Arts & Museums

Anna Maria Island Art League
5312 Holmes Blvd
Holmes Beach, FL 34217
(941) 778-2099
The Art League offers a broad range of classes and hosts "Springfest" which brings talented artists and art lovers together.
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Anna Maria Island Community Chorus and Orchestra
Info@amicco.org
(941) 279-5527
Offering a repertoire chosen from the beloved Classics, Opera and signature American popular music.
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Anna Maria Island Historical Society and Museum
402 Pine Ave
Anna Maria, FL 34216
(941) 778-0492
Great displays showing the history of Anna Maria Island, including our Island Jail!
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Artist Guild Gallery
5414 Marina Dr
Holmes Beach, FL 34217
(941) 778-6694
The Artists' Guild is an all volunteer art organization with local art to view and buy.
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Island Players, Inc.
10009 Gulf Drive
Anna Maria, FL 34216
(941) 778-5755
The oldest community theater in Manatee County offers live plays.
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Maritime Museum
4415 119th Street W
Cortez, Florida 34215
(941) 708-6120
An indoor museum displaying the history of the old historic Cortez fishing village, vintage boats, and fishing artifacts.

DeSoto National Memorial
8300 De Soto Memorial Highway
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941) 792-0458
Desoto Park commemorates the 1539 expedition of the Spanish Conquistador Hernando de Soto.
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Manatee Village Historical Park
1404 Manatee Ave E
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941) 749-7165
Take a stroll back in time in this open air museum and learn about Manatee County's heritage.
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Bishop Musuem of Science & Nature
201 10th St W
Bradenton, FL 34205
(941) 746-4131
Largest natural and cultural history museum on Florida’s Gulf Coast, features also The Bishop Planetarium and The Parker Aquarium.

The Village of the Arts
12th St W
Bradenton, FL 34205
The Village of the Arts is an eclectic live-work community of galleries, studios, restaurants, bakeries, healing arts and specialty shops housed in colorful cottages.
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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
1600 Ken Thompson ParkwayCity Island(941) 388-2451 Explore the secrets of the sea through touch pools and high-tech interactive exhibits. See sharks, manatees and sea turtles, along with more than 100 other species of marine life. ...
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Sarasota Classic Car Museum
5500 N. Tamiami TrailSarasota, FL 34243(941) 355-6228 Antique, exotic, European and one-of-a-kind classics are featured in rotating exhibits throughout the museum. See John Lennon’s 1965 Mercedes Benz, and Paul McCartney’s beloved Mini C...
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The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 359-5700
Explore the 60 acre grounds with 31 galleries filled with art, Circus Museum, Ca’ d’Zan and the historic Asolo theater from Venice!
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The Dali
1 Dali Blvd
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 823-3767
This art museum is dedicated to the works of Salvador Dalí. It houses the largest collection of Dalí’s works outside Europe.
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MOSI – Museum of Science and Industry
4801 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, FL
(813) 987-6100
A museum making science real for people of all ages with more than 100 hands-on acitivities.
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