The Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement

St. Pete is well-known for its creative, independent spirit – which is why it's the perfect place for the Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement, a gorgeously designed facility that houses captivating works of art. Here’s everything you need to know before you visit this striking museum in the heart of downtown St. Pete.

What’s Happening at the Museum

Now on permanent exhibit is "Dignity and Grace: These Humbler Metals," a collection of more than 300 works of art including lamps, chandeliers, and other examples of metalwork. Artists whose work is featured in the exhibit range from Frank Lloyd Wright and Tiffany Studios to The Roycroft Shops, Gustav Stickley and Dirk van Erp.

Also on display is “Arthur Wesley Dow: His Beloved Ipswich. Photographs, Paintings, and Prints,” an outstanding collection of Dow’s eclectic artwork including over 60 works of color woodblocks, paintings, and original cyanotypes from the rare Ipswich Days album.

See Incredible, Handmade Works of Art and Craft

From a stained-glass, peacock-feather Tiffany lampshade to fine art by the likes of Arthur Wesley Dow portraying life at the turn of the 20th century to intricately carved furniture, the museum showcases the movement's most iconic works. Most of the collection’s more than 2,000 pieces are on loan from the Two Red Roses Foundation, though there are plenty of visiting exhibits planned.

Objets d'art you can expect to see include one-of-a-kind pottery, wood-block prints, metalwork, furniture, jewelry and decorative tiles. Handmade and often intricate, they’re bold, impeccably preserved pieces whose influence you can see in even the most modern jewelry, décor and architecture. The Children's Gallery will charm the young and young at heart, with works from the "Golden Age of Illustration", child sized furniture, and decorative objects from the movement.