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Museum of Western
& Wildlife Art
beautiful café, and taking a stroll
in the Avant Garden or getting
lost in our hedge labyrinth. The
neighboring Mahaffey Theater is
host to world class acts including the
Florida Orchestra. Visit the Museum
of Fine Arts, the James Museum,
St. Pete Opera Company, and the
Morean Art Center too.
WHAT MAKES THE JAMES
MUSEUM UNIQUE?
The James Museum is the
culmination of almost four decades
of collecting western and wildlife
paintings, and sculptures as well
as Native American jewelry. The
museum showcases the history of the
Native American Indian culture and
the early pioneers who opened the
American West to exploration. The
collection features both iconic artists,
such as Frederic Remington, Charles
Russell and the Taos painters, as
well as many living artists, including
20th and 21st century American
Indian artists. The building itself is
unique and designed to resemble
the landscape of the American
Southwest. The Museum walls are
faced with striated sandstone panels
meant to resemble the sandstone
mesas found out west. Life size
sculptures are found throughout
the “Arroyo,” which concludes at a
waterfall.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE ST.
PETE’S ARTS & CULTURAL SCENE?
St. Petersburg has become a vibrant
arts destination. It’s possible for
people to come here on vacation
and spend four days just visiting our
museums and galleries. If people
are only coming here for the beach,
water sports and glorious weather,
and not spending time downtown,
they are clearly missing out. When
my wife Mary and I decided to build
the James Museum, we wanted
to augment the array of cultural
attractions and embellish the city’s
James Museum of Western
& Wildlife Art
The Dalí Museum
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