Beaty Biodiversity Museum

It’s a fascinating and unique place. Some people joke that it feels like a giant cemetery - a bit dark, but not entirely wrong. Many of the animal and plant specimens have been here for decades. Each specimen feels like a teacher, quietly sharing the story of nature. They’re not just displays; they form the foundation for research and inspire both children and adults to appreciate biology. What I especially value is how the museum explains the process of collecting, cataloguing, and preserving specimens, while also serving as the actual storage site. I hope visitors leave with a deeper respect for nature.
Zacery Wood - 2 months ago

We popped into the bio museum on a whim and were surprised at how much content is stored within these displays! Staff were helpful and informative, the museum was clean, interesting and filled our afternoon pleasantly. We enjoyed half of the movie about the blue whale skeleton, but my boyfriend was exhausted from learning so much about the animals, microorganisms and plants that he fell asleep and I figured I best get him out of there before his snoring disturbed the other patrons.
Courtney Z - a week ago

What an incredible museum! The hands-on exhibits made learning about biodiversity so engaging and fun. My kids loved touching, exploring, and interacting with the displays, it’s such a memorable way to learn.
Rupali Mehta - a month ago

Such and amazing museum on biodiversity. So much information about birds animals and plant life of the region and well of other parts of the world. Very much suitable for school kids for great learning experience. You can skim over the whole place in about 2 hours. And you can deepdive into the tipics that interest you. Superb collection of fossils! And the teachin aide in the drawers below the exhibits is delightful. No cafeteria there though you will get so many options at the nearby UBC student center. A lovely walk around the campus is also recommended.
Meenal Dighe - 2 months ago

To my great surprise and pleasure I have found a great museum, open now for fifteen years, that l did not know. A biodiversity center, a natural history museum, the collection is vast and will reward the visitor with potentially hours of fascinating exhibits.
Peter Spencer - 5 months ago