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This exhibition is the conclusion of the BeatyTreasures.com election campaign. After months of speculation, the top ten treasures will be revealed! To mark UBC’s centennial year, the exhibition will explore the history of the museum collections intertwined with the history of the university. Join us on May 28 for Museum Tours, Puppet Shows, and screenings of our whale documentary Raising Big Blue throughout the day. At 4:00 p.m. find out which treasures were elected into our special centennial exhibiton at the unveiling.
Free.
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Join us as we close out UBC’s Centennial year! Featuring special guest speakers across campus all day, a food truck festival, and complimentary admission across the UBC Attractions, including the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.
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Did you know that you can find an entire food web, from voracious predators to crafty prey, in the water trapped by the leaves of bromeliad plants? Join UBC professor Diane Srivastava as she takes you on a journey to the tropics to discover the aquatic insects that live in bromeliads. She will make this miniature world seem larger than life. Learn more about The Srivastava Lab.
Free with museum admission or membership.
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Artist Brigitte Potter-Mael discusses what inspired her to create the art in From Meadows Woodlands Far and Near.
Free with museum admission or membership.
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100 Years, 100 Treasures
May 28, 2016 - May 28, 2017
After months of speculation, the top ten treasures will be revealed! To mark UBC’s centennial year, 100 Years, 100 Treasures will explore the history of the museum collections intertwined with the history of the university. Visitors will hear what the experts have to say about the top specimens in a video installation, and get the chance to share their own favourite treasures in an interactive social media component.
Included with museum admission or membership.
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Finding Place: Collecting Home Through Field Journal Art
April 8, 2016 - August 28, 2016
Finding Place explores the intersection of art and science through detailed botanical field journals and paintings. Plant ecologist and artist, Lyn Baldwin, captures her home province of British Columbia in great detail while searching for what it means to belong to a place and find stories of home.
Included with museum admission or membership.
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From Meadows Woodlands Far and Near
March 10, 2016 - September 4, 2016
From Meadows Woodlands Far and Near features Brigitte Potter-Mael's delicate watercolours and striking woodcuts, as well as Proverbial Botany, a collaborative piece with sound artist Andreas Kahre. The works are inspired by plants from the landscapes of Lone Valley, Germany and British Columbia.
Included with museum admission or membership.
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Biodiversity Around Town
Garden Days
June 17, 18, & 19 | 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
UBC Botanical Garden
Bird Walk
Saturday, June 25, 2016 | 10:00 a.m.
VanDusen Botanical Garden
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Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The museum is closed on Mondays and statutory holidays.
Membership
A Beaty Biodiversity Museum membership means joining and supporting a lively community of people inspired by biodiversity, engaged with the natural world, and dedicated to conservation.
About the Museum
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum strives to inspire an understanding of biodiversity, its origins, and importance to humans through collections-based research, education, and outreach.
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