The Dalí Museum is as stunning piece of architecture, worthy of its collection.
All Art Museums, Galleries & Performance Venues
From world-class museums to working studios, the St. Pete-Clearwater region is packed with art museums, galleries, workshops and performing arts venues to explore. Whatever your medium of choice, you’re sure to find something that stops you in your tracks.
Start with The Dalí Museum, one of the most famous stops for art lovers in St. Pete. Its collection of more than 2,000 works by Salvador Dalí, the Spanish artist and Surrealist icon, is well worth a couple of hours of your time. From there, the options keep coming. The Chihuly Collection dazzles with Dale Chihuly’s colorful glass sculptures, while the Museum of Fine Arts spans classical to contemporary works by artists like Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe and Kehinde Wiley. The Museum of the Arts & Crafts Movement collection celebrates the design aesthetic of that era, while the James Museum of Western + Wildlife Art captures the spirit of the American West and the Imagine Museum displays contemporary art glass from around the world.
Prefer to take a piece home? Dozens of galleries across the region invite you to browse and buy. At The Duncan McClellan in St. Pete, you’ll find rotating exhibitions by glass artists, an outdoor sculpture garden and artists in residence demonstrating their craft. Check out eye-catching glass sculptures at the Marlene Rose Gallery in Clearwater, beautiful ceramic creations at the Brenda McMahon Gallery in Gulfport and curated art in various media at ARTicles Fine Art Galleries in St. Pete. For a fully immersive experience, explore the playful, neon-lit installations at FloridaRAMA, located inside The Factory, a creative campus with working art studios, galleries, retail shops and a paddle athletic club.
The creativity doesn’t stop at the gallery door; the stage is set in St. Pete-Clearwater to enjoy live performances from orchestral concerts to stand-up comedy shows, scripted plays, ballets and more. Catch a show at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Pete, or head across the bay to Ruth Eckerd Hall or the Bilheimer Capitol Theater in Clearwater.