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 or In-person!
Now that The Bishop has reopened, we’re offering a mix of online and in-person programming. See below for details!
Join Us for Mars Month!
Here on Earth, Mars is growing ever closer to us as it nears opposition (on the opposite side of the sun from the Earth) on Oct. 13, presenting the best opportunity for viewing the planet in nearly two decades — an event ripe for celebration. And The Bishop is doing just that for “Mars Month,” a series of special Mars-centric online and in-person programs throughout September and October.
Saturdays: Tales Under the Tree Online
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.
KidSpace: 10:30am Online
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 free Zoom-based program includes opportunities for kids to interact with the host.
- When: 10:30am on Zoom
- Cost: Free
Stelliferous: 7pm Online
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.
- Cost: $3 for members of the Discovery Society; $5 for all others
September 23 Registration
October 28 Registration
think + drink / science: 7pm Online
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.
October 14: “An Introduction for Florida Geology,” with Guy “Harley” Means, Florida Geological Survey
Join us on Zoom as we host Harley Means, of the Florida Geological Survey, as he introduces us to Florida’s Geology during a virtual think+drink / science. Florida is not generally thought of as a place where geologic wonders can be found. There are no mountains, canyons, volcanoes, or glaciers, but Florida does have some unique geology that is equally interesting. Join us and learn about some of Florida’s unique geologic features and the processes that shaped them.
- When: 7pm Wednesday, October 14 on Zoom
- Cost: $3 for members of the Discovery Society; $5 for all others
October 14 Registration
IQuest: 4pm In-Person
IQuest is a monthly program for smart, curious middle school students in grades 6 through 8. While each IQuest is different, you can always expect challenging projects and games that inspire out-of-the-box solutions to real world problems.
Due to limitations on attendance and staffing, attendees must pre-register before 11am on the day of the program. We are adhering to social distancing measures during all activities and the class size is limited to 10 children. Masks are required for all staff and students, and all students will be temperature-screened upon arrival.
- 4-8 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month.
- Admission is $8. Kids only — this is a drop-off program!
- Paid reservations required; includes a slice of pizza and a drink.
October 10 Registration for “Mission to Mars”
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!
Take Our Newest Tour: Insects Investigated
Learn more about insects and the roles they play in our daily lives in our newest Pathways tour in this special digital experience paired with our special exhibition Small Wonders: Insects in Focus.
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 Moment of Zen 1
Manatee Moment of Zen 2
Manatee Moment of Zen 3
Manatee Moment of Zen 4
Manatee Moment of Zen 5
Manatee Moment of Zen 6
Manatee Moment of Zen 7
Manatee Moment of Zen 8
Manatee Moment of Zen 9
Manatee Moment of Zen 10
Manatee Moment of Zen 11
Manatee Moment of Zen 12
Manatee Moment of Zen 13
Manatee Moment of Zen 14
Manatee Moment of Zen 15
Manatee Moment of Zen 16
Manatee Moment of Zen 17
Manatee Moment of Zen 18
Manatee Moment of Zen 19
Manatee Moment of Zen 20
Manatee Moment of Zen 21
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
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 20
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
“I Like Myself,”
by Karen Beaumont
“The Night at the Museum,”
by Milan Trenc
“Verdi,”
by Jannell Cannon
“Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes,”
by Nicola Davies
“Diary of a Worm,”
by Doreen Cronin
“No-Song the Indri,”
by Allison Jolly
“Follow the Moon Home,”
by Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson
“A Day in the Deep,”
by Kevin Kurtz
“Henry the Manatee,”
by Claire Lawrence
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.
