The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel will kick off its 2026 Season Lecture Series at the museum, ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium announced that Florida Trust Wealth Management is the presenting sponsor for its annual benefit gala, “Enchantment Under the Sea,” on Feb. 7 at 5 p ...

A junonia shell is among the historic and cultural items to be included in the Sanibel time capsule, to be buried Saturday ...

Note to readers: This is Part 2 in a five-part series. The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel. Leal is ...

Note to readers: This is Part 5 in a five-part series. The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel. Leal is ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel has reopened after an 18-month rebuild due to Hurricane Ian. New exhibits feature three times as many shells as before, showcasing ...

The Junonia is a coveted shell found off the coasts of Florida. It is distinguished by its attractive brownish spots. The shell is part of the Volutidae family. Note to readers: This is Part 3 in a ...

It’s so she can hang out with what’s in there: snails. Really she just wants to count them – or any evidence of them. And her description of these little beings with eyes on two stalks and little ...

Bailey Matthews National Shell Museum is a natural history museum with a unique focus on a group of animals called mollusks, or soft-bodied invertebrates with hard calcium carbonate shells. The museum ...

Many of the familiar landmarks in Fort Myers and elsewhere around Lee County are heavily damaged and will be closed indefinitely. But not everything is shut down as recovery continues after Hurricane ...

SANIBEL ISLAND, Florida - I am not a collector, except on Sanibel. I have plastic bins in my basement and garage, filled with shells collected over the years on the beaches of this barrier island.