3] The museum has a collection of birds, fish, insects, mammals, and reptiles from around the world, together with some of D'Arcy Thompson's models and teaching material. The museum has 27 specimens from the voyage of HMS Challenger of 1872–1876.[4]

The museum also has an art collection, including digital art of cellular forms by Andy Lomas, inspired by the work of D'Arcy Thompson including his 1917 book On Growth and Form, and funded by the UK Art Fund.[5]

References
  1. "University of Dundee, D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum". www.dundeecity.gov.uk. UK: Dundee City Council. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. "D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. "D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum". www.list.co.uk. UK: The List. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. "D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, University of Dundee Museum Services". www.hmschallenger.net. HMS Challenger. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. "Andy Lomas". D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum Art Collection. UK: University of Dundee Museum Services. Retrieved 30 October 2016.



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