• Source: List of museums in Florida

This article lists museums currently operating across the U.S. state of Florida, together with summaries of their locations and main focuses. There are additional lists of Florida's defunct and proposed museums.




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.
Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum, Jupiter
Civil War Soldiers Museum, Pensacola
Children's Science Center N. Ft. Myers. Closed in 2005.
Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Miami
Dinosaur Wildlife, Spring Hill, open from 1962 to 1998
Dow Museum of Historic Houses, |St. Augustine, closed in 2014 and turned into a bed-and-breakfast complex
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
Gulfcoast Wonder & Imagination Zone, 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
Hibel Museum of Art, Jupiter
Jacksonville Maritime Museum, Jacksonville, Florida, included large scale models of ships from the Mayflower to present day vessels, paintings, photographs and maritime artifacts
Longboat Key Center for the Arts, closed in May 2017
Mark K. Wheeler Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, Gallery of the former Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
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


Bay of Pigs Museum, Miami
Holocaust Documentation & Education Center, Dania Beach
John H. Fetterman Maritime Museum and Research Center, Pensacola, website
Mark X. and E. Louise Benson Museum, Gulf Breeze, website
Pulse Memorial and Museum, Orlando




See also


Nature Centers in Florida




References


Florida's Museums and Cultural Attractions (Second Edition) - by Doris Bardon and Murray Laurie (ISBN 978-1-56164-408-7)




External links



Florida Association of Museums

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