Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
The museum presents the historic voice of one segment of the St. Petersburg community in the perspective of local, regional, and national history. It is another demonstration of the commitment to revitalize the Midtown St. Petersburg area. The museum joins Mercy Hospital at the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center, the Royal Theater Boys and Girls Club, and the renovated Manhattan Casino as evidence of the renaissance of this area.
The Father of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, was born in 1875 near New Canton VA. He was the son of former slaves. In 1907, he obtained his B.A. degree from the University of Chicago. In 1912, he received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. In 1915, he and friends established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. A year later, the Journal of Negro History, began quarterly publication. In 1926, Woodson proposed and launched the annual February observance of Negro History Week, which became Black History Month in 1976. Dr. Woodson was the founder of Associated Publishers, the founder and editor of the Negro History Bulletin, and the author of more than 30 books. His best known publication is The Mis-Education of the Negro, originally published in 1933 and still pertinent today. He died in 1950, but Dr. Woodson's scholarly legacy goes on.
Go to the Dr. G. Carter African American Woodson Museum Web page.
Florida Holocaust Museum
55 Fifth St. S.
727-820-0100
www.flholocaustmuseum.org
The Florida Holocaust Museum honors the memory of millions of innocent men, women, and children who suffered or died in the Holocaust. The museum is dedicated to teaching members of all races and cultures to recognize the inherent worth and dignity of human life in order to prevent future genocides.
The Florida Holocaust Museum houses the premier permanent exhibit, History, Heritage and Hope, a compelling history of individuals of strength, courage and spirit, who confronted the extremes of hatred and persecution in their homes and communities. Experience a collection of works of art, photographs and historical artifacts, in exhibits from all over the world, an extraordinary traveling collection, which changes on a regular basis.
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Florida International Museum at St. Petersburg College.
244 Second Ave. N.
727-341-7900
www.spcollege.edu/fimuseum
FIM exhibited Vatican Splendors, which featured art and artifacts from the Vatican and drew more than 100,000 visitors in 3 months. In 2009, the museum became part of SPC and was retitled the Florida International Museum at St. Petersburg College, still featuring traveling exhibitions.
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Great Explorations Children's Museum
1925 Fourth Street N.
727-823-4657
Imagine a museum where you don't just look at the exhibits. You touch them. Move them. Explore them. And in some cases actually become part of them. This is Great Explorations. And it doesn't sound like any place you've been before, it's for a good reason. It's not.
Great Explorations is a place for people of all ages to stretch their mental muscles. Test their wits. And fire their imaginations. Prisms and mirrors help turn ordinary sunlight into an extraordinary three-dimensional experience. Are you ready for excitement? Are you ready for fun? Are you ready to be challenged and rewarded? Refreshed and recharged? Educated and entertained? Then you are ready for a trip through Great Explorations Children's Museum.
Go to the Great Explorations Children's Museum Web site.
Museum of Fine Arts
The elegant Palladian-style building combines the styles of a classic art museum and a Mediterranean villa at home in Florida's tropical climate. Designed by John Volk, the building itself a work of art, has twenty galleries, some small and intimate, others more spacious. The Museum also has splendid Membership and Sculpture Gardens. The Museum, founded by Mrs. Margaret Acheson Stuart, opened in 1965 and is now one of the finest in the Southeast. The collection has more than 4,000 objects extending from antiquity to the present day and includes works by such major French artists as Fragonard, Vigee-Lebrun, Cezanne, Monet, Berthe Morisot, Gauguin, Renoir and Rodin. The Museum also has significant works by the American artists Thomas Moran, George Inness, Robert Henri, George Bellows and Georgia O'Keeffe. Native American, African, Asian and pre-Columbian art, as well as photographs, are also on view and a gallery is devoted to Steuben Glass.
Lectures, tours, classes, films and performing arts events enhance visitors' understanding of the permanent collection, special exhibitions, and art and culture in general. The Museum presents classical music and jazz concerts in the striking Marly Room. The Collectors Circle, the Friends of Photography, the Friends of Decorative Arts, and the Marly Group bring together those with special interests.
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Salvador Dali Museum
1000 Third St. S.
727-823-3767
www.salvadordalimuseum.org
Situated on the Bayboro Harbor in downtown St. Petersburg, the Salvador Dali Museum is home to the world's most comprehensive collection of works by the late Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali. The collection includes 94 original oils, over 100 watercolors and drawings, plus 1,300 graphics, sculptures, holograms, objects of art and photographs.
You will be awed by the size and complexity of some of the largest Dali paintings in the world. These creations will engage the imagination of the world forever. Your mind will be perplexed, confounded, stimulated and intrigued. Discover the strange world of Dali...one of the twentieth century's greatest artists. From the little known early works in which Dali painted in Impressionist styles, to his Classic and Surrealist periods, one will see hints of Picasso, Cezanne, Velasquez and others culminating in a distinctive Dali style. The famous double image paintings and the monumental canvases are among the most popular in the museum.
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St. Petersburg Museum of History
335 Second Ave. N.E.
727-894-1052
www.spmoh.org
The Mission of the St. Petersburg Museum of History is to collect, preserve and communicate the history and heritage of Florida with emphasis on St. Petersburg and the Pinellas Peninsula.
One of the oldest historical museums in the State of Florida. Since 1920, SPMOH has been collecting, preserving and presenting St. Petersburg history through exhibitions and special programs. That tradition continues today, and we invite you to sample what SPMOH has to offer. From fossilized footprints to the first commercial airline to St. Petersburg's famous green benches,
