The Science Museum in Department of Zoology, Pant Block, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University,
Gorakhpur is one of the major attractions among students of University, affiliated colleges and
schools of Gorakhpur. It showcases the diversity of animals from Protozoa to Mammals. This
rich collection of rare animal specimens in the museum are laid out in a taxanomic fashion. The
museum was established with inception of the department in the year 1958 for student
teaching and education. The collections are result of over 62 years of teaching and research
activities of students and staff. The museum’s huge collection contains about 10000 specimens
as various skeletons of Mammals, Aves, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, stuffed body of various
birds and preserved specimen collection of poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, marine and
fresh water fishes, mollusks, corals and other rare animals offering an insight into the biological
diversity. The museum houses a life size, complete stuffed body of ostrich and a rich collection
of insects as its pride possession. The museum with collection of an extensive range of
specimens aims to preserve and showcase the diversity in animal kingdom with a display about
evolutionary biology. Besides the skeleton, preserved specimens, museum also stores models
of rare and extinct animals and charts to display anatomy, lifecycle of different animals from
protozoa to mammals for students. It remains open from 10.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. on all working
days of the University.
