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Established | 1965 |
Location | 255 Beach Drive Northeast Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Type | Art |
Director | Dr. John E. Schloder |
Curator | Dr. Jennifer Hardin |
Public transit access | downtown Looper Trolley |
Website | Museum of Fine Arts |
The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, opened to the public in 1965. It was established by Margaret Acheson Stuart (1896–1980).
A $21 million expansion broke ground on Monday, December 4, 2006 and more than doubled the size of the museum. The new north wing (33,000-square-feet)--Hazel Hough wing—was finished in 2008[1][2]. The expansion included a new cafe, an enlarged library and a bigger museum shop.