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The Leepa-Rattner Museum Of Art Permanent Collections |
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Thursday, 08 January 2009 |
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The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is located on the Tarpon Springs Campus of St.
Petersburg College. The award-winning building designed by area architect
Ed Hoffman, Jr. incorporates elements of the International Bauhaus style and
simulates the bow of a ship – a post-modernist nod to Tarpon
Springs’ fishing and sponging communities.
The permanent collection is showcased in eight galleries
entitled Artistic Journeys, which
chronicle a family of artists responding to the political and artistic events
of the 20th century. Two changing exhibition galleries
features traveling national and international exhibitions presented every two
months. The Challenge of Modern Art
Gallery is a family, hands-on space – the only one of its kind on Florida’s west
coast. It features a full-scale multi-media reproduction of
Picasso’s famous mural Guernica, as well as other colorful displays,
timelines and interactive experiences. The Museum also includes a retail space
for unique gifts at Isabelle’s Store.
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is located just west of U.S.
Highway 19 at 600 Klosterman Road,
on the Tarpon Springs Campus of St. Petersburg College. Museum hours are
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, with extended hours until 9 p.m.
on Thursday. Sunday hours are from 1-5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for
seniors and free to children and students with ID. Sunday admission is free
and docent tours are offered at 2 p.m. The museum is closed on
Mondays and major holidays. Please call ahead for information or
directions (727) 712-5762.
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