Share your favorite collection at Fla. Museum

October 3, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Are you crazy about toy cars or have a monstrous collection of microscopes? If you have a collection to share, you’re invited to join the Florida Museum of Natural History’s 29th Annual Collectors Day. The event will be held on Jan. 5, 2008, and entry registrations are now being accepted for this free event. Table space is limited and assigned on a first-come, first served basis. Interested collectors may register through Nov. 21.

Collectors Day is one of the Florida Museum’s longest-running and most popular public programs. Visitors will encounter a wide range of items at this family-oriented event, which is a celebration of both collectors and collections. Past displays include a wide variety of item, including stuffed animals, beer cans, microscopes, spatulas and World War II memorabilia. The Florida Museum of Natural History, a collections-based museum, typically also displays items from its own collections.

For more information, visit www.flmnh.ufl.edu or call (352) 846-2000, ext. 277.