Tampa Museum of Art

Art on the House
2026-04-09 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-16 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-23 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-30 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-07 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-14 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-21 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-28 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Every Thursday from 4 to 8 pm, the Tampa Museum of Art offers Art on the House where admission prices change to pay-as-you-will, and visitors choose whatever admission price they want to pay. Bring the family and celebrate 100 years of art in Tampa with exhibitions that emphasize ancient, modern, and contemporary art.
Beginning at 4 pm every Thursday, walk up to the Welcome Desk and tell the Visitor Experience and Engagement Representatives the admission price you chose to pay for your visit to the museum. Any donation amount is welcome.

Young Directors' Film Festival
2026-04-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Celebrate the best of Tampa Bay high school film making with the Tampa Museum of Art’s Youth Council!
The Youth Council’s Young Director’s Film Festival highlights the creative talents of high school students from across the Tampa Bay Area, providing them with a unique platform to showcase their films. Selected submissions will be featured at the prestigious Tampa Museum of Art and broadcast on the Tampa Bay Arts and Education Network (TBAE)—Tampa’s premier local source for culture, education, and the arts—offering filmmakers an incredible opportunity to reach a wider audience. The Young Directors’ Film Festival is open to all genres of films, including but not limited to documentaries, short films, and animations.
Submissions Open January 1, 2026
Free Tickets Available March 2026

Ceramics Continued Study
2026-04-12 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-19 10:00 - 13:00
Classes Available | Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 8, 15, Mar 1, 8, 22, 29, Apr 12, 19
Ages 16+ | Beginner-Intermediate Level
Ceramics Continued Study is a space for students to enhance their learning experience with instructor assistance and guiding knowledge. Sign up for a single class to continue working and add the finishing touches on projects you’ve started in one of our other classes. Sign up for multiple classes to choose your own adventure in hand-building or wheel thrown ceramics. Work with your instructor to plan out your projects and make them a reality. Some experience with clay is recommended.
*Firing costs, essential tools, and glazes included. Clay available for purchase separately in studio.
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Lecture - Faces of Power: Stories Behind Portraits on Greek and Roman Coins
2026-04-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Faces of Power: Stories Behind Portraits on Greek and Roman Coins
Ancient Greek and Roman coins preserve some of the most widespread portraits from antiquity, showing how rulers wanted to be seen by their people and how artistic styles changed over the centuries. As the main way ordinary people saw the faces of kings, emperors, and rulers, coins remain key evidence for understanding ancient propaganda, political symbols, and portrait styles. The relevance of this topic clear by the debate today about who should appear on modern currency, from Queen Elizabeth II to proposals for a coin showing a portrait of President Trump.
Lectures are offered free with the cost of daily admission:

Art+ Museum Members: Free
Not-Yet-Members: $25
College Students: Free

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Ute Wartenberg is the Sydney F. Martin Executive Director of the American Numismatic Society (ANS). During her time at the ANS, the institution has grown into one of the world’s leading numismatic institutions, with an outstanding team of researchers and staff. A Rhodes Scholar, she earned her D.Phil. in Classics from Oxford.
A distinguished scholar and prolific author specializing in ancient Greek coinage, Wartenberg served as Curator of Greek Coins at the British Museum (1991–1998) before joining ANS. She has taught at Oxford University and Columbia University and lectured across Europe and the US. Her curatorial work includes numerous exhibitions, most recently “When Coinage was born.” Treasures from Zhuyuetang Collection, which opened at the Casa de la Moneda in Madrid in 2025. Her current research projects involve a monograph on Persian coinage, the publication of Electrum Coins in the Hellenic National Museum in Athens, and the publication of the excavation coins of the Kerameikos in Athens (with Selene Psoma).
Wartenberg chaired the US Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (2003–2007); currently serves as President of the International Numismatic Council (since 2022), was Chair of ICOMON (2019–2022), and is on the board of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial and the Glyptothek in Munich.

Image Caption: Deified head of Alexander the Great (bound with royal fillet, wearing ram horn of Ammon). Silver tetradrachm; Pergamon, Aeolis (mod. Turkey); reign of Lysimachus, ca. 287–282 ʙᴄᴇ. American Numismatic Society, 1966.75.102 (used with permission).

