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Science Rendezvous at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum

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

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

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 […]

Making Mathemalchemy

Making Mathemalchemy

Listen to the art and science behind the exhibit with mathematician Ingrid Daubechies and artist Dominique Ehrmann.

Avoiding the insect apocalypse

Avoiding the insect apocalypse

Special Seminar with Dr. John Fryxell of the University of Guelph.

The edge of a shiny blue and black wing is centred in the lens of a microscope

Spring Break: Microscopic Exploration

Explore the world of all things tiny! We’ll use microscopes and magnifiers to look at amazing tiny creatures that have a big impact.

A barn owl soars with wings spread wide, it has a leash dangling from its hind feet.

Spring Break: Animal Gliders

Build paper animal gliders! We’ll celebrate the amazing animals that fly or glide and we’ll touch and observe beautiful wing specimens.

A visitor-created exhibit label about a turtle is posted beside a museum display with a hawksbill sea turtle.

Spring Break: Create a Museum Label!

With the help of museum staff and volunteers, you’ll get to write, draw, and display your own creations in the museum for everyone to enjoy!

A child in a red sweatshirt sketches on an easel. He is looking at a taxidermied common loon.

Spring Break: Drawing Studio

Get inspired to draw from amazing museum specimens with the help of Derek, the Manager of Exhibitions and the illustrator behind many exhibits in the museum.

A visitor sketches a butterfly in a sketchbook.

Spring Break: Adaptation Exploration

Learn about some fascinating animal adaptations and combine your favourites to make your own super creature!