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Jellyfish Museum Opens in Florida With $100,000 Grants

8/19/2026

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Alex and Yana Yanovsky opened the Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach, Florida this spring, the first U.S. jellyfish-only venue, and secured $100,000 in city grants.
The museum displays about 20 jellyfish species in 21 tanks, rotating Japanese sea nettles, moon jellyfish and others.
General manager Iryna Pelypkanych says the space educates visitors, while operations manager Jessica Eisenbarth notes the founders ran Ukrainian aquariums before fleeing after the 2022 Russian invasion.

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Alex and Yana Yanovsky opened the Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach, Florida this spring, the first U.S. jellyfish-only venue, and secured $100,000 in city grants.
The museum displays about 20 jellyfish species in 21 tanks, rotating Japanese sea nettles, moon jellyfish and others.
General manager Iryna Pelypkanych says the space educates visitors, while operations manager Jessica Eisenbarth notes the founders ran Ukrainian aquariums before fleeing after the 2022 Russian invasion.