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We have the line up of online activities for July, and we will run our weekly meetings over the summer! Connect virtually with us live every Wednesday at 1:00 pm PST for livestream chats, Q&A sessions, family activities, and more. Find all of our upcoming virtual programming descriptions on our calendar!
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July 22, 1:00 pm
Join us as we welcome Dr. Quentin Cronk, the new Director of the Beaty Museum. Dr. Cronk has published over 140 papers on different aspects of botany, including island biology, plant conservation, plant systematics and evolution, molecular systematics and, more recently, plant evolutionary molecular genetics. Join us live on Zoom or Facebook Live. Click here to register!
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July 29, 1:00 pm
Some albatross are so small that they can fit in your hand while others can have 3 meter wingspans! Join Ildiko Szabo, Collections Curator for the Cowan Tetrapod Collection in an exploration of these almost mythical wanderer of our imaginations, poetry and the Southern Oceans.
Ildiko will take us behind the scenes today sharing the Beaty’s collections of tubenose (albatross family) specimens live from the museum. This is your opportunity to learn who the albatross cousins are, and why they are called tubenoses. Join us live on Zoom or Facebook Live. Click here to register!
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Online Museum Collections Tour (ages 5 and up)
60 minutes | Online Tour| Cost $60 including tax
Join us online to virtually explore the six collections that make up the museum: Tetrapods, Marine Invertebrates, Herbarium, Entomology, Fish, and Fossils. Discover stories about BC species, biodiversity research, and different specimens in the collection and how they relate to each other.
This introductory online tour will teach you about some of the different specimens in the collection, and showcase some of our Museum Interpreters’ favourite specimens and stories. After a virtual tour, you will have time to ask questions.
This booking is 60 minutes long. This includes 15 min tech check with facilitator in advance, plus a 45 minute session - composed of a 30 minute virtual tour followed by 15 minute Q&A with a Museum Interpreter.
Request a booking using our online booking form.
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Welcome to Backyard Biodiversity with Linda Jennings, Herbarium Collections Curator. Since we are all practicing social distancing and staying closer to home this spring and summer (due to COVID-19), Linda wanted to share with you some common plants you might be finding in your Backyard or on short walks around your neighbourhood (in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada). She will also be sharing tips on how to press these plants and others on Instagram! Watch all videos here.
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The annual report gives the Beaty Biodiversity Museum a chance to communicate our activities and accomplishments, report our on fiscal spending, and thank our supporters. Read the 2019-2020 report here!
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Did you ever wonder what a Mount Maker does in a museum? Learn more about this fascinating career in our series of blog posts by Lesha Koop, Mount Maker at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Read the blog posts here!
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| Farewell to our director Dr. Eric Taylor
In the name of all staff, volunteers, curators, and researchers, we want to thank Rick for all his years of dedication and great leadership of the Beaty Museum over the past 5+ years. It has been a pleasure working with you, and we will miss you!
We welcome Dr. Quentin Cronk, the new Director of the Beaty Museum. Dr. Cronk has published over 140 papers on different aspects of botany, including island biology, plant conservation, plant systematics and evolution, molecular systematics and, more recently, plant evolutionary molecular genetics. He has published several books including “The Endemic Flora of St Helena” (2000) and a book on the evolution of plant development “The Molecular Organography of Plants” (2009).
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| 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 is Vancouver's natural history museum, dedicated to building greater understanding, and a shared sense of community and wonder, around biodiversity.
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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 when safe to do so, 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.
The best way to enjoy everything the museum has to offer is through membership. Benefits include year-round admission to our world-class museum, with over 500 permanent exhibits, rotating art exhibits, tours, activities, crafts, and more.
Current members will have their memberships extended for the period of time the museum was closed due to Covid-19 restrictions. New members will have their membership activated on the date the museum reopens.
Thank you for your support of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum!
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