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Henry B. Plant Museum

Museum and park located on the University of Tampa campus in the historic Henry B. Plant Hotel.

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  • Contact Info

    Henry B. Plant Museum

    401 W. Kennedy Boulevard
    Tampa, FL 33606

    Phone: 813-254-1891   |   Official Website

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  • Accessibility Services

    There is no accessibility service information available at this time.

  • • Current Events

      03/30/12- 12/23/12

      Japan and the Victorians Henry B. Plant Museum 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 consume Japan’s exotic culture. Japanese exhibits at World’s Fairs and International Expositions brought their art and culture into Victorian parlors. Henry Plant encountered their ceramics, silks, furniture and woodblock prints at the Centennial International Exposition of 1876 Philadelphia, the...

      09/11/11- 05/27/12

      Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Presented by Henry B. Plant Museum at Henry B. Plant Museum September 11, 2011-May 27, 2012 Step back in time and enjoy these living history vignettes that bring turn-of-the-century Tampa Bay Hotel staff members and guests to life. Based on original research conducted by the Henry B. Plant Museum, the characters in our one-person shows are based wholly or in part on actual Hotel staff and guests. Recreating the attitudes and mores of a bygone time, along with the sorrows and joys of their existence, characters Arthur Schleman (hunting and fishing guide), Otis Freedman (head...

  • • Upcoming Events

      05/27/12

      Military Families Day Henry B. Plant Museum Military Families Day Presented by Henry B. Plant Museum at Henry B. Plant Museum May 27, 2012 In honor of Memorial Day Weekend, the Museum remembers those who have served our country by inviting all active or retired military personnel and their families into the Museum as our guests. In addition, at 2 pm the Museum’s Upstairs/ Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Live Theatre series will feature Henry Dobson, who was a 20 year-old volunteer soldier when he was encamped with his regiment in Tampa for several weeks prior to the outbreak of the Spanish- American War in 1898....

      05/27/12- 09/02/12

      Henry B. Plant Museum/Blue Star Museums Henry B. Plant Museum 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...

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    03/30/12- 12/23/12

    Japan and the Victorians Henry B. Plant Museum 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 consume Japan’s exotic culture. Japanese exhibits at World’s Fairs and International Expositions brought their art and culture into Victorian parlors. Henry Plant encountered their ceramics, silks, furniture and woodblock prints at the Centennial International Exposition of 1876 Philadelphia, the...

    09/11/11- 05/27/12

    Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Presented by Henry B. Plant Museum at Henry B. Plant Museum September 11, 2011-May 27, 2012 Step back in time and enjoy these living history vignettes that bring turn-of-the-century Tampa Bay Hotel staff members and guests to life. Based on original research conducted by the Henry B. Plant Museum, the characters in our one-person shows are based wholly or in part on actual Hotel staff and guests. Recreating the attitudes and mores of a bygone time, along with the sorrows and joys of their existence, characters Arthur Schleman (hunting and fishing guide), Otis Freedman (head...

  • Upcoming Events

    05/27/12

    Military Families Day Henry B. Plant Museum Military Families Day Presented by Henry B. Plant Museum at Henry B. Plant Museum May 27, 2012 In honor of Memorial Day Weekend, the Museum remembers those who have served our country by inviting all active or retired military personnel and their families into the Museum as our guests. In addition, at 2 pm the Museum’s Upstairs/ Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Live Theatre series will feature Henry Dobson, who was a 20 year-old volunteer soldier when he was encamped with his regiment in Tampa for several weeks prior to the outbreak of the Spanish- American War in 1898....

    05/27/12- 09/02/12

    Henry B. Plant Museum/Blue Star Museums Henry B. Plant Museum 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...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/13/12	Mother's Day Special Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/12/12	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/12/12	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/05/12	Teacher Appreciation Day Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/28/12	Mother's Day Charm Bracelet Making Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/15/12	Sunday Tours Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/07/12	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    03/30/12	Meiji Japan and the West Henry B. Plant Museum
    03/28/12	Annual Veranda Sale Henry B. Plant Museum
    03/11/12	Picnic in the Park Henry B. Plant Museum
    02/11/12	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    02/04/12	Victorian Valentine Making Henry B. Plant Museum
    02/01/12- 02/29/12	Hearts & Flowers: Victorian Valentines Henry B. Plant Museum
    01/13/12- 02/19/12	Gasparilla: A Tampa Tradition Henry B. Plant Museum
    01/07/12	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    12/26/11- 12/31/11	Extended Victorian Christmas Stroll Henry B. Plant Museum
    12/11/11	Bells of Christmas Henry B. Plant Museum
    12/01/11- 12/23/11	Victorian Christmas Stroll Henry B. Plant Museum
    11/19/11	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    11/07/11	Holiday Shopping Day Henry B. Plant Museum
    10/16/11	Sunday Tours Henry B. Plant Museum
    10/01/11	The Great Gatsby Party Henry B. Plant Museum
    09/03/11	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    06/19/11	Father's Day Special Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/29/11	Military Families Day Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/29/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/22/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/21/11	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/15/11	Sunset Dinner Cruise Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/15/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/08/11	Mother's Day Special Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/08/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/07/11	Teacher Appreciation Day Henry B. Plant Museum
    05/01/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/24/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/17/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/17/11	Sunday Tours Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/10/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/10/11	Pleasantly Puzzled Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/09/11	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    04/03/11	Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Henry B. Plant Museum
    03/20/11	Sunday Tours Henry B. Plant Museum
    03/12/11	The 48th Annual Chiselers Market Henry B. Plant Museum
    03/11/11- 12/31/11	Henry Plant - King of Florida Henry B. Plant Museum
    01/20/11- 02/20/11	Gasparilla - A Tampa Tradition Henry B. Plant Museum
    12/04/10	Saturday with Santa! Henry B. Plant Museum
    12/01/10- 12/31/10	Victorian Christmas Stroll Henry B. Plant Museum
    11/09/10	Tour Tampa Theatre Henry B. Plant Museum
    10/09/10	Antiques Evaluations Saturdays Henry B. Plant Museum
    06/25/10- 12/31/10	Strolling in a Perfect Paradise Henry B. Plant Museum