February is here! Get inspired by nature with our Tot Trot Nature Walks or Museum in the Parks programs. Learn from home with our online exhibits about topics like Women of the Everglades or Fort Mose. Want some lunch break reading? Catch up on our research news and check out our museum blogs for more behind-the-scenes stories.

General admission to the Florida Museum is FREE, although donations are gladly accepted. There is a cover charge for the Butterfly Rainforest and special exhibits like Antarctic Dinosaurs!

EXHIBITS

Antarctic Dinosaurs

On display through April 21, 2024

Step back in time and discover life beneath the ice in Antarctic Dinosaurs. Today, Antarctica is a forbidding land of snow and ice but 200 million years ago it was a lush, wooded habitat where dinosaurs thrived. Uncover the history of the world’s southernmost continent and the unique species that have called it home in this interactive, family-friendly experience!

CALENDAR

Girls Do Science

Feb. 10

Celebrate ‘International Women and Girls in Science Day’ with hands-on activities and experiments during this FREE program open to everyone.

In 2015, the United Nations selected Feb. 11 as 'International Women and Girls in Science Day' in order to further advance gender equality and encourage more female participation in science. Join us for a day full of activities and conversation with a variety of scientists!

Museum for Me Sensory-Friendly Event

Feb. 18 | Free event for the autism community and their families

Science on Tap: Cheers from the Arctic!

Feb. 21 | Evening event at Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.

SCIENCE NEWS

Celebrate your love for life on Earth with our new natural history Valentine’s Day cards

Gourds that pine for their long-lost mastodon partners, crabs who’d rather make an ally than anemone, rodents that settle down with their one true volemate, and more! 

Check out these fun science-themed cards and download the free PDF so you can share them with your favorite people! Artwork by Nicholas Bezio.

Nine new species of carnivorous land snails discovered in a biodiversity hotspot

The species are so small, all nine could fit together on a U.S. nickel, and they present a rare opportunity to study a group that’s disappearing fast. Worldwide, mollusks account for more than 50% of all recorded extinctions since the year 1500. Read more

Protecting rare butterflies of Florida’s pine flats and prairies

Rachel Walsh, a Ph.D. student with our McGuire Center, recently trekked out into the wet prairies of the Apalachicola National Forest in search of the Loammi skipper, Atrytonopsis loammi. It once lived throughout a good deal of the Southeastern U.S. but is now absent from much of its original range. Read more

MUSEUM FROM HOME

For the love of Florida!

Fall in love with Florida's wildlife and discover new things about our state's natural history with our online resources like:

Five Facts: Hearts-a-bustin’ in Florida

The Best Nightlife in Town

Florida Bird Sounds

Five Facts: Bees in Florida

SUPPORT

Foster a love of learning

Inspire and engage our youngest learners when you make a gift to the Discovery Zone Operations Endowment! Your donation will support early childhood STEM experiences like Tuesday Tot Trot Nature Walks as well as programs offered in partnership with Head Start and the Alachua County Public Schools HIPPY program.