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Nature Club: Marine Invertebrates

Nature Club: Marine Invertebrates

Join us and learn more about this amazing group of marine creatures that live without backbones.

Nature Club: Mammals

Nature Club: Mammals

Visit the Cowan Tetrapod collection at the Beaty Museum to see birds, as well as reptiles, mammals and amphibians.

Closed October 19, 2024

Museum Closed Today!

Please note that the Beaty Biodiversity Museum will be closed for maintenance.

Half Hour Highlight

Half Hour Highlight

Join our interpreters on a daily highlight of the collections, focusing on a topic of their choice.

Half Hour Highlight

Half Hour Highlight

Join our interpreters on a daily highlight of the collections, focusing on a topic of their choice.

Half Hour Highlight

Half Hour Highlight

Join our interpreters on a daily highlight of the collections, focusing on a topic of their choice.

Half Hour Highlight

Half Hour Highlight

Join our interpreters on a daily highlight of the collections, focusing on a topic of their choice.

Half Hour Highlight

Half Hour Highlight

Join our interpreters on a daily highlight of the collections, focusing on a topic of their choice.

Educator Open House 2024

Educator Open House 2024

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.

Biological Wonders:  An Artistic Investigation with Pencil and Watercolour – Sharon Bladholm

Biological Wonders: An Artistic Investigation with Pencil and Watercolour – Sharon Bladholm

Join Chicago-based artist Sharon Bladholm for a 2-hour introduction to drawing and watercolour painting from plants in the field.