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Public Programs - Press Releases
06/11/2008 - Art history professor Robin Poynor to give 'Living Exhibit' talk June 21
06/03/2008 - Museum to host third annual ButterflyFest Oct. 18-19 at UF Cultural Plaza
05/28/2008 - 'Living Exhibit' talk with artist Mary Jane Volkmann hosted on June 7
04/09/2008 - Become a stargazer at Florida Museum's "Starry Night" April 17
04/07/2008 - Florida Museum, Harn Museum host annual Earth Day celebration April 19
04/02/2008 - Museum hosts "Science Sunday" lecture April 6
03/31/2008 - Museum to display African-inspired works by Mary Jane Volkmann; Artist plans 'Living Exhibit' talk June 7
03/20/2008 - Uncover Earth's secrets during 'Can You Dig It?' on March 27
03/13/2008 - Sunday lecture examines climate change, global warming
02/25/2008 - Museum to show award-winning 'Gimme Green,' host filmmaker Thursday during Museum Nights
02/12/2008 - Trip to Galapagos makes perfect Valentine's Day gift
02/08/2008 - "Wigglers and Walkers" preschool series begins Feb. 20
02/08/2008 - Learn about 'Science of Love' at Fla. Museum this Valentine's Day
02/08/2008 - Museum to host 200 preschoolers during first "Pre-K Day" Feb. 12
01/31/2008 - Museum announces spring exhibits, events, classes
12/21/2007 - Visiting fossil shark paleontologist to give Megalodon exhibit talks Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2008
12/20/2007 - Museum's Randell Center site hosts portion of Pine Island weekend events Jan. 11-12
12/10/2007 - 29th annual Collectors Day hosted on Jan. 5
11/15/2007 - Presentation on history of state's forests offered Dec. 2
11/15/2007 - Florida Museum "Passport" benefit scheduled for March 7, 2008
10/15/2007 - Variety of exhibits, events, classes offered for fall
10/15/2007 - Museum archaeologist explores role of myths in history during Oct. 28 program
10/05/2007 - Museum to release tagged, live Monarchs at ButterflyFest Oct. 13-14
10/02/2007 - Advance ButterflyFest tickets now on sale for Oct. 13-14 event
09/28/2007 - Register by Nov. 21 deadline for Museum's 29th Annual Collectors Day
09/19/2007 - Sept. 29 event focuses on writer Zora Neale Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'
09/18/2007 - Register before Oct. 5 deadline for ButterflyFest field trips, behind-the-scenes tours
09/12/2007 - Fall preschool activities begin Sept. 19
09/05/2007 - Rich fossil dig site near Newberry subject of Museum program Sept. 9
08/23/2007 - Headline entertainment for ButterflyFest Oct. 13-14 announced
08/23/2007 - Shark expert George Burgess to speak at Aug. 30 'Jaws' science movie night
08/10/2007 - Museum to host additional live butterfly releases on weekends
07/05/2007 - UF students admitted free to Butterfly Rainforest during Museum Nights July 12
07/02/2007 - Popular Discovery Room family activity area reopens today
06/26/2007 - Museum completes grant-funded native wildflower, butterfly education projects
06/19/2007 - Caribbean archaeology symposium hosted June 29, public welcome
06/11/2007 - Museum offers special programs for shark exhibit opening Saturday
05/31/2007 - New shark exhibit opens June 16 featuring 60-foot-long Megalodon
04/12/2007 - Florida Museum, Harn Museum of Art celebrate Earth Day April 21
04/09/2007 - Enjoy family fun during 'Starry Nights' event April 12
03/30/2007 - Butterfly Rainforest open until 8 p.m. on April 5
03/12/2007 - Dig for treasure during Museum Nights at the Museum March 22
03/12/2007 - 'Science Sundays' presentation on manatees offered March 18
02/26/2007 - Explore the wonder of caves on March 3
02/26/2007 - Explore Tibet exhibit, view trilogy movies on March 1, 8
02/05/2007 - Museum presents 'Candle Light Jazz Night' Feb.15
02/03/2007 - See Tibetan monks create sand mandala at Museum
01/29/2007 - Museum hosts evolution vs. intelligent design documentary screening Feb. 12
01/29/2007 - Register now for annual Thomas Farm fossil dig
01/28/2007 - Feb. 11 presentation covers 100 years of physics
01/28/2007 - Museum presents Tibet exhibit opening activities Feb. 3
01/23/2007 - Museum hosts Jan. 28 workshop on selecting children's books
01/02/2007 - Museum hosts 28th Annual Collectors Day on Jan. 20
