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A grid showing 2024 holiday hours of the Beaty Museum. The museum is open 10am-5pm Tuesdays through Sundays, closed Mondays and Stat Holidays. Closed December 25, 26, and January 1.

Holiday Hours 2024–2025

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Staff and Volunteer Holiday Party

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Beaty Biodiversity Museum Staff and Volunteer Summer Party 2024!

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Staff and Volunteer Summer Party 2024!

We will celebrate volunteer milestones, enjoy the outdoor courtyard area and share some light snacks.

Footprints in Time

Footprints in Time

Explore the exhibit now – footprintsintime.ca Be a dinosaur detective as you explore fossil sites in British Columbia’s Rocky Mountains and look for traces of dinosaurs and other ancient life. How did dinosaur footprints get on top of a mountain? What can we learn from them? Join paleontologists Lisa Buckley and Richard McCrea as they […]

A girl peers into a cabinet filled with bird eggs.

Spring Break 2024

We’re thrilled to celebrate the museum’s collections during spring break 2024. From March 16-31, we’ll focus on one of our collections every day!

New Sea Cucumber Species Identified in the Marine Invertebrate Collection

New Sea Cucumber Species Identified in the Marine Invertebrate Collection

Read more about a new species of sea cucumber found in the MIC by Dr. Francisco Solis-Marin.

Gertrude May Smith: Pioneering Woman in Science at UBC

Gertrude May Smith: Pioneering Woman in Science at UBC

On February 11, we are celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by honouring Dr. Gertrude M. Smith, a pioneer in her field.

Donate Today: Click the box for Beaty Boxes!

Donate Today: Click the box for Beaty Boxes!

Repairs and maintenance are essential to keeping these boxes in circulation, your donation will ensure we have the supplies and specimens to keep these boxes in circulation.