Celebrate the Florida Museum's 34th Collectors Day Saturday
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida Museum of Natural History visitors will be able to explore a variety of more than 70 collections during its 34thCollectors Day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(Media-Newswire.com) - GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History visitors will be able to explore a variety of more than 70 collections during its 34thCollectors Day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This free event allows visitors to speak with collectors and learn more about the history and context of their collections.
“This is a unique event that you can honestly say you will find something you like,” said Florida Museum education assistant Tiffany Ireland. “The collections include Corvettes, sports items, ice cream and Beatles memorabilia, vintage ads, antique tools, dolls, swizzle sticks and much more.”
Last year’s event attracted more than 2,600 visitors. Collectors Day is the Florida Museum’s longest-running and one of its most popular public programs. For more information call ( 352 ) 273-2061.
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Writer: Laura Caicedo Media contact: Paul Ramey, 352-273-2054, pramey@flmnh.ufl.edu
2013 Collectors Day Collections Abrahamic Books, Tanakh, Bibles and Qur’ans Antique and Primitive Tools Antique Microscopes Antique Stereoviews Auto Auto Band-Aids Baseballs Bonsai Bookmarks Brass Music Boxes Brass Toasting Forks Business Cards Cats Chess Sets Clowns Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Memorabilia Cupcake Liners Disney items Dolls Dolls Elephants Fighter Ace Art Fire/Rescue Collectibles and Items Floaty Pens Frog Collectibles Gator Figurines Harry Potter Ice Cream Memorabilia James Bond 007 James Bond Posters Lego Cars and Vehicles Lighthouses Manatee Memorabilia Miniature Shoes Mouse Pads NASA Memorabilia Peanuts Memorabilia PEZ and Penguins Pigs Pigs Plastic Models Potato Mashers R/C Models Salt-N-Pepper Shakers Salt-N-Pepper Shakers Santas and Snails Science Collections Slide Rules Snuff Boxes and Bottles Souvenir Spoons From Around the World Space Themed Legos Space Themed Legos Spanish-American War Uniforms Spatulas Sports Memorabilia Star Trek Star Wars Toys Swizzle Sticks Swizzle Sticks The Simpsons Tinker Bell Fairies Titanic Memorabilia Toy Cars Turkey Calls U.S. Pre-WWII Ice Cream Cartons Vintage Products and Ads WWII US Army Air Corps, WWII Japanese Air Force
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