Welcome!

 

Booking for tours and programs for the 2026-2027 academic year will begin in mid-August. 

 

Museum Happenings:

  • Thank you to everyone who participated in Moth Night 2026. 
  • To find other events that are part of National Moth Week look here Event Map – National Moth Week
  • Man at museum information desk speaking with three women in a busy hallway
    Peter Coggan, UC Davis graduate student, talking with visitors about his research on insect night migration. 
    Woman seated by yellow wall with butterfly display with children in a hallway
    Zulma Zepeda tabling on behalf of the Dixon Public Library. 
    Crowd gathered at night around a green-lit canopy to black light for moths.
    Black lighting event courtesy of the Arboretum and Public Garden (Photo by Dan Sandri)
  • Sidewalk chalk butterfly in blue and orange with decorative swirls and small signature

 

 

                                         

Blacklighting for moths in Davis, CA

                                                                                                                                                                            Video by Jo Ridgeway