10am—5pm Tuesday—Saturday | Noon—5pm Sunday | Closed Monday (except Holidays) | Masks must be worn indoors when COVID-19 Community Levels are high. Please use the widget below to see the current Manatee County Community Level before visiting

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The Mosaic Backyard Universe
The Mosaic Backyard Universe
Southwest Florida’s best backyard is now open exclusively at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature. The best part? You don’t even need a password to climb into our Tree House-Platform, let your imagination be your guide on the Cardboard Rocket, or explore this brand-new play space where kids and families can learn about science [...]
The Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat
The Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat
Modeled after a cypress spring, the newly renovated Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat holds 60,000 gallons of water and houses manatees that were rescued from the wild after they became sick or injured. This exhibition allows above and underwater viewing, and offers guests information about the anatomy and life history of manatees, including the challenges they face [...]
The Planetarium
The Planetarium
All-New System Offers Brighter, Sharper Images in Our Digital Full-Dome Planetarium Theater The Planetarium at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is the premier astronomy facility on Florida’s west coast — and our new state-of-the-art projection system and software is 1½ times brighter than our previous system and has four times the contrast. The [...]
THE BISHOP MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND NATURE

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is the most exciting museum on Florida's Gulf Coast, featuring The Planetarium, the Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat, the Mosaic Backyard Universe and a constantly changing lineup of temporary exhibitions — offering something new to discover with each visit!

The Bishop follows the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels guidelines. Please visit www.CDC.gov to see the current Manatee County Community Level before visiting. Masks must be worn indoors when Community Levels are high.

10am to 5pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays | Noon to 5pm on Sundays | Closed on Mondays |
Closed on New Year's Day, Easter, 4th of July, 1st Saturday of November, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
Open on Martin Luther King, Jr Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, and the Monday of Thanksgiving Week

Adults (18-64) $25 | Seniors (65+) $23 | College Students (with student ID) $19 | Children (5-17) $16 | Pre-K (0-4) admitted FREE with paying adult | Discovery Society Members receive FREE Admission

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