St. Pete’s Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement finally opens next week

The 4-year wait is almost over.

click to enlarge The Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement is at 355 4th St. N in St. Petersburg, Florida. - Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement
Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement
The Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement is at 355 4th St. N in St. Petersburg, Florida.

After four years of delays, Rudy Ciccarello’s Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement finally opens next week in St. Petersburg. The museum houses items from Ciccarello’s private collection of over 2,000 American arts and crafts objects. Will it be enough to tell the full story of the American arts and crafts movement, including the important roles of women, immigrants, Native Americans and African Americans in the movement? Let’s go and find out.

Opens Tues. Sept. 7. General admission $25. The Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement, 355 4th St. N., St. Petersburg. museumaacm.org

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Jennifer Ring

Jen began her storytelling journey in 2017, writing and taking photographs for Creative Loafing Tampa. Since then, she’s told the story of art in Tampa Bay through more than 200 art reviews, artist profiles, and art features. She believes that everyone can and should make art, whether they’re good at it or not...
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