The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, Science and nature museum in Bradenton, United States.
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is a science and nature museum in Bradenton, Florida, with exhibits covering Florida's ecosystems, marine life, and astronomy. The building has multiple floors, a planetarium, and interactive display areas.
The museum opened in 1947 as the South Florida Museum at Memorial Pier, then moved to its current building on 10th Street West in 1966. Over the following decades it expanded its focus to cover natural science alongside regional history.
The museum displays objects from Florida's indigenous peoples, including tools, pottery, and personal items from before European arrival. These objects give visitors a direct sense of how the first people of this region lived.
The museum sits in central Bradenton and is easy to find, with parking available on site. Allow enough time to visit both the exhibits and the planetarium, as each section takes a while to go through.
Snooty, born in 1948, lived at the museum from 1949 until his death on July 23, 2017, days after his 69th birthday, making him the oldest known manatee in the world. The Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat, a founding member of the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership, has rehabilitated more than 40 manatees since 1998.
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