Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are presenting a series of stories, photos and videos this week about shells ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

One hurricane and several feet of storm surge later, the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and Aquarium in Sanibel has been focused on cleaning up and reopening. But museum staff have also been ...

Note to readers: This is Part 3 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, located on Sanibel, just celebrated its 30th anniversary by opening extensive, brand-new exhibits of thousands of shells from Southwest Florida ...

The amount of care that is required to take care of a pet is an understatement for those who aren't pet owners. Now, put yourself in the shoes of the aquarists at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell ...

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 ...

Another Sanibel staple has returned to the island after Hurricane Ian. The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum officially opened March 1st. A museum dedicated to mollusks and their shells, this ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum’s free online lecture series continues at 5 p.m., Oct. 12 with “The Charisma of Cowries,” led by Dr. José H. Leal, museum science director and curator.

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum expanded in 2020 with 11 different aquarium exhibits on the ground floor showcasing mollusks, including a giant octopus, living shells and touch pools.