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Florida Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville
Dig into geology and discover the ground beneath your feet. Enjoy hands-on activities and watch demonstrations of volcanic eruptions...
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Can You Dig It?
Saturday, Mar 15
10:00a
Museum Nights: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Thursday, Jun 13
6:00p
Harn Museum of Art,
Gainesville
Celebrate the newest exhibitions whose titles are inspired by the work of Shakespeare. FREE FOOD and fun activities surrounding Much Ado About Portraits and All the World’s A Frame will take place.
ButterflyFest
Saturday, Oct 19
10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville
Explore the lives of bats, bees, birds and butterflies at this fall’s ButterflyFest! Learn about butterfly gardening, native pollinators, conservation, backyard wildlife and more...
Family Day: Picturing Dad
Saturday, Jun 15
1:00p
Harn Museum of Art,
Gainesville
In honor of Father’s Day, families will tour the recently opened Much Ado About Portraits exhibition and then make a portrait of their father or an influential person in their life...
Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation Tours
Saturday, May 25
10:00a
Historic Haile Homestead,
Gainesville
Guided tours of the restored 1856 plantation home of the Thomas Haile family. Unique in the nation for its "Talking Walls" where family and friends wrote over 12,500 words...
Jody and Fodder-Wing presentation on Pets and Pet Care
Saturday, May 25
10:00a
Matheson Museum,
Gainesville
When early Florida was one of America’s frontiers, the main character of The Yearling “Jody” was very fond of his pet deer, Flag...
Titanoboa: Monster Snake
Saturday, May 25
10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville
Florida Museum of Natural History scientists recently discovered 60-million-year-old remains of Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake in the world at 48 feet long and 2,500 pounds...
Creative B Movie Series
Saturday, Jul 27
7:00p
Florida Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville
Join the Museum for a screening of “Trail of the Skunk Ape.”
Join the Museum every Saturday in July for a free movie screening and explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel.
Story Time at the Harn
Wednesday, Jun 26
11:00a
Harn Museum of Art,
Gainesville
Join Harn Museum Guard and librarian, Jason Heckathorn for a reading of “Art Dog” and learn what it is like to be a security guard in an art museum.
For children, ages 3 – 5...
Creative B Movie Series
Saturday, Jul 20
7:00p
Florida Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville
Don’t miss the movie “Creature of the Black Lagoon."
Join the Museum every Saturday in July for a free movie screening and explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel.
Creative B Movie Series
Saturday, Jul 6
7:00p
Florida Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville
Don’t miss the movie “King Kong.”
Join the Museum every Saturday in July for a free movie screening and explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel.
Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation Tours
Sunday, May 26
12:00p
Historic Haile Homestead,
Gainesville
Guided tours of the restored 1856 plantation home of the Thomas Haile family. Unique in the nation for its "Talking Walls" where family and friends wrote over 12,500 words...
Creative B Movie Series
Saturday, Jul 13
7:00p
Florida Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville
Don’t miss the movie “Harry and the Hendersons.”
Join the Museum every Saturday in July for a free movie screening and explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel.
Plein Air Paint-Out & Social
Saturday, Jun 1
10:00a
The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center,
Gainesville
Gainesville Fine Arts Association kicks off its 90 Year Celebration activities with 20 area artists painting outdoors at the Matheson Museum at 523 E University Ave, Saturday, June first...
Big Food: Health, Culture and the Evolution of Eating
Saturday, Feb 15
10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville
Our eating habits have become incredibly complex–far beyond satisfying simple nutritional needs...
