Florida Museum Member Preview Day

Take part in an open house of our new west expansion housing the Thompson Earth Systems Institute and education suites to learn about upcoming initiatives. The TESI suite will be open to members from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sign up for exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upgrades in our Butterfly Rainforest , Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land and reimagined Florida Coastal Life galleries with our exhibits team.

Chat with museum staff at our upgraded Discovery Cart stations covering your favorite topics like fossils, reptiles and butterflies . Visit our expanded Museum Store, enjoy the new local artist section and take advantage of your 10% member discount to get the perfect gifts for the holiday season. Revisit Museum favorites like the one-of-a-kind living Butterfly Rainforest and the popular Discovery Zone exhibits.

Wander through the cave, take a simulated glass-bottom boat ride, explore the fascinating history of the Sunshine State and discover real fossil treasures like the massive jaws of a Megalodon. Last entry to the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit will be at 2:30 p.m. Museum members event This event is for Museum members only.

Invitation and RSVP information are emailed to members. Not a member yet? Become a Member This large-scale expansion updated the building’s facade, classrooms and expanded the gift shop.

A two-story addition to the west side of Powell Hall was finished earlier this year and created additional offices and educational spaces for the Thompson Earth Systems Institute and the museum’s education department. The other permanent exhibits have also been repainted and refreshed with new lighting and updated content. This rendering shows the planned addition to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s façade.

Plans are subject to change. This rendering shows the Science Up-Close section of the new “Inspire Gallery”. Plans are subject to change.

This rendering shows the updated flooring in the Central Gallery of the museum. Plans are subject to change. The roughly 6,000-square-foot addition to the west side of Powell Hall hosts offices, educational spaces and the University of Florida’s Thompson Earth Systems Institute.

Plans are subject to change. This rendering shows the upgrades to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s lobby and Museum Store. Plans are subject to change.