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Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America

Presented by Tampa Bay History Center at Tampa Bay History Center

February 4-June 24, 2012

Wall Street. Sept. 16, 1920. 12:01 p.m. A horse-drawn carriage loaded with dynamite detonates in front of the J.P. Morgan Bank, killing 38 people and shutting down New York’s Financial District.

The bombing of Wall Street more than 90 years ago is one of many episodes in America’s long history of domestic terrorism, espionage and civil disobedience uncovered in Spies Traitors and ...More

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	Tell-a-friend Andy Warhol & Friends Presented by Florida Museum of Photographic Arts at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts March 10-May 27, 2012 Premier Exhitibition at FMoPA's New Home: The Cube at Rivergate Plaza 400 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33602 "Once you 'got' ...More
	Tell-a-friend Japan and the Victorians Presented by Henry B. Plant Museum at Henry B. Plant Museum March 30-December 23, 2012 Orientalism was at its height during the Gilded Age. By 1854, Commodore Matthew C. Perry had opened the island of Japan to the Western world. Victorians were eager to explore and ...More
	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets To the Arctic Presented by Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) at MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry April 20-August 20, 2012 An ice-bound adventure for the whole family—coming to IMAX theatres in 2012 from Warner Bros. Pictures, MacGillivray Freeman Films and IMAX Corporation. ...More
	Tell-a-friend Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs Presented by Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) at MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry April 27-July 27, 2012 The highly-anticipated Mummies of the World exhibition will debut at the Museum of Science & Industry on Friday, April 27. With its astounding collection of 150 specimens and ...More
	Tell-a-friend Farewell Party for Andy Warhol & Friends Presented by Florida Museum of Photographic Arts at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts May 18, 2012 Andy Warhol & Friends will be leaving FMoPA on May 27th! Join us for a fun filled farewell party as we recreate the "Factory" Friday, May ...More
	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets Hurricane Expo at MOSI Presented by Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) at MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry June 2, 2012 The City of Tampa and Hillsborough County will produce the fifth annual Hurricane Expo at The Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) on Saturday, June 2, 2012. The expo will serve ...More
	Tell-a-friend FMoPA Book Club Presented by Florida Museum of Photographic Arts at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts June 9, 2012 Are you a photographer who loves to read? Are you an avid reader who loves photography? Join us! Our first book selection is "Henry Miller: The Paris Years by ...More

