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Sarasota Museums
- Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, Fla.
--This museum is dedicated to the life works of noted Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek (1879-1965).
- Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Fla.
--Fully accredited museum, with a fine permanent collection of more than 3,000 pieces
- Civil War Soldiers Museum, Pensacola, Fla.
--Explore 19 th -century America and the lives of Civil War soldiers who served in the great Confederate and Union armies and navies. The museum's 4,200 square feet of exhibit space currently houses a diverse collection, including one of the largest Civil-War medical collections in the world
- Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla.
--International blockbuster exhibitions, such as "Treasures of the Czars," "Titanic: The Exhibition" and "Empires of Mystery"
- Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami, Fla.
--Founded in 1991, this museum is dedicated to contemporary art from Spain and Latin America, featuring 11 exhibitions each year.
- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
- Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Fla.
- Hibel Museum of Art, Lake Worth, Fla.
- Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami
- International Museum of Cartoon Art, Boca Raton, Fla.
--World's largest collection of original cartoon and comic-strip art (more than 165,000 pieces of art)
--Founded by Mort Walker (of "Beetle Bailey" and "Hi & Lois")
--"Peanuts" (Snoopy & Gang), "Garfield" and many more "mainstream" cartoon and comic strips are represented at the museum
--First and only place where Disney and Looney Tunes characters have been "blended" within displays under one roof
- International Sport Aviation Museum (ISAM), Lakeland, Fla.
--Plays a vital role in the advancement of aviation technology and research
--Serves as a tribute to those persons who helped shape aviation history and stands as a challange to all who follow
- Liberty Bell Memorial Museum, Melbourne, Fla.
--Centerpiece of the museum is a full-sized replica of the Liberty Bell
--Also contains: Many copies of historical documents; military uniforms; war memorabilia; model war planes; war ships; and, of course, American flags of every era of American history
--Building is a converted water tank from the 1920s
--Paintings and photos of presidents and historic events and sites line the walls
- Miami Museum of Science, Miami
- Morikami Museum of Japanese Culture, Palm Beach, Fla.
- Museum of Advertising Icons, South Florida (no specific location cited)
- Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, Fla.
--Located in the heart of Florida's last remaining coastal hammock preserve, the 50,000-square-foot facility is one of the leading major cultural institutions dedicated to interpreting the areas of art, science and Florida history for Central and North Florida audiences through a host of nationally and internationally important permanent and changing exhibitions and programs
- Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Fla.
--Strong in the French and American Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods, Chinese artifacts, ceramics and statuary
- Norton Sculpture Garden, West Palm Beach
- The Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, Fla.
-- Offers exhibitions, classes, lectures and educational programs
- Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Fla.
--The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
- Ritter Art Gallery at Florida Atlantic University, Delray Beach/Boca Raton, Fla.
- Salvador Dali Museum, St Petersburg, Fla.
--Contains images of 159 of Dali's works
- St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Fla.
--Noted for its collection of late 19 th - and early-20 th -century European and American collection
--Home of the finest collection of photographs in the southeastern U.S.
--Also features an active music program and continuing educational activities for all ages
- Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Fla.
- South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach
- Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Fla. (813/274-8130 or 813/274-8687)
--A fully accredited museum, celebrating its 20 th anniversary in 1999
--Offers a well-known collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, contemporary art and photography -- those three areas representing its core permanent collection
--Attracts 77,000 visitors annually, including 20,000 school students
--Participates in a vigorous annual schedule of exhibitions, lectures and special events
- Tequesta Lighthouse Gallery, West Palm Beach, Fla.
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