St. Petersburg Museum of History
For the museum in Russia, see The State Museum of the History of St. Peterburg.
St. Petersburg Museum of History is located in St. Petersburg, Florida and exhibits cover the area's history. The museum was founded in 1920 as the St. Petersburg Memorial Historical Society. The City of St. Petersburg, Florida granted the organization use of an old aquarium building in 1922 where it is still located at 335 Second Ave. N.E.[1]
The Mission of the St. Petersburg Museum of History is to "collect, preserve and communicate the history and heritage of Florida with emphasis on St. Petersburg and the Pinellas Peninsula." It is the oldest museum in Pinellas County[2]