Bishop Museum of Science and Nature

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature

Former name	South Florida Museum
Established	1946
Location	201 10th Street West Bradenton, Florida
Coordinates	27°29′54″N 82°34′18″W / 27.49833°N 82.57167°W / 27.49833; -82.57167
Type	Anthropology, aquarium, astronomy, planetarium, archeology, children's, natural history[1]
Director	Andrew Sandall[1]
Curator	Tiffany La Britt[1]
Public transit access	Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT)
Website	bishopscience.org

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature (formerly the South Florida Museum), located in Bradenton, Florida, is a natural history museum specializing in the history of Florida's gulf coast. It houses exhibits highlighting Florida's history from the prehistoric to the present. The Museum also features regularly changing exhibits in the East Gallery, as well as in other small galleries throughout the first and second floors of the Museum.

The Bishop also includes The Planetarium and the Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat, the former home of Snooty the manatee (1948-2017, Snooty was the oldest known manatee in the world at the time of his death). The Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat is a founding member of the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership and has rehabilitated more than 40 manatees since 1998. The Planetarium, which was opened in the mid-1960s, has since been entirely remodeled and received a significant technical upgrading in 2020.^[1]