Welcome to the Florida Museum blog, a source for news from around the Museum, as well as content curated from other Museum blogs.
We celebrate the extant and extinct species of Florida and the world. We also look at the behind-the-scenes challenges and excitement of life in a museum and research institution.
We think science is pretty cool. And we want to inspire everyone else to get as excited about it as we are.
Listen here! We (heart) science!
Like so many millions of people around the world, a good number of our Museum staff, scientists and student researchers…
Florida Museum’s Greatest Hits: An Online Guide
Did you know you can visit the Museum online instead of in person? While we’re practicing social distancing you can…
COVID-19 Update
The Florida Museum is now CLOSED to the public and will remain closed until further notice based on recommendations from…
NOVA features our paleontologist on Feb. 5
Jon Bloch is no stranger to film crews and talking to viewers about his research. From the origin of primates…
Awarding the 2020 #MuseumSelfieDay trophy
Today we awarded the Hashtag Trophy to the Bloch Lab in our Vertebrate Paleontology Division for winning our staff #MuseumSelfieDay…
Museum Selfie Day 2020
This year’s #MuseumSelfieDay got pretty wild! We started with Lindsay Bloch’s nails painted to match some of her artifacts in…