This interactive maze exhibit features puzzles, games, climb-on play stations and other
activities for the entire family. Adventure through the leaves, learn how to move like a caterpillar,
encounter friends and foes, then transform into a butterfly and take flight! Families can explore this
interactive experience together and learn about the surprising challenges butterflies face every day.
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This addition to the Florida Museum is dedicated to research and education about butterflies, moths and global biodiversity. The Butterfly Rainforest is a four-story, outdoor screened enclosure with waterfalls, a walking trail, lush subtropical and tropical plants and hundreds of live butterflies. Learn More...
Congratulations "A" Students! Children presenting a report card showing they earned an "A" or "S" grade in science for the most recent grading period will receive one free admission to the Butterfly Rainforest with one paid regular price adult admission this June and July! Open to all Alachua county students exiting grades K-12.
Grab your imagination, don't forget your sense of adventure and come explore the Florida Museum! The Discovery Room is back due to
popular demand and will remain open every day until 4:30 p.m. through August 23. Come in anytime, or attend a scheduled program for stories,
crafts, puppets, Dr. Discovery and more. Learn More...
Ever wonder what the Museum looks like at night? Come join the fun and adventure after dark for a sleepover on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Explore the cave, learn how butterflies sleep and take part in fun nighttime crafts and activities. Learn More...
Interested in attracting butterflies to your property? Find out what species you can attract and which
butterfly-friendly plants are proven winners! Native, nectar, host and accent plants are available
for purchase at the Museum on Saturdays and Sundays, with proceeds benefiting the Butterfly Rainforest.
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Explore the lives of butterflies and other native pollinators at this fall's ButterflyFest. Learn about butterfly gardening,
conservation, backyard wildlife and more! A new addition for this year is the Pollinator Photography Contest - enter your best picture
of a bat, bee, bird, butterfly or moth for cash prizes. Learn More...
The Florida Museum and the Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild are pleased to invite you to participate in the
Quilting Natural Florida II exhibit that will take place in Spring 2010! Quilts must represent and/or illustrate
subjects natural to Florida and may be representational or symbolic of its natural flora, fauna and environment.
Please download the entry form below for full details:
Science Stories is an ongoing series featuring Florida Museum natural science research.
A new Florida Museum study based on DNA analysis from living flowering plants shows that the ancestors of most modern trees
diversified extremely rapidly 90 million years ago, ultimately leading to the formation of forests that supported similar
evolutionary bursts in animals and other plants. Learn More...
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