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Register for Florida Museum’s Ta-RUN-tula 5K March 4

Jan 24, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ready, set, run! The Florida Museum of Natural History will be back again for its seventh annual … Continue

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Live spiders create a web of excitement at the Florida Museum’s new ‘Spiders Alive!’ exhibit

Jan 5, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Go on an arachnid adventure at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s new “Spiders Alive!” exhibit, opening … Continue

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New Florida Museum book highlights the beauty and wonder of natural history collections

Dec 7, 2022

Celebrate the splendor of natural history museums with the new book “All Things Beautiful: Wonders from the Collections of the … Continue

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Florida Museum shares tools of exploration with libraries in new backpack program

Oct 31, 2022

For the last two years, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Museum in the Parks program brought children and families … Continue

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Florida Museum hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for new collections building

Oct 6, 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY WHEN: 4 p.m. | Monday, Oct. 10 WHO: Douglas S. Jones, Florida Museum of Natural History Director Joseph Glover, … Continue

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Florida Museum’s fall plant sale to be held Sept. 23-25

Sep 9, 2022

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gear up for the autumn gardening season at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s fall plant sale, … Continue

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New Florida Museum gallery exhibit busts mosquito myths

Aug 24, 2022

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s new “Mosquitoes: Friend or Foe?” gallery exhibit offers an up-close look … Continue

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Florida Museum’s geology festival ‘Can You Dig It?’ returns April 9

Apr 5, 2022

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Find out what lies beneath the Earth and about the groundbreaking field of geology during the Florida … Continue

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Dig into the past in the Florida Museum’s new ‘Fantastic Fossils’ exhibit

Mar 28, 2022

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s latest special exhibit allows visitors to time travel through the gravel … Continue

Two Florida Museum employees win UF 2022 Superior Accomplishment Awards

Mar 14, 2022

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Alberto López Torres and Jiachun Zhan of the Florida Museum of Natural History have been recognized for … Continue

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