Back by popular demand! Swim through the shallows of a coral reef, puzzle together a prairie and create creatures from Florida's diverse ecosystems in our self-guided discovery stations. Visit our hands-on Discovery Room filled with activities and join us during the following scheduled program times for stories, puppets, Museum exploration with Dr. Discovery and more!

Visit seven ports of call along the most biologically diverse river in the world, the Amazon. Encounter amazing creatures including notorious piranhas, enormous anacondas, beautiful stingrays and mysterious pink dolphins.

Through hands-on activities, original multimedia presentations, computer interactives, live fish in uniquely designed tanks and original artifacts, visitors investigate the region’s incredible biodiversity, encounter field researchers making incredible new discoveries and participate in a celebration of the Amazon River. This interactive, bilingual exhibition developed by the Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium is designed for everyone, especially families with children.

This quilt exhibit will illustrate the natural history of the state of Florida. Quilts must represent and/or illustrate subjects natural to Florida and may be representational or symbolic of its natural flora, fauna and environment.

Do you quilt? The Florida Museum and the Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild are pleased to invite you to participate in this exhibit! Entries will be juried to meet the subject content of the mission of the Museum, but this will not be a judged show. Please download the PDF entry form below for full details:

Quilting Natural Florida II Rules & Entry Form (PDF)