A New Event to Celebrate a New Season!
FREE ADMISSION all day, 10am-5pm
● Explore the beautiful NEW exhibits of the Great Hall of Shells
● Activities all day including shell collection tours, gallery talks, craft-making, story-times, shell identification -complete schedule below
● Food trucks onsite
● Community Partner tables: Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Sanibel Historical Museum and Village, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Naples Zoo
● Birthday cake to celebrate the Museum’s 30th Anniversary
Shells, Science, and Community Day is made possible by a gift from Joan and Don Sherman.
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Schedule of Programs:
| Time: | Program: |
| 10:00am | – Signup for Community Day programs begins – Community Partners onsite 10am-2pm – Shell Identification Station 10am-4pm |
| 10:30am | – Great Hall of Shells Gallery Talk with Museum Science Director & Curator Dr. José H. Leal – Wooden Snail Painting Activity 10:30-11:30am |
| 11:00am | – Giant Pacific Octopus Keeper Chat 11-11:15am |
| 11:30am | – Collection Tour* 11:30-11:45am – registration required at Museum front desk – Touch Pool Talk 11:30-11:45am |
| 12:00pm | – Birthday Cake to Celebrate Museum’s 30th Anniversary |
| 12:30pm | – Great Hall of Shells Gallery Talk with Museum Science Director & Curator Dr. José H. Leal – Snail Search & Biodiversity Walk 12:30-1:15pm – registration required at Museum front desk |
| 1:00pm | – Collection Tour* 1-1:15pm – registration required at Museum front desk – Slime-Making Activity 1-1:45pm |
| 1:30pm | – Story Time 1:30-2pm |
| 2:00pm | – Queen Conch & Milk Conch Keeper Chat 2-2:15pm – Shell Painting Activity 2-3pm |
| 2:30pm | – Great Hall of Shells Gallery Talk with Museum Science Director & Curator Dr. José H. Leal |
| 3:00pm | – Collection Tour* 3-3:15pm – registration required at Museum front desk – Story Time 3-3:30pm |
| 3:30pm | – Touch Pool Talk 3:30-3:45pm – Dosinia Magnet Coloring Activity 3:30-4:30pm |
| 4:00pm | – Giant Pacific Octopus Keeper Chat 4-4:15pm |
| Ongoing 10am-5pm | – Special Scavenger Hunt – prizes available for completion – Touch Pools – Discovery Cart – Shell Identification Station (until 4pm) |
* Collection Tours: Join Collections Assistant Chris Whitt at 11:30am, 1pm, and 3pm for a brief guided tour of the Museum’s scientific collection. Housed on the third floor, this collection features hundreds of thousands of shells and specimens from all over the world. On this tour, Chris will show participants the work that goes into creating and maintaining a scientific collection, all while showcasing various specimens not usually on public display.