BAILEY-MATTHEWS NATIONAL SHELL MUSEUM & AQUARIUM
\nThe Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will present a Shells, Science, and Community Day on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sanibel.<\/p>\n
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will present its Shells, Science, and Community Day on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free admission for all for the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe invite the whole community to come out and enjoy great activities, beautiful new exhibits, good food, and a renewed museum and aquarium as we approach a new season,\u201d Executive Director Sam Ankerson said.<\/p>\n
The day of activities, exhibits and features for all ages will include:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Brand-new exhibits of thousands of shells in the reopened Great Hall of Shells, with gallery talks by museum curator and Science Director Dr. Jos\u00e9 H. Leal<\/p>\n
\u2013 Guided tours of the museum\u2019s vast research collection of shells rarely seen by the public; registration on site required<\/p>\n
\u2013 Craft activities, including Slime-Making, Shell Magnet Coloring and Wooden Snail Painting<\/p>\n
\u2013 Food trucks<\/p>\n
\u2013 Snail Search and Biodiversity Walks around the museum grounds; registration on site required<\/p>\n
\u2013 Story-time readings for children<\/p>\n
\u2013 Information tables by community partners, including Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, J.N. \u201cDing\u201d Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Naples Zoo, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, and Sanibel Historical Museum and Village<\/p>\n
\u2013 Scavenger hunt with prizes<\/p>\n
\u2013 Interactive touch pools and displays of hundreds of marine animals in the Living Gallery of Aquariums, including Keeper Chats by museum aquarists<\/p>\n
\u2013 Birthday cake to celebrate the museum\u2019s 30th anniversary<\/p>\n
Shells, Science, and Community Day is made possible by a gift from Joan and Don Sherman.<\/p>\n
For a complete schedule of activities, visit ShellMuseum.org\/community-day<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium is at 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel.<\/p>\n