Exhibits Available for Rental
Megalodon: Largest Shark That Ever Lived
Related to the modern great white and mako sharks, the 60-foot-long Megalodon lived worldwide until it became extinct 2 million years ago. Megalodon's beautiful fossil teeth are prized by collectors. This exhibit conveys current research findings of UF paleontologists and showcases both fossil and modern shark specimens and full-scale models from several collections. This exhibit will capitalize on fossil sharks like Megalodon as ambassadors for basic science concepts as well as the process of science and shark conservation. The exhibit requires a 5,000 sq ft. gallery and is $80,000 for a 12-16-week venue.
TUSKS! Ice Age Mammoths & Mastodons
Mammoths and Mastodons, extinct relatives of modern elephants, roamed much of North America until the end of the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago. This specimen-rich exhibit tells the story of these fabulous creatures, and some of their close relatives and neighbors, as revealed by fossil discoveries and current research. The exhibition features 80 specimens that include extinct proboscideans and other Ice Age animals such as carnivores, horses, giant ground sloths and giant armadillos. The exhibit is 2,000 - 2,500 square feet and $30,000 for a 12-week venue.
Journal of Light: A Photographer's Search for the Soul of Florida
In wonder and gratitude, photographer John Moran travels the Sunshine State with his cameras, seeking his vision of natural Florida as it must have appeared to Ponce de Leon and other early strangers in paradise. This collection of images caps Moran's 20-year odyssey to discover the soul of Florida and celebrates the magic of a unique landscape born of water and blessed with beauty beyond measure. Exhibit guests will view alligators eyes glowing at dusk, crystal-clear springs, silhouettes against sunsets, Florida beaches, black-water rivers, palms, live oaks, turtles, flowers and night-time landscapes that make Florida a natural gem. The exhibit is 130-150 running feet plus 600 square feet and $3,000 for a 12-week venue.
Fort Mose: Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom
This exhibit describes the rediscovery of America's first legally sanctioned free black community and how its residents lived. More than 250 years ago, African-born slaves escaped English Carolina to travel south, where Spanish colonists gave them sanctuary if they converted to Catholicism. By 1738, more than 100 African fugitives had arrived in St. Augustine and the governor of La Florida established the fort and community of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, or Fort Mose. The exhibit is 500 square feet and $2,000 for a 12-week venue.
For additional information please contact:
Tom Kyne
Traveling Exhibits Coordinator
Florida Museum of Natural History
PO Box 112710, Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 273-2077
Fax: (352) 846-0253
Email: kyne@flmnh.ufl.edu