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Belmont Bay Life Science Center - Information about development of state of the art, hands-on science center located in Northern Virginia focusing on teaching and experiencing the life sciences. Due to open in 2005.
http://www.bblsc.org |
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Botanical Museum - Part of The Finnish Museum of Natural History, its world-wide collecting activities add more than 22,000 specimens per year (vascular plants, cryptogams and fungi). Includes floristic database of Finland and some adjacent territories.
http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/ |
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Botanical Museum at Harvard - Part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History. Collects and exhibits botanical specimens, products and artifacts. Contains an extensive paleobotanical collection, particularly Precambrian material. Famous for its collection of glass flowers.
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/museum_botanical.html |
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Butterfly and Insect Museum - Located in La Ceiba, Honduras. Contains 9000 butterflies, moths and other insects from Honduras and around the world.
http://www.hondurasbutterfly.com/ |
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California Academy of Sciences - Natural History Museum - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Includes Natural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium and Steinhart Aquarium all in one location. Natural History Museum is one of the world's top 10 systematic biology institutes with major research collections.
http://www.calacademy.org/ |
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Ecomuseum - Information and events on this educational wildlife park located on the Island of Montréal. Also available in French.
http://www.ecomuseum.ca/ |
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Essig Museum of Entomology - The collection component of the California Insect Survey, with approx. 4.5 million specimens. Berkeley campus University of California.
http://essig.berkeley.edu/ |
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Frost Entomological Museum - Insect collection contains over 500,000 specimens for 10,000 different species. Extensive microscopic slide collection available to researchers. Part of Pennsylvania State University Department of Entomology. Limited Web presence.
http://www.ento.psu.edu/home/Frost/index.html |
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Kulturama - Museum of Mankind - Provides overview of 600 million years of evolution of animals and humans, human biology and various aspects of the human history of civilization. Includes hours of operation, guided tours, courses, workshops and lectures. Located in Zurich. [German and English].
http://www.kulturama.ch |
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Museo Entomologico Mariposas del Mundo - Entomological Museum Butterflies of the World - Information about the Museum and its collections of butterflies, beetles and exotic arthropods from around the world, butterfly conservation. Advertises the book - Mariposas Argentinas, events, and Museum associates.
http://www.mariposasdelmundo.com |
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Museum of Comparative Zoology - Part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History complex which collects and exhibits the "variety and comparative relationships of animal life."
http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/ |
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Natural Habitats Ltd - Produces educational videos, interpretive graphic displays, light box displays and sound effects for public aquariums, zoos and natural history museums. Includes partial client list and directory of aquariums. Located in Bristol, England.
http://www.natural-habitats.co.uk |
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Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center - University of Kansas, Lawrence. Holds major research and teaching collections in most areas of biology. Includes a division of Informatics with skills in numerical taxonomy and collections management software. Some public exhibits.
http://web.nhm.ku.edu/ |
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San Diego Natural History Museum - The Museum covers the biodiversity and evolutionary history of southern California and Baja California with significant research collections, education, exhibits and community involvement
http://www.sdnhm.org/ |
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The Academy of Natural Sciences - Philadelphia, world's leader in freshwater science research and biodiversity research, museum hosts dinosaurs, fossils, live butterflies, dioramas, offers environmental science education to adults and students, library and archives.
http://www.acnatsci.org/ |
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The Australian Museum, Sydney - Australia's original natural history museum. Covers anthropology, earth & environment, invertebrates and vertebrates. Major research collections with Australasian focus. Good education site. Tour exhibits via the Web.
http://www.austmus.gov.au/index.cfm |
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The Newfoundland Insectarium - Located at Reidville, Newfoundland. Exhibits and collects unusual and rare insect varieties from around the world, including many living specimens in terrariums and aquariums.
http://www.nfinsectarium.com/ |
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The Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum - The Zoological Museum at Tring, Hertfordshire, UK is a well preserved example of an 18-19th century zoological collection. Now with added educational facilities.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/museum/tring |
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University of Alberta Museum of Zoology - Collections includes vertebrate specimens from around the world and faunal surveys. Focus on Alberta. Primarily research and teaching collection.
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/uamz.hp/uamz.html |
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World Forestry Center Discovery Museum - Includes information on the public exhibits, education programs and a related teachers guide. Washington Park, Portland, Oregon.
http://www.worldforestrycenter.org/museum/dm_discover.php |
