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

Mon: Closed; Tue–Thu: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Fri–Sun: Closed

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

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

Fort Myers

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

Saturdays 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

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

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Oct 21 – 28 · Movies That Matter

Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center

Naples

Tuesday through Sunday from 1:00pm to 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

Open 7 Days a week 11-6

Oct 23 · Hands-On Homeschool Morning

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 10am – 3:30pm

Military Heritage Museum Conference Center & Library

Punta Gorda

Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Mound House

Fort Myers Beach

Grounds daily 7:00 AM–6:30 PM; Museum Wednesday–Saturday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

Museum of the Islands

Bokeelia

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 11am-3pm; from November 1st Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 11-3

Naples Art Institute

Naples

Mon–Sat: 10:00 AM – 5:00 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 · Hands-On Homeschool Morning

Palmetto Historical Park

Palmetto

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

Railroad Museum of South Florida

Fort Myers

Weekdays: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Weekends: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Reflections of Manatee

Bradenton

Fridays & 1st and 3rd Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sanibel Historical Museum and Village

Sanibel

May 17 – Oct 25 · Beautiful Ideas: The Prints of Sol LeWitt

Sarasota Art Museum

Sarasota

Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm

Sarasota Toy Museum / Moosehead Toys and Comics

Sarasota

Monday: Museum Closed. Shop Open 11am-7pm; Tuesday to Thursday: 11 AM – 7 PM; Friday to Saturday: 10 AM to 8 PM; Sunday: 12 PM to 5 PM

Oct 22 – 23 · Wicked Walk

Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

Fort Myers

Mon – Fri 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Southwest FL Historical Society

Fort Myers

Wednesdays 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m.–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

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

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

Visual Art Center Arts Bonita

Bonita Springs

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