In addition to permanent exhibits of shells and aquariums, the Museum offers changing special exhibitions throughout the year. From shells to science to conservation and culture, there’s always …

Guided tours include the Living Gallery of Aquariums and Marine Life and The Great Hall of Shells and allow free time to explore temporary exhibitions and the rest of the Museum.

The Great Hall of Shells is the historic heart of the Museum, with extensive permanent exhibits of shells in a striking octagonal gallery space with 30-foot ceilings.

Today, the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium continues to serve as a premier institution for the conservation, interpretation, and celebration of shells, mollusks, and their ecosystems.

Visitors to the Living Gallery can enjoy Keeper Chats each day at 11am and 2pm, at which Museum staff share fun and interesting facts about the animals in the Museum’s care. At 3:30 daily there are …

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, located on Sanibel Island, Florida, is a natural history museum and aquarium and is the only accredited museum in the United States devoted …

The Museum Store is adjacent to the Museum lobby and is open 10am-5pm every day the Museum is open. The Store offers a wide range of island-themed, shell-themed, educational, exceptional, and …

The Museum offers classes in the fall and spring that dive deeper into the science, culture, conservation, and abundant creativity inherent in the world of shells and mollusks.

Guided tours of the aquariums, shelling and beach explorations, hands-on community science, talks by national and international experts, school programs, and classes for all ages are just some of the …

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