Event Description

The Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science is located in Cocoa, Florida. Tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood, the museum boasts two wings of indoor exhibits and a 22-acre nature preserve backing up to the Eastern Florida State College Planetarium. Through curation and display, we invite visitors to explore the unique history of Brevard County. From Ice Age fossils to the Space Age Hubble telescope, we have something for everyone!

The Brevard Museum is also home to the Florida Historical Society Archaeological Institute whose mission, in hand with the museum, is to educate the public about Florida archaeology through research, publication, and outreach.

Exhibits

• The Ice Age
• Windover Archaeological Site
• Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and special 150th anniversary exhibit
• Pioneer Homestead
• Citrus Industry
• Florida Cracker Culture
• Florida East Cost Railway
• Grace & Albert Taylor
• Hubble Space Telescope: Eye on the Universe
• Butterfly Garden
• Imagination Station
• Past Exhibit: Paintings of Nostalgic Florida: The Original Highwaymen Artists April 7, 2018 - April 28, 2018
• Past Exhibit: Time to Shine: Mismatched Items from our Collection Feb 23 - March 31
• The Apollo Journey: Birth of the Space Coast

Nature Trail Info & Map

Twenty-two acres of the Museum’s land is set aside as a nature preserve with several trails that are wheelchair accessible. Put on your walking shoes to explore scrub, hammock, and wetland habitats. Watch and listen for the animals scurrying through the undergrowth. As you stroll through the tranquil habitat, you can imagine what Florida looked like before roads and towns were cut into the natural vegetation. The Nature Trails are open to the public free of charge during museum operating hours.