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the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Sanibel Island is one of the best places in the world for collecting sea
shells, so it is only natural that one of the world's foremost shell museums
and education centers is located on this island off the west coast of
Florida. Many vacationers drive in their ONE WAY Port Everglades Florida
Cruise Terminals down to the beaches in Sanibel to collect unique and
beautiful shells. Created and Run by Local Shell Enthusiasts
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum was started by local Sanibel-Captiva Shell
Club member who were passionate about educating people about the importance
of shells and mollusks and their environment. The parent organization of the
museum they created with a personal $10, 000 grant from Charlene McMurphy is
called the Shell Museum and Educational Foundation, Inc. The current
name of the museum, 'Bailey-Matthews' comes from the donation of the land
that the museum sits on by Francis, Samuel, and John Bailey in honor of
their parents, Frank P. Bailey and Annie Mead Matthews. The
CollectionThe museum's collection contains nearly 150 000 different
specimens. Take the family in one of our ONE WAY Port Everglades Florida
Cruise Terminals to see the many different shells and mollusks oceans around
the world. The shells and preserved mollusks on hand are largely sourced
from waters around Sanibel including the Gulf of Mexico. The idea is to
educate people about the animals and environment in this area and also to
serve as a specialized center of education. Students and scientists who
focus on this area come to the museum to study the vast array of animals in
the collection. A Visit to the MuseumAfter you have settled
into your accommodations and have picked up your 12 and 15 passenger Van
Rental cars are perfect for all types of traveling organizations including
sports teams, Boy Scout troops and family reunions and school outing s, be
sure to book a tour of the Baily-Matthews Shell Museum. The more the merrier
by the way, groups of 10 or more are given a discount on the admission fee.
Tours are guided by staff members or one of the many local volunteers who
dedicate their time to the museum. Visitors are treated to a slide show on
mollusks and various displays that the museum has set up - live mollusks are
often part of this display. In case you have not yet taken your ONE
WAY Port Everglades Florida Cruise Terminals on your own shell hunt, you can
handle a special collection of local shells as part of your tour. A
Great Hall of ExhibitsThe Great Hall of Shells is a large exhibit
area that can house over 20 different displays at a time - enough to keep
you busy for an afternoon after parking your
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inside to visit the museum. The ’Gifts from the Seas of Sanibel and
Captiva’šƒ€š exhibit highlights the common shells that are common to the
local environment. The ’Florida Fossil Shells’šƒ€š display shows
guests to the museum what they would have found if they had of visited 15-20
million years ago. Of course your ONE WAY Port Everglades Florida Cruise
Terminals would not have been as useful then as it is now - the entire area
was at the bottom of the sea at that time. Many other displays offer
up fascinating information about mollusks, something that many people who do
not live on the sea do not spend much time thinking about. Learning that
some mollusks are used to create medicines and that a certain type of shell
was used as currency in different parts of the world opens your eyes to a
new and fantastic world of animals. A Journal of Malacology
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum also publishes a quarterly scientific
journal on the field of malacology - the study of mollusks. This
publication, the Nautilus, is largely supported by subscriptions, so if what
you have seen at the museum leaves you hungry for more information and
knowledge, consider buying a yearly subscription to the publication.
Collect Them on the Beach, Get to Know Them in the MuseumMollusks
and sea shells abound on Sanibel's beaches, some visitors even come here
just to collect some and bring them home. If you want to learn about what
these beautiful and diverse creatures are all about, then a trip to the
Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is a must during your Fort Myers and Sanibel
holiday. | 
