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In addition to fine arts museums, we have many others with different missions. A few of them often have arts-related exhibitions. Here are three, with some of their offerings in the coming year.
Florida International Museum
244 Second Ave. N, St. Petersburg; (727) 341-7900 www.floridamuseum.org
"Jeweled Objects of Desire: From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History," through Sept. 30
Rare gems and precious metals including an extravagant collection by jeweler Sidney Mobell.
"From the Vaults of the Florida Smithsonian Affiliates," through Sept. 30
Paintings, decorative arts, fossils, early Florida objects and folk art.
"Marvelous, Magnificent Martele," Oct. 12 through Jan. 7
From the New Orleans Museum of Art, a collection of 400 Martele silver objects handcrafted from 1880 to 1930 by Gorham Silver Co.
Florida Holocaust Museum
55 Fifth St. S, St. Petersburg (727) 820-0100 www.flholocaustmuseum.org
"Fragments: Portraits of Survivors" and "Liberators," through Oct. 22
Photographs by Jason Schwartz and Coe Arthur Younger.
"Gendered Memory: Women Artists and the Holocaust," Nov. 4 through Jan. 28
Invitational exhibition of contemporary women artists.
"Return to Vilna," Feb. 10 through May 13
Paintings by Samuel Bak.
"Daisy Brand," Jan. 10 through May 27
Ceramics with Holocaust-related themes.
"Bread Paintings: Apo Torosyan," Feb. 10 through May 27
Mixed media works about Armenian genocide.
"Judith Liberman" and "Peter Malkin," June through September 2007
Wall hangings and paintings about the Holocaust and art work from Malkin's diary while searching for Adolf Eichmann.
Henry B. Plant Museum at the University of Tampa
401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa (813) 254-1891 www.plantmuseum.com
"Trivial Pursuits of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair," through Dec. 31
Fliers, souvenirs and keepsakes from this famous fair, the voices of famous visitors such as Frederick Douglass and Helen Keller, and Thomas Edison's footage of Little Egypt's "scandalous" peep show.
"Goodbye Victoria, Hello Flappers," March through October 2007
Decorative objects illustrating the transition from the late Victorian era to the Roaring '20s, a period when the Tampa Bay Hotel, now the site of the museum, flourished.
A SEASON FOR ART
Just about any weekend, you can find an art festival in Florida. Or four. We can't list them all but here is a group of some of the oldest and best. There are lots of good festivals run by professionals, but these are organized primarily by volunteers and are not for profit.
Nov. 4-5: Art Harvest, Dunedin
Jan. 27-29: Art Festival Beth-El, St. Petersburg
Feb. 17-19: Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami
March 3-4: Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa
March 16-18: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
April 21-22: Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg
Cedar Key Spring Art Celebration, Cedar Key