This list of museums in Florida contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
Museums
Defunct museums
- Armed Forces History Museum, Largo, closed on January 29, 2017, displays included World War I, Japanese memorabilia associated with the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor, USMC in the South Pacific, D-Day landings, German Third Reich, Korean War and 8063rd M.A.S.H memorabilia.
- Civil War Soldiers Museum, Pensacola
- Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Miami
- Florida International Museum at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, closed in 2010
- Florida Military Aviation Museum, St. Petersburg, closed in about 2007
- Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum, Kissimmee, closed in 2004
- Fred Bear Museum, Gainesville, showcased archery & the contribution of Fred Bear, a man who popularized the sport, closed in 2003, current museum located in Springfield, Missouri
- G.WIZ, The Hands-On Science Museum, Sarasota
- Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, closed January 2009, collection now part of Florida International Museum at St. Petersburg College
- Klassix Auto Attraction, Daytona Beach, closed in 2003
- Longboat Key Center for the Arts, closed in May 2017
- Museum of the Sea and Indian, Destin, destroyed by hurricane in 1995
- Museum of Weapons & Early American History, St. Augustine
- Panama Canal Museum Florida, Seminole, closed in 2012, collections transferred to the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida in Gainesville
- Skatelab, Atlantic Beach, closed in 2009, original store and museum in Simi Valley, California still open
- Teddy Bear Museum of Naples, Naples, closed in 2005
- Tom Gaskins Cypress Knee Museum, Palmdale, featured carved cypress knees, closed in 2000
- Tragedy in U.S. History Museum, St. Augustine, featured articles and memorabilia related to tragic events, closed in 1998
- Turtle Kraals Museum, Key West
- USS Requin, Tampa, now part of the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Welaka Maritime Museum, Welaka
- Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, Florida, Dunnellon
- World Chess Hall of Fame and Sidney Samole Museum, moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 2011
Planned museums
- A. Quinn Jones Museum, Gainesville - tribute to an influential educator in Alachua County and the African-American experience in Gainesville
- Bay of Pigs Museum, Miami
- Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, North Miami Beach, website
- John H. Fetterman Maritime Museum and Research Center, Pensacola, website
- Tampa Baseball Museum
See also
- Nature Centers in Florida
References
- Florida's Museums and Cultural Attractions (Second Edition) - by Doris Bardon and Murray Laurie (ISBNÂ 978-1-56164-408-7)
External links
- Florida Association of Museums
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