Museums in Downtown Tampa or Ybor City
Tampa Museum of Art
The Tampa Museum of Art focuses on antiquities and modern and contemporary art. It is the region’s largest museum devoted to art of our time and has built a reputation for embracing contemporary photography and new media. tampamuseum.org/ 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602 |
Henry B. Plant Museum
The Henry B. Plant Museum holds the distinction of accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums. Its mission is to interpret the history and lifestyle of America’s Gilded Age and the life and significant contributions of Henry Bradley Plant to the development of Florida and Tampa Bay. www.plantmuseum.com/about/the-museum 401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606 |
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is a museum dedicated to exhibiting important photographic art as central to contemporary life and culture. FMoPA collects, preserves, and exhibits historic and contemporary works by nationally and internationally known photographic artists. FMoPA also enriches the community by operating outreach programs to educate children and adults. fmopa.org/ 400 N Ashley Dr, Tampa, FL 33602 |
Glazer Children's Museum
The mission of the Glazer Children’s Museum is to create learning environments where children play, discover, and connect to the world around them to develop as lifelong learners and leaders. glazermuseum.org/mission 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602 |
Tampa Bay History Center
The Tampa Bay History Center is a dynamic learning resource that inspires a sense of place and pride focusing on 12,000 years of Florida history. tampabayhistorycenter.org/ 801 Old Water St, Tampa, FL 33602 |
Ybor City State Museum
The Ybor City Museum is located in the 1923-era Ferlita Bakery, and a "casita" which is representative of a typical cigar-worker's family home. The museum explores the role Ybor City played in Tampa's development and its reputation as the "Cigar Capital of the World." www.ybormuseum.org/index.php 1818 E 9th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605 |