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Earth Day 2020

In honor of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, we have created a short Prezi presentation. Many thanks to Meg Soderlund for creating this. Click “Read More” to enjoy this interactive presentation. Best viewed “full screen”. (This little window is too small). There are of course many, many posts and presentations this Earth Day, 2020. Just one […]

Virtual 3D PME updates

Our very cool 3D interactive virtual museum gallery has recently been updated with additional information and audio AND vivdeo clips. Explore starting at https://pme.ubc.ca/visit/virtual-tour/ . Soon we will add some word- and image-based puzzles, and additional imagery of museum exhibits for online visiting, so stay tuned!

PME mineral catalogue now online!

Our complete collection of  roughly 10,200 mineral specimens is now available online as a searchable, sortable table, INCLUDING images of each specimen. See the “Collections” menu, Minerals option, or click here: https://pme.ubc.ca/collections/collections/. Images of every specimen are being produced with roughly half done by fall 2020, and the complete set anticipated to be completed spring […]

Earth Day 2020, the 50th anniversary

April 22 is the 50th annual Earth Day. See a history of this global reminder of our responsibility towards maintaining the only home we have in a livable state. For the best view of this “Prezi” presentation, Pop this out to full screen (back-to-back arrows, bottom right) By Prezi and the Earth Day Network.

PME events, March-July, 2020

CLICK THE “Read More” LINK BELOW to see a variety of public events that PME will be participating in during spring 2020. March 1 – 10:00 – 1:00 Nature Club at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum Details TBD March 11 – 4:00 – 5:00 – Meteorites & Space Mining at UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre […]