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
Astronomy Guest Speaker: Tim Malles, Space Artist Price: $7 per person Register Online
Bring the Florida Museum to your home or classroom! Go back through geological time and witness the fossil history of Florida during the Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs in this FREE 360° virtual tour. See Florida’s first land animals and an amazing parade of life through
on Change: Horse Evolution and Climate Change K-12 Resources: Educator Guide Online
Horses disappeared from Europe in the Oligocene, but persisted in North America. Many other ancient mammals of the Eocene died out while the perissodactyls — horses, rhinos, the rhino-like titanotheres — became more diverse. The name Oligocene (Oligo—few; cene—recent) means that very few ex
Horses The Oligocene Epoch 35 Million – 24 Million Years Ago Fossil Horses Online
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
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children will have an opportunity to snap photos of nature, learn about ancient Egypt and meet live insects while attending the Florida Museum of Natural History’s summer camp programs. The Florida Museum offers more than 15 weeklong camps between June 8 and Aug. 7, includin
More information is available online at www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/event/costa-rica-camp
Columbus’ first voyage in 1492 introduced European pigs, cats, rats and mice to the Caribbean. Animal remains from Columbus’ first settlement document the introduction of these invasive species, which had serious consequences on native plants and animals. Summary Archaeological Animals From En
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is bringing the fun to the great outdoors with “Museum in the Parks,” an event series that explores local Florida wildlife and gives participants a special look at museum collections. Aimed at children in grades K-6, the series inclu
As a supplement to the in-person programs, the series also offers free online videos
Charles Doe was the Museum’s first Curator of Birds, 1932–1946. The Doe eggs and associated historical data have been extensively used for research, including important studies in the 1960s that led to the ban of DDT – a pesticide detrimental to several bird populations. Summary Bird Eggs, Vario
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
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