Encaustics: Wonderous Waxy Textures
2026-04-13 10:00 - 16:00
Monday Apr 13 – Tuesday 14 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (2 classes)
Ages 18+ | Beginner Level
Come join the fun as we take a 2 day deep-dive into the world of encaustic texture! Accretion is an encaustic technique that blurs the lines between 2D and 3D artwork, allowing the artist to create beautiful sculptural surface enhancements or break boundaries with full-on three-dimensional work.
*All equipment and supplies included!
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Studio 55 | Ceramics Continued Study
2026-04-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-21 10:00 - 13:00
Classes Available | Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 10, 24, 31, Apr 14, 21, 28
Ages 55+ | Beginner-Intermediate Level
Ceramics Continued Study is a space for students to enhance their learning experience with instructor assistance and guiding knowledge. Sign up for a single class to continue working and add the finishing touches on projects you’ve started in one of our other classes. Sign up for multiple classes to choose your own adventure in hand-building or wheel thrown ceramics. Work with your instructor to plan out your projects and make them a reality. Some experience with clay is recommended.
*Firing costs, essential tools, and glazes included. Clay available for purchase separately in studio.
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Art+ Member Orientation Tour
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Art+ Members are invited to join us for a New & Renewed Member Orientation Tour. Whether you’re a first time member or long time supporter, come join us for an evening at the museum!
We will meet as a group by the staircase in the atrium at 6:00pm. From there, we will venture into the galleries for a brief overview of everything currently on view. After the tour, members are encouraged to explore the galleries independently.
The tour will coincide with our weekly Art on the House, where we offer donation based admission, so please feel free to bring friends and family as well. The museum will be open until 8pm.

Let us know you’re coming. Email membership@tampamuseum.org to RSVP.
Join the Tampa Museum of Art as an Art+ Member to enjoy member-exclusive programming like this.

Youth Council Exhibit Z: Sustainability Day
2026-04-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Exhibit Z: Sustainability Day
Saturday, April 18| 2 pm
Earth Day themed fun at the Museum with the Youth Council!
Exhibit Z is TMA Youth Council’s bi-monthly program for the 2025-2026 school year that welcomes teens to the Tampa Museum of Art on a regular basis for fun, safe, and creative experiences. Teens can create their own art, collaborate with like-minded peers, and experience the art on view all in a low pressure, no cost environment. Any middle or high school aged student is welcome to attend.
All Exhibit Z events are FREE and include materials, gallery admission, and refreshments.
Registration opens in March 2016

Figure Drawing Study
2026-04-22 04:00
Classes Available | Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 24, Apr 21
Ages 18+ | Beginner-Intermediate Level
Work in your drawing and painting media of choice or explore new ones. In these three-hour instructor-guided single-session classes, students will learn the fundamentals and expand their 2D knowledge while creating images from life. Learn the basics and grow your techniques with tailored instruction and live model sessions.
*Drawing materials provided. These classes do have live Nude Models.
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Remix | The Etruscans: A Mysterious Italian People
2026-04-23 18:00 - 21:00
Ages 18+ | Beginner-Intermediate Level
Remix is a series of make-and-take art workshops for adults inspired by the Museum’s current exhibitions with a new project every month. Workshops are designed to be enjoyed by participants of any skill level and all materials are provided. This month’s project will be inspired by our The Etruscans: A Mysterious Italian People exhibition where students will paint and decorate their own personal box, similar to the detailed ash boxes of the Etruscans!
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Virtual Artful Connections
2026-04-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Select Fridays | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Sessions Available | 1/30, 2/27, 3/27, 4/24, 5/29
This event is held online via Zoom | Claim your ticket for the link!
Want a break from your day to de-stress and enjoy artwork? Join us on Zoom for a Free Virtual Artful Connections session. Engage in viewing and discussing art on view at TMA in a program focused on mental well-being and stress reduction.
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Artist Lecture - Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman
2026-04-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman
Join us for an artist lecture with Janet Echelman, an artist featured in the exhibition Avant Garde: Remarkable Women in the Permanent Collection. Echelman creates experiential sculpture at the scale of buildings that transform with wind and light. The art shifts from being an object you look at, to something you can get lost in. Her work defies categorization as it intersects disciplinary boundaries, from Sculpture, Architecture, and Urban Design to Material Science, Computer Science, Engineering, and Performance. Using unlikely materials from knotted fiber and atomized water particles to choreographed dancers, Echelman combines ancient craft with original computational design software to create artworks that have become focal points for urban life on five continents.
Lectures are offered free with the cost of daily admission:

