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We are taking all protective measures determined by the public health authorities to combat the spread of COVID-19 in British Columbia. Our team is taking all steps to ensure the safest conditions for our visitors, staff, and volunteers.
Museum visitor numbers are now limited. Advanced, timed tickets are available online at tickets.ubc.ca/beaty. Walk-in visitors are accepted when space allows. All visitors are encouraged to book an admission ticket with a specific entry time.
As part of UBC’s commitment to the health and safety of our community, and the responsibility we all share in preventing the potential for COVID-19, students, faculty, staff and visitors are required to follow UBC’s COVID-19 Campus Rules when on campus. These rules include the requirement to wear non-medical masks in common indoor spaces. Read all procedures for a safe visit here.
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Join us online or in-person every first weekend of the month for biodiversity activities for children ages 5 – 12 years old accompanied by their families. Our museum educators, along with special guests from the Pacific Museum of Earth and UBC will explore a variety of topics. Advance registration is required for both online and in-person visits. Families are welcome to visit us during Nature Club weekends to explore the collections at their own pace.
Everyone is welcome to participate. Thanks to the generous support of Campus and Community Planning, UBC campus families can take part for free! Other families can join our Online Nature Club for $10 per household and can use their membership or regular admission tickets to explore the museum on Nature Club weekends.
Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6: Exciting Entomology
This month we are taking a closer look at some interesting insects in the museum collection and will learn more about the fascinating features of these organisms. With over half a million pinned specimens, 75,000 alcohol-preserved specimens and 25,000 specimens on slides, a visit to the Spencer Entomological collection at the museum is your chance to see incredible insect diversity. Registration links below:
Families registered for our next Nature Club edition will get a chance to win an amazing 4D Augmented Reality Science/Chemistry Lab!
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Wednesdays at 1:00 pm PDT
Join us for our weekly Beaty@Home talks, every Wednesday at 1:00 pm. These public tours and talks are available by donation to everyone around the world. Register for each date on our calendar.
Special guests and themes are usually recorded and can be found in our archives on our Facebook or YouTube.
Connect virtually with us live every Wednesday at 1:00 pm for a Zoom Livestream to learn something new at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.
When registering for the Beaty@Home sessions, you’ll see an option to pay as you can. All funds support the museum! We suggest $5 per participant, but with a sliding ticket scale from $0, no one will be turned away.
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Dr. Ludovic Le Renard, a postdoctoral researcher in the Berbee Lab at the UBC Biodiversity Research Centre, shares his research on fungi evolution through geological time by comparing live fungi with similar-looking fungi fossils. He also shares his favourite research memory and favourite organism!
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As our days warm up, keep in mind the impacts we have seen from fire seasons in recent years. How have lives and landscapes changed? Visit the Fire Followers exhibit in the museum until October 17, 2021.
“What happened next was the unexpected beauty that unfolded as a reward for all the hard work. A side effect of clearing the forest that wasn’t anticipated was the visual transformation of the forest floor. The following spring my friend was rewarded with what can only be described as something out of a fairy tale—a picturesquely carpeted forest floor, alive with flowers and colour. Starting directly after the snowmelt, anywhere that the sunlight could filter through the now more open forest canopy, the first flowers of spring, white star-shaped spring beauties began to bloom. Crawling up the mountainside, followed closely by the richest of yellow buttercups, and after that tall purple mountain lupine. As she described the beauty of the flowers, I was certain that what she had just told us was going to have an impact on our project. “ – Sharon Roberts
Share your stories and photos about your experiences with wildfires on Instagram tagging #firefollowers and #beatymuseum. Click to visit the artists' Instagram, Sharon Roberts and Megan Majewski.
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There’s never been a better time to really get to know this incredible place we call home! From June 1 to 30, 2021, BC Residents get special offers on top attractions.
At the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, BC Residents get By-One-Get-One or 50% off single tickets. Book online using promo code LOVEVANCOUVER. Please present proof of BC residency at our Admission Desk when you visit!
Share your #LoveVancouver photos, videos, and messages on Instagram, and don't forget to tag #BeatyMuseum @BeatyMuseum.
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Explore biodiversity exhibits online.
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Check out our current exhibitions at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.
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Check out our selection of online resources that allows you to access the Beaty Biodiversity Museum from anywhere around the globe!
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If you would like to contribute to the museum, we appreciate any donations, purchasing a membership, planning to visit in person, and sharing information about the museum with friends and family.
A Beaty membership means joining and supporting a lively community of people inspired by biodiversity, engaged with the natural world, and dedicated to conservation. Thank you for your support!
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| About the Museum
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is Vancouver's natural history museum, dedicated to building greater understanding, and a shared sense of community and wonder, around biodiversity. Follow us on our social media channels!
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