Florida
Jacksonville
Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville
1025 Museum Circle
Jacksonville FL 32207
Phone 904 396-6674
Web Site http://www.themosh.org/general/index.asp
Description history, but with a strong emphasis on the science aspects of the museum -- several kids attractions, virtual experiences, dinosaurs, live alligator snapping turtle
Type of Resource
Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium
Springfield Heritage Museum
210 Seventh Street
Historic Springfield
Jacksonville FL 32206
Phone 90a4 355-5012
Web Site www.historicspringfield.com
E-mail springfieldhistoricdistrict@att.net
Description museum collects private collectors' collections
Type of Resource
Museum
Florida
Jacksonville
Kingsley Plantation
11676 Palmetto Ave
Jacksonville FL 32226
Phone 904 251-3537
Web Site
http://www.cr.nps.gov/goldcres/sites/kingsley.htm
Description part of larger NPS site,
plantation house, kitchen, barn and ruins of 25 slave cabins are open
Type of Resource Museum
Building Type Plantation
Owner/Operator: NPS
New or Updated: 05/20/2003
Florida
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art
333 North Laura Street
Jacksonville FL 32202
Phone 904 366-6911
Web Site http://www.jmoma.org/pages/100268/index.htm
E-mail mailto:jmoma@mindspring.com
Description changed name in 1999, new museum open May 2003
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Paintings
Era 20th
New or Updated: 05/19/2003
Florida
Jacksonville
Fort Caroline National Memorial
12713 Fort Caroline Road
Jacksonville FL 32225
Phone 904 641-7155
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/foca/
E-mail TIMU_Interpretation@nps.gov
Description Park commemorates French presence in Florida - Visitor Center with exhibits, near full-scale reproduction of 1564 fort, also principal interpretive center for Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Fort
Group Identity French
Era 16th
FL CC Kent Museum/Gallery
3939 Roosevelt Boulevard
Florida Community College Kent Campus
Jacksonville FL 32205
Phone 904 381-3674
Web Site http://www.fccj.org/kentweb/
Description 19th & 20th century art in collection, traveling and local
exhibits
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Building Type Post Office
Group Identity Native American
Florida
Jacksonville
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville FL 32204
Phone 904 356-6857
Web Site www.cummer.org
Description 18th & 19th century art in museum set in formal gardens, Meissen porcelain collection
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Garden
Collection N-Z Porcelain
Alexander Brest Museum
2800 University Boulevard N
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville FL 32211
Phone 904 745-7371
Web Site http://www.inusa.com/tour/fl/jacksonv/brest.htm
Description university gallery with rotating exhibits of students, faculty, and other artists, collections of decorative arts
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection A-F Decorative Arts
Collection G-M Ivory
Collection N-Z Porcelain |
