Florida International Museum
| Company type | Art museum |
|---|---|
| Industry | Museum |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Defunct | 2010-12-04 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | St. Petersburg , United States |
| Parent | St. Petersburg College |
The Florida International Museum at St. Petersburg College was an art institution situated within the Downtown Center of St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
History
Founded in 1995 inside a repurposed Maas Brothers department store, the museum hosted prominent traveling exhibitions including "Treasures of the Czars" (1995), "Splendors of Ancient Egypt" (1996), "Alexander The Great" (1996), "Titanic" (1998), "Empire of Mystery" (1999), "John F. Kennedy, The Exhibition" (1999–2000), and "Diana, a Celebration" (2005). In 2006, it moved to a reduced space located within St. Petersburg College's Downtown Center. The last exhibit at its original venue was "Vatican Splendors" in 2008. Later that year, the museum became fully incorporated into St. Petersburg College and adopted a new name reflecting this change.
Gulf Coast Museum of Art Collection
In 2009, the museum acquired the contemporary Florida art holdings from the now-closed Gulf Coast Museum of Art, debuting with the exhibition titled "In a New Light – Selections from the Gulf Coast Museum of Art Collection." Despite these developments, the Florida International Museum ceased operations permanently on December 4, 2010.
External links
- Florida International Museum at St. Petersburg College - official website
- Articles with short description
- Museums in St. Petersburg, Florida
- Art museums and galleries in Florida
- University museums in Florida
- Art museums and galleries established in 1995
- Art museums and galleries disestablished in 2010
- 1995 establishments in Florida
- 2010 disestablishments in Florida
- Defunct museums in Florida