New Birch Aquarium exhibit views the ocean through artistic and scientific lenses

Hanging cyanotypes that mimic local kelp forests. Mirrored rooms that show sea creatures “dancing.” A phone booth that gives viewers the perspective of a fish. All those things and more will be on ... Read More

Deceptive New Birch Aquarium Exhibit Explores Camouflage in the Sea

Be tricked, fooled and duped this spring when you visit the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, the exploration center for Institution of Oceanography. On Saturday, May 28, the aquarium unveils The Art of ... Read More

Birch Aquarium reopens with new exhibits; Living Seas coming soon

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After Birch Aquarium closed temporarily to prepare to transform its Hall of Fishes exhibit into Living Seas, the aquarium has now reopened to the public with three brand new ... Read More

Birch Aquarium to transform Hall of Fishes into new exhibit

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Birch Aquarium at ... Read More

Birch Aquarium’s new ‘Living Seas’ exhibit offers a glimpse into the noisy, mesmerizing deep

Visitors will step into a much changed world Thursday at La Jolla’s Birch Aquarium, where a large and lively new exhibit called Living Seas will open and offer a fresh look at life in the Pacific, ... Read More

Birch Aquarium shows off rare ‘Doomsday Fish’ in new exhibit

A striking 11-foot oarfish on display in the new exhibit Oarfish: Recent Discoveries from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Collection at the Birch Aquarium. (Photo Courtesy of the Birch ... Read More

Birch Aquarium announces lecture series focused on ocean science, eco-optimism

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — This fall, the popular “Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series” returns to Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, ... Read More