Art+ Museum Members: Free
Not-Yet-Members: $25
College Students: Free

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Janet Echelman sculpts at the scale of buildings and city blocks, creating large-scale, fluid installations that merge art, architecture, and engineering to anchor public spaces across five continents five continents. Her work transforms with wind and light, inviting viewers into immersive experiences rather than static observation. Echelman uses unlikely materials—from atomized water particles to fiber stronger than steel—blending traditional craft with advanced computational design. Echelman’s unconventional path includes five years living in a Balinese village, graduate studies in both painting and psychology, and teaching at MIT, Harvard, and Princeton. Oprah ranked Echelman’s work #1 on her List of 50 Things That Make You Say Wow!, and she received the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in Visual Arts, honoring “the greatest innovators in America today.” For more information visit www.echelman.com

Image Caption: Photograph by Amy Martz

Art on the Spectrum
2026-04-26 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-31 09:00 - 11:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Art on the Spectrum Hours:
Last Sunday of Each Month, 9am – 11am
Art on the Spectrum is a special monthly event designed to welcome individuals with sensory sensitivities, developmental differences, and their caregivers. Enjoy exploring the museum in a calm, low-crowd environment with sensory-friendly tools and supportive assistance available. You can borrow noise-canceling headphones or other sensory items from the front desk as well – just ask! This event offers children and their families a chance to connect with others who share similar experiences, while enjoying all the museum has to offer.
Free admission for Art on the Spectrum is made possible thanks to: The Autism License Plate Fund and The Autism Services Grants Council.
Art on the Spectrum is hosted by the Tampa Museum of Art in partnership with the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (C.A.R.D.) at the University of South Florida.
Questions? Please contact hello@tampamuseum.org

Glazing Party
2026-04-26 10:00 - 13:00
Classes Available | Feb 22, Apr 26
Ages 16+ | Beginner-Intermediate Level
For past and currently enrolled ceramics students. Sign up for glazing party to put those finishing touches on your ceramic work.
*Firing costs, essential tools, and glazes included.
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Bank of America "Museums on Us" Weekend
2026-05-02 10:00 - 2026-05-03 17:00, 2026-06-06 10:00 - 2026-06-07 17:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
We’ve partnered with Bank of America to bring you Museums on Us. For the first weekend of every month, active Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank credit or debit cardholders with a valid photo ID receive one free general admission to the Tampa Museum of Art.
This offer is exclusive to the cardholder and does not apply to ticketed and special exhibitions or fundraising events.
If you have any questions about visiting the Tampa Museum of Art, please call 813.274.8130.
Learn more about Bank of America’s Museums on Us program.

Antiquities Lecture: When Women Ruled The World
2026-05-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
When Women Ruled The World
A woman’s power in the ancient world (and much of human history) was always compromised from the outset, but who were the women who once ruled the richest and most successful state of the ancient Mediterranean during the Bronze Age? Ancient Egyptian female kings, including Hatshepsut and Nefertiti, really did rule against all odds. Given this social reality in the ancient world, how then did women negotiate roles or power and authority? Addressing some of the causes of social inequality in this lecture, Prof. Kara Cooney will go beyond myth and legend to shed light on these female pharaohs and reveal their historical legacy.
Sponsored by Charles & Elizabeth Lyman
Lectures are offered free with the cost of daily admission:

Art+ Museum Members: Free
Not-Yet-Members: $25
College Students: Free

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Kara Cooney is a professor of ancient Egyptian art and architecture and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Specializing in social history, gender studies, and economies of the ancient world, she received her PhD in Egyptology from Johns Hopkins University. Her books include The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt, When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt, and The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World. Her latest books include Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches, Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Approaches, and Coffin Commerce.

Image Caption: Bust of Nefertiti (Plaster sculpture, replica; Egypt; Modern, 1933). On loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 933.64.10
