Please join us after hours for a birthday celebration honoring the Florida Museum! There will be open exhibits, live music and plenty of activities. We’ll also be serving light snacks, cake and refreshments.

Members Only | RSVP Required

Join us for a fun and informal birthday party at the Museum. There will be lots of snacks and treats, and of course CAKE! We’re planning on science-y and exhibit-wide games and activities. Our full museum staff are also invited, so you never know who you’ll bump into.

Highlights

• Explore the Butterfly Rainforest, Frogs! and family-friendly activities 6-8 p.m.
• Leave your mark on the Virtual Reality Graffiti Wall
• Light snacks, cake & refreshments will be served
• At 6:30 p.m., Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe & Museum Director Douglas Jones will speak
• Party with the band Little Jake & the Soul Searchers

Members please RSVP!

Please RSVP to this invitation-only member’s event by Friday, May 19. Email RSVP@flmnh.ufl.edu now!

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Then & Now

Director: Thompson H. van Hyning
Employees: 1
Collections: 50,000 specimens
Location: Flint Hall basement
Annual visitors: <100

Director: Douglas S. Jones
Employees: 320
Collections: Over 4 million specimens
Location: Dickinson Hall, Powell Hall & McGuire Center
Annual visitors: 200,000+