The Beaty Biodiversity Museum hosts several special exhibitions every year, from breath-taking wildlife photography to artistic explorations of the natural world, inspired by the specimens in our collections.
Forests and Society
An exhibition of paintings led by Agni Klintuni (Intu) Boedhihartono UBC Forest and Conservation Sciences Department Until September 15, 2024
As far as I can gather – jasna guy
As far as I can gather from November 19, 2023 – June 2, 2024, by jasna guy from As far
Containers of Curiosity – Eden Zinchik
Containers of Curiosities is a part of an ongoing design investigation undertaken by Eden Zinchik into the narratives, built spaces,
Vanishing – Christine Fitzgerald
VANISHING Opens February 15, 2024 Vanishing explores our relationship with nature with themes of extinction, impermanence and loss. Inspired by
Meteobotany – Bettina Matzkuhn
Meteobotany pairs drawings of cloud systems with embroidered plant life, in particular, lichens. Iterations go from digital satellite images, to
Mathemalchemy
Welcome to the wonderland of Mathemalchemy, where math is transforming. Both art and math illuminate and describe our world, and
Beneath the Emerald Green Waves
Explore the wonderland beneath the emerald green waves of the Pacific Northwest.
Eelgrass, prairies under the sea
Explore the universe of eelgrass, real underwater prairies! Eelgrass is a marine plant (not a seaweed) that forms a habitat
Drift: from the forest to the sea
Exhibition Contributors: Curator: Derek Tan Designer: Evan Craig Scientific Advisors: Bruce Archibald, Nicholas Bailly, Sheila Byers, Karen Golinski, Linda Jennings,
Preventing Extinctions: Architecting the Accretocene
Island Conservation works to prevent extinctions on islands. They remove invasive species from fragile ecosystems to protect native biodiversity.
Disrupting Wild Echoes
Consider the sensory knowledge and power of wild animals through provoking artwork.
The Curious World of Seaweed
The exhibition aims to broaden the ideas of seaweed as both taxonomer’s and artist’s muse. Visit in-person or online!
ReCollections
ReCollections October 1, 2020 – February 20, 2022 Museums are places of memory. In the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, every specimen