A CURIOUS HISTORY OF THE GRANT'S NEW HOME: A WALKING TOUR Date: 15 September | Time: 6pm | Location: Meet at top of steps outside Wilkins Building, Main Quad, UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT | Price: Free, but booking is essential at http://curioushistory.eventbrite.com | Age group: Adults | When UCL’s Grant Museum of Zoology moved into its new home, it threw a spotlight on fascinating stories in the University’s history. This walking tour explores the surrounding streets and buildings in search of those stories. Learn about the Medical School’s secret entrance and what it was used for, fights between doctors and professors and the surprising connection to the Natural History Museum. See the effects of the Blitz. Stand on the site of the famous menace to midnight traffic. The tour adds a special detour into Darwin’s life on Gower Street.  Led by science historians Joe Cain and Brendan Clarke (UCL Science and Technology Studies), the walk lasts approximately one hour and will run rain or shine. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The tour concludes with a free glass of wine in the Museum. Booking is essential atcurioushistory.eventbrite.com as numbers are limited.  020 3108 2052 |  zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk