Orlando, FL

Orlando Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1924, with its most recent expansion in 1997, the museum now has space to better show its permanent collections of African Art, American Art and Art of the Ancient Americas; the African Art collectioh includes distinguised art from the Tutsi and Kuba of Central Africa, Zulu of South Africa, and Berber of North Africa; additionally, as Orlando has grown, the museum's ability to attract major touring exhibits has exapanded as well
ADMISSION: Adults $8, age 65+, College Students and Active Military $7
DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 9a-5p, Sun Noon-5p
ADDRESS: 2416 North Mills Ave  MAP

PARKING: free on premises
PHONE: 407-896-4231
WEBSITE:  http://www.omart.org

Orange County Regional History Center
DESCRIPTION: Orange County Courthouse, built 1927, was upgraded to a state-of-the-art venue featuring artifacts, audio/visual presentations, hands-on exhibits; first visit Orientation Theater, then discover the flora & fauna and famous Winter Park sinkhole and explore 12,000 years of the Paleo-Indians up to the arrival of Europeans and people of African descent to Central Florida; a beautiful park accents this wheelchair accessible center
ADMISSION: Adult $9, ages 60+ $7, ages 5-12 $6
DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Sat 10a-5p, Sun 12p-5p
ADDRESS: 65 East Central Blvd  MAP

PARKING: paid lots are nearby
PHONE: 407-836-8500 or 800-965-2030
WEBSITE: http://www.thehistorycenter.org

Orlando Fire Museum

DESCRIPTION: the restored 1926 Fire Station #3 located in Loch Haven Park is manned by firemen who are passionate about the museum, its history, and your enjoyment; ask them for a tour of artifacts like the 1919 motorized ladder truck, a 1915 motorized fire truck, and a 1911 horse-driven steam engine; other artifacts on display date back as far as 1885 and include colorful lithographs; museum is managed by the Orange County Regional History Center

ADMISSION: free

DAYS & HOURS: Thu-Sat 9a-2p
ADDRESS: 814 East Rollins Avenue  MAP

PARKING; on street
PHONE: 407-898-3138
WEBSITE: http://www.thehistorycenter.org

Winter Park, FL

Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
DESCRIPTION: founded in 1961 by Albin Polasek, one of America’s prominent sculptors of the 20th century who created works in stone, bronze, plaster, wood and painting, and by his wife in their residence; the galleries, chapel and gardens were opened to the public as a museum
ADMISSION: $5 Adults, $4 Seniors, $3 students, ages 11 and under enter free; garden access is free

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-4p, Sun 1p-4p

ADDRESS: 633 Osceola Avenue  MAP

PARKING: free on premises
PHONE: 407-647-6294
WEBSITE: http://www.polasek.org

Cornell Fine Arts Museum

DESCRIPTION: Located on Rollins College, the permanent collection is comprised of works of art and objects from antiquity to the twenty first century; boasting more than 6,000 works, one of the largest and most distinguished American paintings and Old Masters collections in Florida

ADMISSION: $5 Adults

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Fri 10a-4p, Sat-Sun Noon-5p

ADDRESS: 1000 Holt Avenue  MAP

PARKING: on premises; parking tickets may be validated at the Museum for free parking
PHONE: 407-646-2526

WEBSITE: http://www.rollins.edu/cfam

Morse Museum of American Art
DESCRIPTION: Funded in 1942, the museum features an outstanding collection of arts and crafts; the centerpiece of the museum collection is the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany, where fine examples in every medium that he produced in life; for the romantic in you, take a look at the jaw-dropping chapel; since moving to this larger location in 1995, the museum remains an outstanding value; as you might the suspect, the museum has an amply stocked gift shop
ADMISSION: Adults $3, Students $1, Children under 12 are FREE Fridays at 4p-8p from September-May
DAYS & HOURS: Tue- Sat 9:30a-4p, Sun 1p-4p
ADDRESS: 445 North Park Avenue  MAP

PARKING: available at the rear entrance of the museum
PHONE: 407-645-5311
WEBSITE: http://www.morsemuseum.org