

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Extinction Encounters with Professor Dolly Jørgensen
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: In conversation with UCL's Grant Museum of Zoology, Dolly Jørgensen takes us on a journey to encounter extinct species in museums worldwide.About this EventIn the halls of natural history museums all over the world, you can peer through the glass and come face-­to-­face with the ghosts of extinction. Extinction has been going on as long as there has been biological life—in fact over 99% of all species that have ever existed on Earth are extinct—but extinction usually happen at a slow place. We are now, however, living through the Sixth Mass Extinction, with species rapidly going extinct because of human actions. These are the ghosts of extinction in the museum.In this talk based on her new book Ghosts Behind Glass, Dolly Jørgensen takes visitors with her to encounter the extinct. Journeying through the halls of over 80 museums worldwide, she identified trends, similarities, and differences in display techniques and storytelling with remains of the extinct. In conversation with natural history displays in the UCL Grant Museum of Zoology, Jørgensen will discuss the challenges of encountering extinction and the potential to raise awareness of the connections between humans and nonhumans over time.The talk will be followed by a chance to meet Dolly, view some of the iconic, now extinct species on display in the museum and buy signed copies of her latest book (Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums, 2025).Free event, booking is essential.Doors open from 17:30Talk begins at 18:00The museum will close at 19:30The UCL Grant Museum of Zoology is completely accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility from street level via the museum's main entrance.
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- **city**: London
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Grant Museum of Zoology
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- **full address**: Grant Museum of Zoology, 21 University Street, London, United Kingdom

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm
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  - **A:** Grant Museum of Zoology, 21 University Street, London, United Kingdom
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