My Review
My own opinion is that this museum is worth seeing. It is where I have seen the Florida Highwaymen on display. Great outsider art. . Check to see first what is in the East gallery. THE "must see " of the whole area. As an aside the new planetarium is state of the art, and I do mean art. I stopped in and hung around after the show, the docent was willing to show me the computer art he did to put on this awesome rendering that was showing. This was a true value and expanded my knowledge of what is art. worth the time.
Their Information
The South Florida Museum houses over 15,000 diverse and unusual objects. Objects in storage are scheduled for exhibit rotation throughout the year. Check the calendar for current exhibits.Discover Florida's story from the prehistoric to the present with life-sized casts of Ice Age mammals that roamed in Southwest Florida 12,000 years ago, realistic dioramas, and fossil exhibits that explain how Florida was formed.
Experience Florida's First Peoples and see the world renowned Tallant Collection of artifacts, the most comprehensive collection of material from archeological sites in Florida, dating from the Paleoindian period to the arrival of the Spanish explorers in the early 1500's. Wonder at the variety of animal life through natural history exhibits and journey back to 16th century Spain in our Spanish Plaza with a replica of a 16th century chapel. Not to be missed is the changing exhibits gallery, with new and exciting programs planned throughout the year.