Museum Fest: Explore What's Next at the Florida Museum

Name: Museum Fest: Explore What's Next at the Florida Museum
Start: 2025-03-08T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-08T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32611

Schedule

Sat Mar 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United States, Florida 32611 | Gainesville, FL

Celebrate with us as we embark on a new journey! Enjoy everything the Florida Museum is today and learn how to connect with us around the community during our much-anticipated expansion project.
Museum Fest is all about the natural history we highlight every day here at the Florida Museum! Pick up native plants, talk with our scientists, get up-close views of our current research, tour Museum collections and more at this FREE celebration.
Event info: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/event/museum-fest/
🔹 Florida Museum on the Go! - Meet our education team and find out all of the cool pop-ups and programs they have planned around town while the exhibits building is closed.
🔹 Tour Our Collections - Sign up at our welcome table for one of the three butterfly and moth collections tours (limited spots available)
🔹 Native Plant Giveaway - Each visitor can choose one plant from a variety of native species, available on first come, first served basis until we’re out.
🔹 Meet Scientists - Researchers from the Museum and around campus will be tabling to show off what they're working on.
🔹 Walk the exhibits - Whether you visit frequently or once a year, now is the time to walk through our exhibits and enjoy your favorite features!
The last day to visit the exhibits before our expansion project is March 23, 2025! Construction and expansion details: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/visit/expansion/