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The Chihuly Collection The Chihuly Collection Presented by Morean Arts Center at Morean Arts Center January 31, 2011-January 1, 2014 The CHIHULY COLLECTION is a stunning, permanent collection of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly’s unique artwork in a magnificent 10,000 square foot setting designed by award-winning architect Albert Alfonso. The Collection is located on the city’s waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg on Beach Drive, within walking distance of the Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, the Museum of Fine Arts, a multitude of galleries, restaurants and shops, and the new Salvador Dali Museum. This...	Morean Arts Center	01/31/11- 01/01/14	Saint Petersburg
Women of Ybor - 125 Years of Influence Museum Exhibit Women of Ybor - 125 Years of Influence Museum Exhibit Presented by Ybor City Museum Society, Inc. March 25, 2011-October 12, 2012 Opening on March 25 at the Ybor City Museum State Park. Since its early days, women have participated in all aspects of Ybor City life, including the cigar industry, domestic activities, the medical profession, the business community, politics, labor issues, education, and the arts. Their thumbprints can be seen in the cultural and economic development of the district throughout its 125-year existence and as we move into the future. A special exhibit, opening at the...	Ybor City Museum Society, Inc.	03/25/11- 10/12/12	Tampa
Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause Presented by Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) at MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry September 16, 2011-September 14, 2012 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) national touring exhibit, Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause, opens at the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) in Tampa on September 16, 2011. Visitors will have the opportunity to view rubble from the September 11, 2001, attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, a drug related car wreck from Ohio, and several re-creations including a methamphetamine hotel cook room, jungle cocaine lab, and an Afghan heroin...	Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)	09/16/11- 09/14/12	Tampa
Flying Monsters Flying Monsters Presented by Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) at MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry February 17-June 17, 2012 For thousands of years, humans have believed that there were once flying monsters. Such creatures became mythologized, with stories about them shared around the world. But could they have really existed? About 220 million years ago dinosaurs were on the rise to dominating the Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap—control of the skies. They were the pterosaurs—after insects, the first animals ever to fly. The story of how and why these...	Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)	02/17/12- 06/17/12	Tampa
Mummies of the World Avg. Event Rating(2.0 Stars): Mummies of the World Presented by Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) at MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry April 27-September 3, 2012 Avg. Event Rating (2.0 Stars): The highly-anticipated Mummies of the World exhibition will debut at the Museum of Science & Industry April 27, 2012. Mummies of the World is the largest exhibition of real human and animal mummies and related artifacts ever assembled, including mummies from Europe, Asia, Oceania and Ancient Egypt. For tickets: www.mosi.org.	Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)	04/27/12- 09/03/12	Tampa
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk for folk art exhibit Sacred Folk Opening Reception and Gallery Talk for folk art exhibit Sacred Folk Presented by Hillsborough Community College - Dale Mabry Campus - Gallery 221 May 17, 2012 Opening Reception and Gallery Talk for the exhibtion Sacred Folk: Selections from Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, featuring works by over 20 southern folk artists. Jeanine Taylor Folk Art in Sanford, FL, is one of the South’s most distinguished galleries representing folk, visionary, outsider and self-taught artists from Florida and the Deep South. Informal Gallery Talk about Folk Art at 6 p.m.	Hillsborough Community College - Dale Mabry Campus - Gallery 221	05/17/12	Tampa
Henry B. Plant Museum/Blue Star Museums Henry B. Plant Museum/Blue Star Museums Presented by Henry B. Plant Museum at Henry B. Plant Museum May 27-September 2, 2012 Today the Henry B. Plant Museum announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2012. The Henry B. Plant Museum will officially launch the program with MILITARY FAMILIES DAY, Sunday, May 27, 2012. In honor of Memorial Day...	Henry B. Plant Museum	05/27/12- 09/02/12	Tampa
The Secret Paris of the 1930's: Vintage Photographs by Brassaï The Secret Paris of the 1930's: Vintage Photographs by Brassaï Presented by Florida Museum of Photographic Arts at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts May 31-August 19, 2012 Venture into a world of dark shadows and romantic interludes through the lens of Brassaï. This sensual body of work includes five rare "Transmutation" photographs made with the cliché-verre technique, a hybrid of photography (primarily of female nude subjects) and etching in which Brassaï scratched his choice of imagery onto an existing photographic glass-plate negative before printing it. This experimental technique was developed in collaboration with, and...	Florida Museum of Photographic Arts	05/31/12- 08/19/12	Tampa
Lunch & Learn - Professor Gary Mormino Lunch & Learn - Professor Gary Mormino Presented by Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum June 14, 2012 Spend your lunchtime learning the fascinating stories behind the arts – music, art, culture, history, and more. Lunch & Learn on June 14 with historian and author Dr. Gary Mormino. Since the end of World War II Florida has been one of the most irresistible places for retirees, transplants, and snowbirds (as well as land salesmen and bunko artists). Professor Gary Mormino will discuss the Florida Dream and its ever-changing nature and why millions have flocked here and...	Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum	06/14/12	Tarpon Springs
Summer Hands-on History Tours at Cracker Country Summer Hands-on History Tours at Cracker Country Presented by Cracker Country June 19-June 28, 2012 Cracker Country’s Summer Tours give youth organizations the opportunity to learn about the past and become a part of it! Led by one our knowledgeable historical interpreters, youth groups can spend the morning experiencing life as a Florida pioneer. Time: 9am-11am Dates: June 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, Price: $6 per child. $6 per adult. One adult will be admitted for free for every 10 children. Group Size: Cracker Country requires a...	Cracker Country	06/19/12- 06/28/12	Tampa
Heritage Village Fall Jubilee Heritage Village Fall Jubilee Presented by Heritage Village October 27, 2012 The 34th Heritage Village Fall Jubilee is the first place to search for gifts for the upcoming holiday season. Special feature: giant flea market and book sale. Handmade holiday crafts, paintings, jewelry, stained glass and wooden treasures are among the offerings as well as musical entertainment, tours of historical homes and demonstrations of traditional crafts. (Interested vendors can call (727) 582-2233.)Free parking and shuttle on 119th street btwn old Walsingham and Ulmerton.	Heritage Village	10/27/12	Largo

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