The Florida Museum of Natural History was chartered by the Florida Legislature in 1917 as a department of the University of Florida and serves as the state's official natural history museum. Dickinson Hall houses the museum's vast collections containing more than 25 million natural history specimens and is devoted to scientific research. Powell Hall is located near the corner of SW 34th Street and Hull Road in the University of Florida Cultural Complex. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday and holidays. The museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Admission is free, but donations in support of the exhibits and programs always are appreciated.
For more information, call 846-2000 or visit the museum's web site .