Nature Club – Mammals
Mammals are a group of warm-blooded animals with backbones and include musk ox, humans, and blue whales! Find out more about the characteristics that link us together.
Nature Club – Fossils
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of plants and animals. They can tell us about ancient life on Earth and help us understand present-day biodiversity. Interested in seeing fossils at the museum?
Nature Club – Fungi & Lichen
Join us as we take a closer look at some fabulous fungi from the museum collection and learn a bit more about mushrooms, from the parts we see to the vast networks beneath our feet.
Educator Open House 2023
Visit the Beaty Biodiversity Museum in person for a professional development day. Learn how we can support your lessons with curriculum links in our exhibits, activities, and programs.
Beaty Nocturnal – Giant Ants Crossing the Arctic
Curator of the Beaty fossil collection paleontologist Dr. Bruce Archibald talks about the big picture distribution of plants and animals across latitudes and continents.
Nocturnal – Beneath the Emerald Green Waves with Antonio Hou
Learn about the challenges of taking photos in the deep and go on a visual tour of the underwater ecosystems in BC.
Museum will be closing at 4:30 pm today!
On May 24, 2023, the museum will be closing at 4:30 pm for a scheduled maintenance service. We apologize for the inconvenience!
Science Rendezvous at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Join the fun and let’s celebrate SCIENCE together on May 13th, 2023!
Beaty Nocturnal – Drift: from the forest to the sea
Join us for a special Beaty Nocturnal with Bettina Harvey, the artist behind the current feature exhibition, Drift: from the forest to the sea.
Beaty Nocturnal: Biodiversity, Climate, Latitude, and Fossil Insects
Why is there a greater species diversity in the Amazon tropical rainforest than in our mid-latitude temperate rainforest? How does climate affect biodiversity? Why does species diversity change differently across a mountainous landscape in the tropics than in the temperate zone? In this special presentation, our Paleontology Collections Curator, Dr. Bruce Archibald, will explain how […]