Animal Naming Contest
Published by Kathryn Frost on August 22, 2023
The Tallahassee Museum Needs Your Help Naming Our Newest Animals To submit your vote, click here! TALLAHASSEE, Florida (8/22/2023) – The Tallahassee Museum is thrilled to announce the recent arrival of two new animals. Over the past few weeks,...
Tallahassee Museum Staff Pick Their Favorite Gift Items from the Museum Store
Published by Michael Bunton on December 20, 2016
Still searching for that perfect gift? We asked some of our Museum staff shoppers to tell us about their favorite items in the Tallahassee Museum Store this holiday season. The Museum Store is always stocked with locally sourced, handcrafted, and...
Staff Stars
Published by Michael Bunton on October 20, 2016
Sara Buker, Junior Teacher Recently, Sara earned her National Child Development Certification while working as a Junior Teacher at the Tallahassee Museum Preschool. Sara has worked hard over the past few years to reach this goal, and we are proud...
Animal Curator, Mike Jones, Celebrates 40 Years at the Tallahassee Museum
Published by Michael Bunton on October 19, 2016
In the summer of 1976, the Museum needed someone to develop its new animal program. There were a few animals in the Museum’s collection at the time, and due to limited resources, the animals were all housed in pens or...
Tallahassee Tree to Tree Adventures Reopens After Course Technology Upgrade
Published by Michael Bunton on October 19, 2016
The Museum reopened its three Tree To Tree Adventures courses Wednesday, October 5, after installing new challenge course technology called Quick Trekker Continuous Belay System. This new system upgraded the courses’ original red line cabling system and now enables clients...
Halloween Howl Haunted Trail: A Complete Volunteer-Driven Endeavor
Published by Michael Bunton on October 19, 2016
Tallahassee Museum education staff and volunteers have been putting on the Halloween Howl event for over two decades. This spooktacular two-night event is the Museum’s largest on-grounds fundraiser, and the event’s quarter-mile Haunted Trail is a huge crowd pleaser, with...
Tallahassee Museum Announces Recent Staff Promotions
Published by Michael Bunton on May 12, 2016
Rebekka Wade Named Vice President/Chief Operations Officer of the Tallahassee Museum TALLAHASSEE, FL (May 12, 2016) – Rebekka Wade has been named vice president/chief operations officer of the Tallahassee Museum, one of Florida’s leading museums. Wade, who joined the Museum as director...
Visit our Guest Animals before they return home!
Published by Michael Bunton on November 24, 2014
“From Neotropical Forest Floor to Canopy” is a multispecies exhibit of Neotropical animals native to South and Central America open to the public through the end of April. The group includes red-rumped agoutis, brilliant blue and gold macaws, tortoises, guans, and...
Red Wolf Viewing Area Now Open!
Published by Michael Bunton on September 30, 2014
Last summer, the wonderful generosity of our donors has allowed us to rebuild the red wolf viewing area. We are very excited to announce that this area is now open to the public! Going even further, our staff just completed the process...
Adult Workshops Get Sweet and Spicy
Published by Michael Bunton on June 6, 2014
There truly is something for everyone at the Tallahassee Museum! To all of our adult visitors out there, did you know that we provide monthly adult workshops and classes? Join us for “Canning Tomatoes” (June 14th), “Making and Canning Salsa...