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About the South Florida Museum Largest Natural & Cultural History Museum on Florida's Gulf Coast - Includes the All-Digital Bishop Planetarium & the Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Aquarium

As the largest natural and cultural history museum on Florida's Gulf Coast, the South Florida Museum offers engaging exhibits as well as educational programs that interpret the scientific and cultural knowledge of Florida, the world, and our universe. In addition to permanent exhibits, the Museum features a constantly changing lineup of temporary exhibitions -- offering something new to discover with each visit!

Visit the South Florida Museum, Parker Manatee Aquarium, and Bishop Planetarium

Admission Rates:
Adults: $19 | Seniors (65+): $17 | Children (4-12): $14 | Under 4: Free w/ paying adult

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	Date/Time	Event
	05/26/2018 - 08/19/2018 All Day	Things Come Apart South Florida Museum Open through Sunday, August 19, 2018 A quarter-inch-thick smartphone can be used as a watch, a camera, a theater, a map and even a mobile bank. Things Come Apart, a traveling exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and featuring the works of creative photographer and tinkerer Todd McLellan, looks inside the evolutions […]
	06/21/2018 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	FREE Summer Learning Day South Florida Museum The South Florida Museum is kicking off summer learning opportunities by hosting Summer Learning Day on Thursday, June 21, 2018, sponsored by Mosaic. The day includes free admission for Manatee and Sarasota county students ages 14 & younger, plus free admission for one adult chaperone per child. (Children 3 & younger are always admitted free, […]
	06/23/2018 10:15 am - 11:00 am	KidSpace South Florida Museum KidSpace is a program for kids who want to explore everything there is to know about space and become Masters of the Universe. From 10:15 – 11 am on the second and fourth Saturday morning of each month, we’ll unleash the awesome power of the Bishop Planetarium, taking off from Earth’s surface and flying to places no […]
	06/27/2018 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Stelliferous Live! South Florida Museum Stelliferous Live Join us for our monthly live star talk, Stelliferous Live with our planetarians Jeff Rodgers and Howard Hochhalter. Stelliferous Live takes place on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm in the Bishop Planetarium. We’ll take a tour of the upcoming month’s stars, planets and constellations, talk about current events in astronomy, and open the floor […]