Fun Events
Fun for All Ages at the Florida Museum...
Bring the whole family for a day of FREE fun and learning!
International Museum Day, Endangered Species Day and Biodiversity Day Celebrations
May 1-31 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Join the Florida Museum for a month-long celebration in honor of International Museum Day and Endangered Species Day (May 18) and The International Day for Biodiversity (May 22) and view rare specimens from the Lepidoptera collections.
Ken & Linda McGurn Speaker Series: Public Engagement in Science
May 14 | 4-5 p.m.
How to Identify Ducks In Flight: harnessing the power of birdwatchers to study bird populations.
By Steve Kelling, director of information science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Join the Florida Museum for a lively discussion about eBird, a global network of volunteers that collects massive quantities observations of birds in one of the largest citizen science projects in existence. Engaging volunteers to collect important data across such broad scales has tremendous potential to advance scientific understanding in ecology and improve species conservation and management. Light refreshments will be served after the presentation.
Creative B Movie Series
July 6, 13, 20, 27 | 7 p.m.
Join the Florida Museum and Creative B every Friday night in July for a free movie series. Explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel. Parental discretion is advised. For more information please call 352-273-2061.
July 6 - The Lost World (1925)
July 13 - Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
July 20 - Jurassic Park (1993)
July 27 - Anaconda (1997)