Bohart Museum of Entomology

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Museum Happenings

Our normal Spring public hours apply until June 17th: Tuesday-Thursday 9-noon, 1-4:30PM. From June 17 to August 27 we will be open Tuesdays 9-noon, 1-4:30PM. We will be closed to the public September 1-22.

Our spring bookings are closed to new inquiries because we have reached our capacity for public programs. This does not apply to UC Davis classes.

We had a great Picnic Day and UC Davis Take Our Children to work day!

Fran Keller, Jason Bond and Socrates Letana doing outreach during Picnic Day — Fran Keller, Jason Bond, Socrates Letana and visitor on Picnic Day 2024.

The pop-up museum tent at Briggs Hall on Picnic Day — The Bohart's pop-up museum at Briggs Hall from Noon- 4:00 pm attracted a lot of visitors and Bohart staff, students and faculty had fun promoting insect and arachnid science.

UC Davis staff member and family visiting the Bohart Museum — Arboretum and Public Garden staff member and family visiting the Bohart during TOC to work event on April 25, 2024

News

Thank you Professor Lynn Kimsey for 35 years leading the Bohart Museum!

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Welcome Jason Bond as the new Bohart Museum Director!

Jason Bond welcoming people to the Bohart on Biodiversity Museum Day 2024

Bill Patterson Gives Generous Gift to the Bohart

Bill Patterson, longtime butterfly collector and supporter of the University of California, Davis, is giving $1 million to the university’s R.M. Bohart Museum of Entomology to help maintain its permanent insect collection. This gift will provide the museum with the necessary financial security to support its ever-growing collection.
“I hope my donation will help educate the community about the importance of butterflies and moths,” Patterson said, adding that with this gift, his aim is to benefit researchers and the museum’s extensive collection of almost 8 million insect specimens. Read more here.