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A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery
Fort Pierce, Florida

Art

Since its founding in 1960 and the first day the doors opened in 1961, the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery has been a center and catalyst for creativity and culture in our region. The Museum houses the nation’s largest public presentation of artwork by Florida’s preeminent painter, A.E. “Bean” Backus (1906-1990), and is home to the state’s only permanent multimedia exhibition on the Florida Highwaymen.

St. Lucie County Regional History Center
Fort Pierce, Florida

Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Children's, