An Early Maya City by the Sea: Daily Life and Ritual at Cerros, Belize | May 26 – Oct. 7, 2012

The ancient Maya lived amid a changing environment and social world for nearly 2,000 years (350 B.C.–A.D. 1550). This exhibit features artifacts from Maya homes and monumental constructions at the Cerros site in Belize, Central America. View 3-D maps showing where the artifacts were found, and learn about rituals and daily activities in this rich coastal environment, located at the end of a riverine exchange network leading into Corozal Bay in Belize.

Peanuts... Naturally | Sept. 29, 2012 – Jan. 2, 2013

Peanuts... Naturally takes a light-hearted look at Charles Schulz's exploration of the natural world through Peanuts comic strips, videos, objects and interactive stations. Visitors get a Peanuts-eye view of topics including the universe, "web of nature," trees, birds, the elements of snow, wind, rain and clouds, gardening and Charlie Brown's Environmental Protection Agency escapade. Scientifically oriented interactive stations and specimens from the Florida Museum's collections will allow visitors to learn more about and appreciate the wonders of the natural world. Organized by the Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Titanoboa: Monster Snake | Opening Jan. 26, 2013

Florida Museum of Natural History scientists recently discovered 65-million-year-old remains of the largest snake in the world, Titanoboa cerrejonensis, in a Colombian coal mine. Measuring 48 feet long and weighing 2,500 pounds, this massive predator could crush and devour a crocodile! The new exhibition Titanoboa: Monster Snake tells the incredible story of this massive creature. Featuring a full-scale model of Titanoboa and clips from a Smithsonian Channel documentary, the exhibition delves into the discovery, reconstruction and implications of this enormous reptile. Fossil plants and other animals found at the site also reveal the earliest known rain forest, teeming with life and dating to the Paleocene, the lost world that followed the demise of the dinosaurs. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Florida Museum, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. It is circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.