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Patch Minute: Free Museum Day

On Saturday, Sept. 29 you can visit several museums and cultural attractions in St. Petersburg for free. Watch our video for an inside look at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Welcome to this week's Patch Minute!

The annual ArtsAlive 2012 Free Museum Day is on Saturday, Sept. 29. Admission will be free to several museums and cultural attractions in St. Petersburg from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Museum of Fine Arts is participating and is our backdrop for this week's Patch Minute.

Watch our video interview with David Connelly about a couple of his favorite works of art at the musem.

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Participating venues on Saturday include:

  • Dr. Carter G. Woodson Museum
  • Florida Holocaust Museum
  • Museum of Fine Arts
  • St. Petersburg Museum of History, Dali Museum
  • Great Explorations Children's Museum
  • The Pier Aquarium
  • Creative Clay
  • Morean Arts Center Galleries/Glass Studio and Hot Shop
  • Morean Arts Center for Clay
  • Chihuly Collection on Beach Drive

For special events, discounts, galleries and exhibition details, visit www.stpete.org/artsalive.

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The city encourages visitors to park in city garages downtown and ride the St. Petersburg Trolley Downtown Looper or Central Avenue Shuttle. The trolleys will be stopping at or near most downtown ArtsAlive venues.  

ArtsAlive is produced by the city of St. Petersburg and participating arts organizations in conjunction with the national Smithsonian Free Museum Day. Visit www.stpete.org/artsalive for museum restrictions and complete details.


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