First Floor Exhibitions - Fossil Galleries at The Bishop

First Floor Exhibitions - Fossil Galleries at The Bishop
First Floor Galleries
Permanent Exhibitions
The first floor features fossil evidence of Florida’s earliest animal inhabitants and archaeological material representing Paleo-Indian, Archaic, and pre-contact cultures. You will find the Great Hall, Land of Change, Fabulous Florida Seas, Archaic Peoples, and the Tallant Gallery brimming with information and objects that reflect the prehistory of Gulf Coast Florida…….
Discover the underwater viewing window, where you can see the manatees being cared for in the
Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat
. Take a trip to through the night skies in our state of the art
Planetarium
. And no trip to
The Bishop
is complete without stopping by Southwest Florida’s coolest backyard! The
Mosaic Backyard Universe
is fully ADA accessible and designed for kids of all ages — and grown-ups who are young at heart.
10am—5pm Tuesday—Saturday | Noon—5pm Sunday | Closed Monday
In Celebration of the Grand Parade, The Bishop will be closing at 4pm on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
For information on the Hernando De Soto Historical Society Grand Parade road closures, visit
desotohq.com/grand-parade.