Try these great museums in Gainesville, FL with family, friends or solitude.
The University of Florida's Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art collaborates with university and community partners to inspire, educate and enrich people's lives through art. The museum brings the joy of experiencing great works of art to diverse university, community, national and global audiences through relevant and enlightening art collections, exhibitions and learning opportunities.
The Florida Museum of Natural History is Florida's official state-sponsored and chartered natural-history museum. Its main facilities are located at 3215 Hull Road on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Modern museum from the inventor of Gatorade featuring interactive science & technology exhibits.
Stately museum with interpretive exhibits on local history & tours of an 1867 house.
Located in the heart of historic downtown Gainesville, the Matheson History Museum is home to the 1867 Matheson House, permanent and temporary exhibits on Alachua County and Florida history, and a local history library and archives filled with resources for the researcher and the curious alike.
The Kika Silva Pla Planetarium is a 34-foot in diameter, domed theater that seats 60 people. The planetarium uses two projection systems.
Modern, multi-cultural university art museum with numerous gardens, a store, a cafe & an auditorium.
The center houses Florida Museum specimens formerly stored at the Allyn Museum in Sarasota, and other collections from UF and the Florida Division of Plant Industry. With more than 10 million specimens, the McGuire Center houses one of the world's largest Lepidoptera collections.
The Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation is owned by the Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT), Gainesville, FL, and the Haile family trust. A one-half interest in the house and 40 acres of surrounding land were donated to ACT in 1996 by members of the Haile Family.
The Artisans' Guild Gallery is the city's only source for regionally-produced handmade fine arts and crafts. The gallery was organized in 1970 and boasts over 50 members. We are proud to have been voted by Gainesville Magazine as the best place to buy a handmade gift.