11/22/2006 - Museum hosts free student music variety show Nov. 30
11/03/2006 - Museum to display model of world's largest telescope; Two public events coincide with UF Astronomy Department exhibit
09/20/2006 - Register now for Oct. 14-15 inaugural Florida Butterfly Festival
09/14/2006 - Sept. 24 lecture explores new evidence of fossil porcupine
09/06/2006 - 'Hatching the Past' dinosaur egg exhibit opens Sept. 16, opening day activities include lecture, family fun
09/01/2006 - Galleria artist to meet visitors during Museum Nights at Fla. Museum on Sept. 7
08/04/2006 - Inaugural Florida Butterfly Festival to be held Oct. 14-15
07/19/2006 - New volunteer orientation offered Aug. 26
05/18/2006 - Florida Butterfly Festival photo contest entries due Sept. 15
05/15/2006 - Museum to host adult quilting workshops, demos June 9-Aug. 31
05/15/2006 - Free family 'Discovery Room' opens June 12
04/18/2006 - Museum presents "Jerry Cutler: The Everglades Series" exhibit
04/18/2006 - East coast butterflies topic of Florida Museum lecture April 23
04/18/2006 - Florida Museum to celebrate Earth Day with special activities
04/13/2006 - Museum fossil dig successful, more volunteers needed through May 13
04/06/2006 - Florida Museum, Alachua Astronomy Club present "Starry Night" April 13
04/04/2006 - April 9 lecture explores fossil teeth research on ancient ecology
03/31/2006 - Florida Museum, Harn Museum to host UF Cultural Plaza flight demonstration April 4
03/23/2006 - Museum presents 'Revealing the Deep' lecture March 30 by Daniel Fornari
03/21/2006 - Museum hosts 'Bats & Butterflies: A Celebration of Pollinators' during Museum Nights April 6
03/10/2006 - Museum presents 'The Relic' at science movie night March 30
03/10/2006 - Museum to host 'Pollination Parade' March 25
02/09/2006 - Wild Florida frontier topic of Florida Museum lecture Feb. 19
01/27/2006 - Museum winter/spring 2006 public programs, lectures & classes
01/27/2006 - Museum presents 'Tarzan' at Science Movie Night Feb. 16
01/24/2006 - Museum hosts 27th Annual Collectors Day Feb. 11
01/20/2006 - 'Glow' exhibit opening activities held Jan. 28
01/18/2006 - Museum to hold inaugural Florida Butterfly Festival Oct. 14-15
01/17/2006 - Museum presents 'Anaconda' at science movie night
12/14/2005 - Museum to host lecture on evolution, intelligent design debate
11/23/2005 - Museum hosts John Moran book signing Dec. 11
11/10/2005 - Museum hosts 'Trashformations' recycled art competition, show
11/10/2005 - Colored pencil society members to sketch at Museum on Saturday, Nov. 12
11/09/2005 - Fossil dig successful, more volunteers needed through Dec. 17
11/02/2005 - Museum presents lecture on Caribbean slavery issues Nov. 9
10/27/2005 - Museum, astronomy club offer Mars viewing Nov. 12
10/26/2005 - UF to present Florida Museum McGuire Center green building case study Friday Oct. 28
10/04/2005 - Museum hosts Oct. 16 paleontology lecture, book signing
10/04/2005 - Movie night features '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,' talk from Smithsonian scientist
09/30/2005 - "Florida's Past Comes Alive" Oct. 14 at Fla. Museum
09/27/2005 - Museum to host free Saturday concert by the Kastles
09/23/2005 - McGuire Center presents public lecture by renowned ecologist
06/10/2005 - Demos, activities planned for art exhibit opening June 18
06/08/2005 - Summer Discovery Room offered for guests of all ages
06/03/2005 - Behind-the-scenes look at exhibits, collections open to public
04/27/2005 - Curator presents lecture on island birds May 1
04/07/2005 - Lecture focuses on use of lice in human evolution studies
03/31/2005 - Free Finding Florida Fossils program offered
03/21/2005 - Museum hosts last Florida eclipse viewing until 2014
03/15/2005 - Free program exploring local food chains to be held March 26
02/25/2005 - 14th annual Thomas Farm fossil dig offered
02/04/2005 - Lecture on the chemistry behind life to be held at Fla. Museum
01/26/2005 - Lecture on "Flying Flowers" butterfly book to be held
01/14/2005 - Concert-only tickets go on sale for Beatles tribute band fund-raiser
01/12/2005 - Lecture on wild orchids by international expert to be held
01/07/2005 - 26th Annual Collectors Day public program to be held Jan. 22