Saying goodbye to the Northwest Florida: Waterways and Wildlife exhibit
On Feb. 26, 2023, the Florida Museum of Natural History will officially say goodbye to Powell Hall’s oldest permanent exhibit, … Continued
Digging through Collections and Putting Together Skeletons
Our latest temporary exhibit, Science Up Close: Fantastic Fossils, is a special one for the Museum. Rather than leasing a … Continued
Extreme Makeover: Museum Edition
Did you know that the Florida Museum is planning an extreme makeover of its earliest permanent exhibit at Powell Hall, … Continued
Looking at Humphrey the Whale
In 2017, we celebrated our 100th birthday as your state museum. We created an exhibit for this special occasion called … Continued
It’s time to lighten up!
Tickets purchased for our special exhibits provide much-needed funds to maintain our free exhibits. In several of our exhibits and … Continued
The ‘Lost Birds’ flew away!
We’re sad to see our birds go! We were proud to host these large bronze sculptures for over a year … Continued
All signs are looking up!
While most of our staff who can work at home are doing so, a few of our hardworking exhibits team … Continued
Biggest shark spa day
What do you do when one of the world’s biggest sharks needs a spa day? Everyone has heard about Megalodon, … Continued
The Florida Museum’s most popular exhibit turns 15 years old!
At the Florida Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest exhibit, more than butterflies fly by. Time flies by here, too. This year, the … Continued
Dugout canoes exhibit finds a new home at Silver River Museum
Dugout canoes have always fascinated people. There’s something about imagining yourself slipping quietly across the still water on a simple … Continued