Bees: A Story of Survival

This visually stunning exhibition – created by the National Museums Liverpool with award-winning sculptor Wolfgang Buttress – tells the remarkable story of bee adaptations and survival, as well as their relationship to humans and the natural world. It arrives at the Royal Ontario Museum this spring.

The traveling exhibit runs at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, May 16 – Oct 18, 2026.

This fusion of nature, art, music, and architecture takes visitors into the world of bees through eight immersive sections that explore anatomy, hive life, their critical role in ecosystems, and why we should all help bees given the threats they face today.

The merging of art and sculpture with science and ecology creates a whole new way of looking at bees (explained in the videos below)

Bees, A Story of Survival at the Royal Ontario Museum, here.

Site of the National Museums of Liverpool original exhibition site, here.

Sculptor Wolfgang Buttress, here.