March 29, 2023
Photo: Martha Ascencio Rhine \ Tampa Bay Times
This list is based on attendance of 100,000 visitors or more.
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Largest museums and cultural attractions in Florida
Largest Museums and Cultural Attractions in Florida (100,000 attendance or more)
Miami
Attraction / City / Director
- Gold Coast Railroad Museum / Miami / Connie Greer
- HistoryMiami / Miami / Jorge Zamanillo
- Institute of Contemporary Art / Miami / Alex Gartenfeld
- Miami Children’s Museum / Miami / Deborah Spiegelman
- Pérez Art Museum Miami / Miami / Franklin Sirmans
- Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science /Miami / Frank Steslow
- Vizcaya Museum & Gardens / Miami / Joel M. Hoffman
Southeast
Attraction / City / Director
- Boca Raton Museum of Art / Boca Raton / Irvin M. Lippman
- Children’s Science Explorium at Sugar Sand Park / Boca Raton / Susan Vogelgesang
- Coral Springs Museum of Art / Coral Springs / Julia Andrews
- Hemingway Home & Museum / Key West / Michael Morawski
- Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum /Jupiter / Jamie Stuve
- Key West Art & Historical Society Custom House Museum / Key West / Michael Gieda
- Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society & Museum /Key West / Melissa Kendrick
- Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens /Delray Beach / Bonnie Lemay
- Museum of Discovery & Science /Fort Lauderdale / Joseph Cox
- Norton Museum of Art /West Palm Beach / Elliot Bostwick Davis
- South Florida Science Center and Aquarium / West Palm Beach / Lew Crampton, Kare Arrizza
- The Society of the Four Arts /Palm Beach / David W. Breneman
- Young At Art Museum / Davie / Mindy Shrago
Central
Attraction / City / Director
- Florida Museum of Natural History / Gainesville / Douglas Jones
- Fort Christmas Historical Park / Christmas / Trudy Trask
- Meek-Eaton Black Archives / Tallahassee / Nashid Madyun
- Mount Dora Center for the Arts / Mount Dora / Nancy A. Zinkofsky
- Orlando Science Center / Orlando / JoAnn Newman
- Polk Museum of Art / Lakeland / Claire Orologas
- Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse / Ponce Inlet / Ed Gunn
- Tallahassee Museum / Tallahassee / Russell S. Daws
Southwest
Attraction / City / Director
- Chihuly Collection/Morean Arts Center / St. Petersburg / Andy Schlauch
- Cracker Country / Tampa / Cindy Horton
- Dali Museum / St. Petersburg / Hank Hine
- Edison & Ford Winter Estates / Fort Myers / Michael Flanders
- Florida Holocaust Museum / St. Petersburg / Elizabeth Gelman
- Glazer Children’s Museum / Tampa / Sarah Cole
- Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples / Naples / Karysia Demarest
- Great Explorations Children’s Museum / St. Petersburg / Angeline Howell
- Heritage Village / Largo / Paul Cozzie
- John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art / Sarasota / Steven High
- Museum of Fine Arts of St. Petersburg / St. Petersburg / Kristen A. Shepherd
- Museum of Science & Industry / Tampa / Julian Mackenzie
- Tampa Bay History Center / Tampa / C.J. Roberts
Northeast
Attraction / City / Director
- Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens / Jacksonville / Adam M. Levine
- Museum of Science & History / Jacksonville / Maria Hane
- St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum / St. Augustine / Kathy A. Fleming
Northwest
Attraction / City / Director
- Historic Pensacola Village/UWF Historic Trust / Pensacola / Robert Overton Jr.
- National Naval Aviation Museum / Pensacola / Capt. Sterling Gilliam
- Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum / Pensacola / Jon Hill
*Listed alphabetically.
Source: Individual museums
Research by Vanessa Caceres
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