Museums in Southwest Gulf Coast

1927 Historic Venice Train Depot

Venice

Saturdays Only, Opens at 10:00 am / Closes at 1:00 pm

Alva Library And Museum

Alva

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM; Sun: Closed

Bob Rauschenberg Gallery

Fort Myers

Monday–Saturday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Burroughs Home and Gardens

Fort Myers

Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Cape Coral Museum of History

Cape Coral

Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center

Punta Gorda

Trails open 7 days a week from dawn to dusk

Cortez Village Historical Society

Cortez

Mon–Thu: Closed; Fri–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Crowley Museum & Nature Center

Sarasota

Saturday – Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm, in fair weather

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

Fort Myers

Daily 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Englewood Museum

Englewood

Saturdays 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (high season only)

Jan 30 · The Calusa – Stewards of the SWFL Environment: a Conversation at the Cottage

Estero Historical Society

Estero

Friends of the Sarasota County History Center

Osprey

Mon–Thu: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Fri: Closed; Sat: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Hernando De Soto Historical Society

Bradenton

Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Historical Society of Sarasota County

Sarasota

Open 10 – 2 Monday , Wednesday, and Friday

Nov 9 · Torah Dedication and Open House

Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center

Naples

Tuesday through Sunday 1:00pm – 4:30pm

Imag History & Science Center

Fort Myers

James and Barbara Moore Observatory

Punta Gorda

Dec 5 · Holiday in the Park

Lee County Black History Society

Fort Myers

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Fri: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat: 12:00 – 3:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Lord Higel House

Venice

Mon–Fri: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Sun: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Lovegrove Studios Downtown Fort Myers

Fort Myers

Downtown: Open 7 Days a week 11-6; Matlacha: Open Tuesday - Sunday 11-4

Nov 12 · Sprout Lab: Ag in My Soup!

Manatee County Agricultural Museum

Palmetto

Tuesday - Friday and 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month 10 AM - 4 PM

Marco Island Historical Museum

Marco Island

Tuesday – Saturday 9am – 4pm

Military Heritage Museum Conference Center & Library

Punta Gorda

Mound House

Fort Myers Beach

Fort Myers Beach Resident Discount

Museum of the Islands

Bokeelia

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 11am-3pm; November 1st onwards Tuesdays-Saturdays 11-3

Naples Art Institute

Naples

Mon: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Tue: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Wed: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Thu: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Fri–Sat: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sun: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center

Fort Myers Beach

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Thu–Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Oct 23 · Tours permanently moved to 11 AM

Palmetto Historical Park

Palmetto

Tuesday - Friday & 1st & 3rd Saturday: 10:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Oct 9 – 31 · Halloween Express

Railroad Museum of South Florida

Fort Myers

Weekdays: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Weekends & Holidays: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Reflections of Manatee

Bradenton

Thursday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Sanibel Historical Museum and Village

Sanibel

Oct 18 – Apr 4 · Chie Fueki: Painting the Floating World

Sarasota Art Museum

Sarasota

11 am–5 pm Monday–Sunday

Sarasota Toy Museum / Moosehead Toys and Comics

Sarasota

Dec 2 – 6 · The Fort Myers Festival of Trees

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

Fort Myers

Mon – Fri 10am- 5pm

Southwest FL Historical Society

Fort Myers

Wednesday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab

Sarasota

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Sat: 1:00 – 8:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 – 5:00 PM

Nov 8 · Community Day Fall Celebration

The Baker Museum

Naples

SNAP EBT Card Discount

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature

Bradenton

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

Sarasota

Nov 4 · Soar in 4 Events Family Night — Soul Food Sunday

The Soar Lab

Bradenton

Mon: Closed; Tue: 2:00 – 6:00 PM; Wed: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Thu: 2:00 – 6:00 PM; Fri: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Venice Art Center

Venice

Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday Closed

Veterans History Museum

Naples

Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Visual Art Center Arts Bonita

Bonita Springs

Saturday 10 am - 5 pm & Sunday 10 am - 4 pm