Bell Pettigrew Museum, University of St Andrews

The Bell Pettigrew Museum is the University's zoology museum.  It is a rare survival of a Victorian teaching museum, and wonderfully atmospheric.

The displays, which include examples of several extinct species, are arranged to allow the evolutionary and taxonomic relationships between animals to be clearly understood.

Schools

Museums are fantastic places for inspiring learning and creativity in pupils.  The collections held by the University of St Andrews across its four principal venues offer fascinating insights into a wide range of curriculum areas and give children and young people the chance to make connections with the people, events, artworks and environments they have learnt about in the classroom, developing their interest and firing their imagination.

The University of St Andrews has a dedicated team of Learning & Access staff who plan and deliver sessions for school groups of all ages and abilities, from nursery to school leavers, based upon learning outcomes from the Curriculum for Excellence.  To find out more about what we can offer visit the pages relevant to your pupils’ age group below.

Groups may be able to gain financial support for a trip to the museum through the Fife Council culture grant. 

For more information about school visits please contact with a member of the Learning & Access team.