Welcome to Museum From Home, The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature’s dedicated space for keeping connected with you remotely! Whether you find yourself needing to homeschool your kids or to keep yourself entertained — or both — you can still turn to The Bishop.
You’ll find videos about the Museum, about our exhibitions, animals, and even the people who work here! We’ll be adding to this page as we develop new content to share so please keep coming back for more!
The Bishop’s Programs — Online!
We’d hate for you to miss any of our regular programming! That’s why we’re offering some tune-in-from-home options!
Saturdays: Tales Under the Tree
Gather the kiddos and settle in for a story to spark their curiosity about science and nature! Join us at 3pm on Facebook for this story time. Bishop staff choose a book focused on science and nature and read to you from their own homes.
think + drink / science: 7pm
During think + drink / science, the day’s expert begins the evening with a presentation then we’ll open the floor for discussion. This Zoom-based program will include opportunities for Q&A.
KidSpace: 10:30am
During KidSpace, kids can become scientific masters of the universe as we help them travel to distant galaxies and learn about our universe! KidSpace is designed for grades 1-5, but everyone is welcome! This Zoom-based program will include opportunities for Q&A.
IQuest: 4pm
IQuest is back in person this month with “Through the Lens: Reboot.” During this program, kids will explore our two special exhibitions — Myakka River: A Florida Treasure, by Clyde Butcher and Small Wonders: Insects in Focus, by Bob Sober — then try our photography-inspired challenges, puzzles and more!
Due to limitations on attendance and staffing, attendees must pre-register by 11 am on Saturday, July 11th. We will be adhering to social distancing measures during all activities and the class size will be limited to 10 children. Masks will be required for all staff and students, and all students will be temperature-screened upon arrival.
Stelliferous: 7pm
Our next Stelliferous program comes to you live on Zoom. Join us at 7pm talk about where our stars, planets and constellations are headed in our night skies.
Learning Resources
The Bishop is here to support and inspire while we learn together at home. Our learning resources will bring WOW moments to you!
Take a Pathways Tour Anytime
Although you can’t experience the Museum objects in person while we’re temporarily closed, our Pathways guide still provides compelling connections for the chronically curious with customized graphics, video, audio and more. Simply go to your app store and search for “Bishop Pathways” to download and explore today!
Your Video Connection
You can still connect with The Bishop even while we’re temporarily closed! Weekdays at noon, we post a new video on our Facebook page, and at 3pm on Saturdays we post a video of a virtual story time on Facebook with Tales Under the Tree. Enjoy some of these videos we’ve posted here or watch them on our YouTube channel!
Manatee Minutes of Zen
Manatee Minute of Zen 1
Manatee Minute of Zen 2
Manatee Minute of Zen 3
Manatee Minute of Zen 4
Manatee Minute of Zen 5
Manatee Minute of Zen 6
Manatee Minute of Zen 7
Manatee Minute of Zen 8
Manatee Minute of Zen 9
Manatee Minute of Zen 10
Manatee Minute of Zen 11
Manatee Minute of Zen 12
Zen With Chicks
Meet the Manatees
Meet the Manatees, Episode 1
Meet the Manatees, Episode 2
Meet the Manatees, Episode 3
Meet the Manatees, Episode 4
Meet the Manatees, Episode 5
Meet the Manatees, Episode 6
Meet the Manatees, Episode 7
Meet the Manatees, Episode 8
Manatee Care
Science Experiments
Vinegar & Baking Soda, Part 1
Vinegar & Baking Soda, Part 2
Will it Flush?
In My Backyard
Microphotography with Scott
Pine Island Sound with Kevin & Nadine
Scott’s Marshy Backyard
Squirrels!
Backyard Butterflies
Howard’s Chicks
Tiffany and Sultana
Howard’s Backyard
Our Garden
Star Talks
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Museum From Home
Bee Amazed!
No Shoes, No Chert, No Problem!
Meet the Turtles
We See Seashells
Garden Variety Nature
Florida’s Fantastic Fossils
Tales Under the Tree
“Here We Are,”
by Oliver Jeffers
“At Home with the Gopher Tortoise,”
by Madeleine Dunphy
“Bone by Bone,”
by Sara Levine
“Rosie Revere, Engineer,”
by Andrea Beaty
“We Build Our Homes,”
by Laura Knowles
“Earth, My First 4.54 Billion Years,”
by Stacy McAnulty
“Professor Astro Cat’s Space Rockets,”
by Dr. Dominic Walliman
“The Salamander Room,”
by Anne Mazer
“If A Dolphin Were A Fish,”
by Loran Wlodarski
“Fur and Feathers,”
by Janet Halfmann
“What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?”
by Robin Page and Steve Jenkins
“Where Should Turtle Be?”
by Susan Ring
Support The Bishop
We may not be able to stand shoulder to shoulder in a literal sense, but we are in this together and will get through this together. Your support will help us inspire future learners of all ages and, frankly, help us weather this current crisis, too. We rely on revenue from admissions to support Museum operations and have no way to compensate for that while the Museum is closed. Thank you for thinking of The Bishop during this challenging time.