GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Collectors can share their passion with Florida Museum of Natural History visitors during Collectors Day Jan. 10, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This free event is the museum’s longest-running public program and allows visitors to interact with regional collectors and learn about the identity, history and context of their collections.

“A collection is a representation of someone’s time in their life,” Florida Museum educator Tiffany Ireland said. “We’ve had collectors as old as 4 and as young as 80.”

Visitors will have the opportunity to view more than 100 collections, some containing objects that are more than a century old. More than 1,300 visitors attended the 2014 event.

Returning fan-favorites include antique and primitive tools, classic cars, plastic models, paintings of World War II fighter planes, dolls, James Bond merchandise and lighthouses.

In addition to individual collectors, organizations such as the Gainesville Dollings, Matheson Museum and Vette Set Corvette Club of Gainesville will be present.

For those interested in displaying their collections, the deadline to register is Jan. 3, 2015. Collectors of all ages are welcome and there is no charge for participating.

To register, visit http://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/events/collectors-day-registration/ or call Ireland at 352-273-2061 for more information.

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Writer: Katina Prokos, kprokos@flmnh.ufl.edu
Source: Tiffany Ireland, tireland@flmnh.ufl.edu, 352-273-2061
Media Contact: Paul Ramey, pramey@flmnh.ufl.edu, 352-273-2054