How The Beaty Came to Be The Beaty Biodiversity Museum opened its doors in 2010 and UBC’s vast natural history collections were put on public display for the first time. The museum and its collections are the centrepiece of UBC’s Biodiversity Research
Many organisms can generate or detect electrical discharges. One fish that has taken “electrogenesis” to a whole other level is the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (which is not actually a true eel, but that is another story).
In partnership with the Biodiversity Research Centre (BRC), the Beaty Biodiversity Museum presents an ongoing series of lectures exploring our understandings of biodiversity. As humans we appreciate biodiversity from diverse points of view. As scientis
Vision A world where biodiversity is better understood, valued, and protected. Mission The Beaty Biodiversity Museum strives to inspire an understanding of biodiversity, its origins, and importance to humans through collections-based research, educatio
What is a BioBlitz? A BioBlitz is a 24-hour period where teams of volunteer scientists along with community members work together to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, microbes, fungi and other organisms as possible in one particular
Look no further! The Beaty Biodiversity Museum has loads of things to do with kids of all ages. Discover Backyard Biodiversity at the Museum, take part in activities and learn about your own backyard.
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is part of UBC’s Beaty Biodiversity Centre, which brings the University of British Columbia’s world-class biodiversity researchers and natural history collections together into an innovative building complex. The Biodivers
We have some exciting news to share (which we hinted at on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram). Yesterday we received 4 wild sheep and 1 muskox as a donation to the Museum.
Like many of us growing up on the west coast, I have fond childhood memories of exploring the rainforests of coastal British Columbia. With youthful exuberance and imagination, the forest was transformed into a playground with endless adventure waiting beyond every stone, stump and tree.
June 1, 2014, 1:00pm. Join Cheryl Chow, Post-Doctoral Fellow in UBC’s Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, in learning about the microscopic, but mega-important, world within the ocean. Included with museum admission or membership.
