As a culminating experience of their summers at the Museum, undergraduate fellows in the Polk Museum Summer Fellowship Program will lecture in the galleries on specialized topics, offering visitors a unique and fresh perspective on current exhibitions.

Join us every Thursday evening when we will give you extra hours to visit all the galleries, book one of our spaces, and enjoy our art loving community.

As a culminating experience of their summers at the Museum, undergraduate fellows in the Polk Museum Summer Fellowship Program will lecture in the galleries on specialized topics, offering visitors a unique and fresh perspective on current exhibitions.

Get a fresh look into the Museum's main exhibition from one of our trained and knowledgeable Museum docents.

The Museum is closed for the holiday.

Join us every Thursday evening when we will give you extra hours to visit all the galleries, book one of our spaces, and enjoy our art loving community.

Free programming will be featured weekly, so you may keep enjoying the Museum in different ways.

On Friday, June 27 at 6 pm, join Dr. Alex Rich, Executive Director and Chief Curator, one last time to explore art history completely unfiltered.

On Thursday, June 26 at 6 pm, join Dr. Alex Rich, Executive Director and Chief Curator, one last time to explore art history completely unfiltered.

Join us every Thursday evening when we will give you extra hours to visit all the galleries, book one of our spaces, and enjoy our art loving community.

Get a fresh look into the Museum's main exhibition from one of our trained and knowledgeable Museum docents.

The Museum is closed for the holiday.

Join us June 13, 2025 at 12 pm as Executive Director and Chief Curator Dr. H. Alexander Rich provides an in depth overview of our featured original exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright & the College of Tomorrow.

Join us every Thursday evening when we will give you extra hours to visit all the galleries, book one of our spaces, and enjoy our art loving community.

Free programming will be featured weekly, so you may keep enjoying the Museum in different ways.

Get a fresh look into the Museum's main exhibition from one of our trained and knowledgeable Museum docents.

“When Stone Speaks: The Art of Alice Kiderman” Coffee Reception

Join us Friday, June 6, at 6 pm for a special Members Reception celebrating the opening of our newest exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright & the College of Tomorrow.

Join us every Thursday evening when we will give you extra hours to visit all the galleries, book one of our spaces, and enjoy our art loving community.

Free programming will be featured weekly, so you may keep enjoying the Museum in different ways.

In our final film, Owen Wilson plays Gil Pender, a screenwriter struggling to find inspiration for his first novel. While vacationing in Paris with his wife and her family, Gil becomes nostalgic for the Jazz Age, café society, and the city’s role as inspiration for artistic and literary masterpieces. Each night, as he goes on a midnight walk, Gil is transported to the Paris he fantasizes about, meeting a familiar cast of characters (including Ernest Hemingway and Salvador Dalí) along the way.

Join us May 15th at 5 PM for a musical performance in the Hollis Gallery! Led by Tampa based pianist and improviser Julián Pernett Castilla alongside percussionist Matthew Korloch, this recital will be inspired by artwork located on our first floor of the Museum.

Delve into the art — and learn about the lives — of Harold Newton and Alfred Hair, the founding figures of the Florida Highwaymen.

Join us May 22nd at 6pm for a musical jazz performance inspired by the photographs of renowned photographer Herman Leonard! Led by Tampa based pianist and improviser Julián Pernett Castilla alongside trombonist and vocalist James Wall, this recital will take place in the Robert and Malena Puterbaugh Gallery of the new wing.

Get a fresh look into the Museum's main exhibition from one of our trained and knowledgeable Museum docents.

We invite the friends and family of the students whose artwork is presented in Free to Be Me to join us for a reception.

Join us May 15th at 5pm for a musical performance in the Hollis Gallery! Led by Tampa based pianist and improviser Julián Pernett Castilla alongside percussionist Matthew Korloch, this recital will be inspired by artwork located on our first floor of the Museum.

Delve into the art — and learn about the lives — of Harold Newton and Alfred Hair, the founding figures of the Florida Highwaymen.

Mayfaire by-the-Lake, held on Mother’s Day weekend each year, is located on the shores of beautiful Lake Morton in downtown Lakeland, Florida. Mayfaire is one of the largest and oldest outdoor art festivals in Central Florida.

Mayfaire by-the-Lake, held on Mother’s Day weekend each year, is located on the shores of beautiful Lake Morton in downtown Lakeland, Florida. Mayfaire is one of the largest and oldest outdoor art festivals in Central Florida.

Enjoy a complimentary concert from Tampa pianist Julián Pernett Castilla alongside jazz saxophonist Aaron West starting at 6 pm!

Get a fresh look into the Museum's main exhibition from one of our trained and knowledgeable Museum docents.

Join us for a monthly Director's Tour with Dr. Alex Rich.