National Shell Museum’s Executive Director Sam Ankerson and I recently participated in the Conchologists of America (COA) 2022 Convention in Galveston, Texas. The successful event was held at the Moody Garden Hotel and Convention Center, which also hosts a world-class Aquarium and an cool, oops, hot and humid Rainforest “biosphere”.
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At the gathering, I presented a talk about science and research at the Museum and, on the way home, Sam and I took the opportunity to visit the comprehensive Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS), spending time in its remarkable George W. Strake Hall of Malacology.
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The Hall was renovated in 2019, and now displays a vast array of shells, emphasizing biodiversity of and variation in mollusks. We thank HMNS Curator of Malacology Tina Petway for her hospitality, and the Texas COA crew for a great event in Galveston!