Tiegs Zoology Museum Tour

Established in 1887, the Tiegs Zoology Museum is Australia’s oldest university museum of zoology. Science Festival is your chance for a guided tour, one of our most popular events in the Festival.

Established in 1887, the Tiegs Zoology Museum is Australia’s oldest university museum of zoology. Its collection, accumulated over 120 years, has specimens dating from the late 19th century to the present representing the whole animal kingdom, including an African lion and a moa (an extinct emu-like bird from New Zealand). Visitors can browse the collection and participate in a Treasure Hunt to locate some of the more intriguing specimens.