Outreach

Touring The Museum

Note: Unfortunately, we are at capacity for outreach events through August 2025. We will be able to accept reservations for the 2025-2026 school year starting on August 25, 2025. 

If you are looking for a UC Davis science-based experience, we can recommend the following programs, though we are not sure of their summer or fall availability:

Contact Us About Outreach

For inquiries about outreach and events please send us an email at bmuseum@ucdavis.edu

Generally, we can accommodate a few different tours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays between the hours of 9:00 am-Noon and 1:00-4:30 pm. (Monday and Friday are reserved for researchers.) See the Google calendar below for reference, although it is not always going to be complete. Please contact us for current availability.  We can only work with one reservation a day and only a few reservations per week.  

Tell us what you had in mind, also include your location, group size, age, and dates/time of year when you were interested in our programs. Tours of the museum are reserved for first grade and older. If you are with a kindergarten or a pre-school, please consider our educational loan program or a traveling program. We understand that homeschool groups can include a range of ages and that is okay as long as the majority of attendees are grade 1 and older. 

Generally, 25 people are the maximum number per tour. If the group is larger than this or there are multiple classes we can schedule back-to-back tours. We suggest a ratio of no more than 5 students to 1 chaperone on our tours. We understand that more parents may be needed as drivers. Extra chaperones are welcome to enjoy time in the nearby Arboretum or walk over to the coffee kiosk by King Hall (Law School).

Tours run 45-60 min long and involve a visit into the research collection (pinned insects) and time to experience live insects from our "petting zoo" of friendly, non-biting walking sticks and roaches. We have live tarantulas and black widows, but we don't handle them. Holding or touching insects is completely optional. We respect everyone's boundaries and expect visitors to respect each other's. We also ask that words like "eww," "ick," and "gross" be replaced with "curious" or "interesting."

For the 2024-2025 academic year, tours cost $5 per person including chaperones. Fees are waived for UC Davis classes, groups and clubs serving UC Davis students, staff or faculty. Parking on campus is also fee-based during the week. Buses are an exception. With advanced notice they can park for free in our bus system's parking lot. For car parking: https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/visitor The above fees can change with the new fiscal year on July 1. 

Tours can be paid with cash or a check made out to UC Regents with Bohart Museum of Entomology in the memo. A receipt will be issued. The EIN/W-9 tax number for UC Regents is 94-6036494