Upcoming events

Our next Alfred Denny Museum Tour is taking place on Saturday 7th June. Bookings will open at 11am on Wednesday 14th May.

Tours are free of charge. However, you can support the museum with a donation. Your donation will help to fund ongoing curation work, including specimen databasing, maintenance and student placements in the Museum.

Future dates

All bookings will be released at 11am as specified below:

• 12th July 2025 (available to book 11th June 2025)
• 2nd August 2025 (available to book from 16th July 2025)
• 13th September 2025 (available to book from 6th August 2025)
• 4th October 2025 (available to book from 17th September 2025)
• 1st November 2025 (available to book from 8th October 2025)
• 13th December 2025 (available to book from 5th November 2025) 

DID YOU KNOW?  If you have been unsuccessful in securing a ticket for these highly popular tours, you can ask to be added to our waiting list by emailing biosciencespgradmin@sheffield.ac.uk. If we have any cancellations, and you are able to attend at short notice, we will contact you about availability. 

Two letters written from Charles Darwin to Henry Denny (Alfred Denny's father), which are available in transcription.

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