The Polk Museum of Art welcomes new changes as it gears up for a fall season filled with exciting exhibitions, events, and educational programming.

Following the success of the 2019 exhibition and their experience working with the Museum to present the show, the Riches gifted their extensive collection to be displayed permanently in a dedicated gallery space at the Museum.

The Polk Museum of Art’s Mayfaire by-the-Lake will return to the shores of Lake Morton on May 8 and 9, 2021! Held each year on Mother’s Day weekend, Mayfaire is a free two-day fair that was ranked 36th by Sunshine Artist Magazine in 2019.

The Polk Museum of Art welcomes Mayfaire by-the-Lake back to the shores of Lake Morton on May 8 and 9, 2021, taking extra precautions to ensure the return of Mayfaire will not only be safe for all visitors, artists, and staff, but a true celebration of art during the time of the pandemic.

The Polk Museum of Art is thrilled to announce its newest — and largest ever — exhibition, “Toulouse-Lautrec and the Belle Époque,” opening February 13, 2021. Featuring more than 225 works, the exhibition offers visitors remarkable insider access to the world of Post-Impressionist artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, one of the greatest masters in the history of art.

The Polk Museum of Art is excited to announce that it will be hosting the nationally-renowned 98th Annual Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for the Polk County, Florida Art Region.

The Polk Museum of Art is excited to announce it has re-launched its popular Art (Un)Boxed program just in time for the holidays. The kits were first released in Summer 2020 to great acclaim, so it seemed only fitting to re-release another round of activity kits, which promise hours of family creative enjoyment, for the holiday season.

After launching a call for Central Florida artists back in August, the Museum is excited to present the works selected for its “Hindsight 2020: Art of This Moment” online exhibition.

This Fall, the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College presents an exciting original exhibition entitled What’s the Story? Art in Search of a Narrative.

The Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is excited to announce it is welcoming Museum members back to the galleries beginning Wednesday, August 26, 2020, leading up to the public reopening on Tuesday, September 8.