Museums

Situated in a converted 1930s Art Deco building, the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville features modern and contemporary art exhibitions which rotate every four months. It is also home to ArtExplorium Loft, a hands-on, interactive center and a permanent collection of 800 works.  www.mocajacksonville.org

The largest museum in Northeast Florida, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is renowned for its collection of more than 6,000 American and European masterworks.  The museum is set on two acres of beautiful, European style gardens just minutes from downtown. www.cummer.org  

The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) has the area’s only planetarium, a science theater, aqua expo and an award-winning Northeast Florida history exhibit.  A special KidSpace gallery is designed especially for the five and under set. www.themosh.org.

The Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery on the campus of Jacksonville University (JU) houses outstanding collections of Steuben glass, Pre-Columbian objects, Chinese porcelain and cloisonné, Tiffany glass and ivory. www.inusa.com/tour/fl/jacksonv/brest.htm