Looking for classroom ideas and teaching materials? The Florida Museum of Natural History and Harn Museum of Art partner with other educational organizations to provide information about field trips, workshops, lesson plans and free resources. This event is open to all public, private and homeschoo
at the Museum to earn in-service points for attending the open house or register online
O ur invertebrate paleontology lab is located within one of the most comprehensive research centers of paleontology in North America: the Florida Museum of Natural History, recognized internationally for research on fossil invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants. As a major and rapidly growing resear
these holdings have an increasing presence in the digital world through our local online
Come to the Museum’s Science Cafés for engaging conversation about a variety of science topics. A comfortable atmosphere provides the setting for lively discussions. Topic The Tree of Life: The Importance of Biodiversity in Conservation, Medicine, Agriculture and Ecology, with Douglas Soltis, P
Register Online Organizer Name: Chelsea Collison, Florida Museum Phone: 352
Calling all art enthusiasts! Do you enjoy painting, drawing, sculpting or are you just art-curious? Visit the Florida Museum for after-hours SciArt Meetups and create art inspired by Florida nature and culture! Offered in partnership with Santa Fe College Art Gallery and Wayfaring Painter, each mee
Mathis, Florida Museum Mammalogy Collection Manager Price: $7 per person Register Online
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Registration for Florida Museum of Natural History summer and field camps opens March 15, and includes a new “Lep Campâ€� this year for students in grades 5-8 to experience field collection, specimen preparation and the conservation of butterfly and moth specimens with museum sci
Pre-registration is required for all camps and is available online at www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Miocene Epoch 23 to 5 million years ago The Miocene in Florida was a time of abundance with grassland savannahs and a variety of woodland habitats that supported a wide range of food for browsing and grazing animals. With more diversity of herbivores, came more specialized predators too. Explore
Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land exhibit Florida Vertebrate Fossils online
Naturalists noticed declining populations of the once-common Carolina Parakeets as early as the 1830s. By the end of the 19th century, they were restricted to Florida. These eggs, collected on the Kissimmee Prairie, may be the last sign of this once common bird. Summary Carolina Parakeet Eggs (C
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Special Collections Building houses roughly 4 million specimens preserved in 60,000 gallons of ethyl or isopropyl alcohol that make up the Museum’s expansive “wet� collections, including those from the Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammals an
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum’s book “All Things Beautiful: Wonders from the Collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History,” was honored with the Richard E. Rice Gold Medal for Visual Arts by the Florida Book Awards. Coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries, the F
available for purchase at the museum’s collectors shop and can also be ordered online
