New Featured Exhibit

Permian Monsters

Life Before the Dinosaurs

Opens Sept. 29

Exhibit Info

Butterfly
Rainforest

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13th Annual ButterflyFest

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Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm

Sun 1pm - 5pm

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(352) 846-2000

Location

Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida Cultural Plaza
3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710

Science + Research News

Sep 17, 2018

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Sep 5, 2018

DNA from shark tooth in boy’s leg used to ID species in bite incident
Sep 4, 2018

Best way to learn about island biology? Live on an island

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Beverly and Jon Thompson Discovery Zone

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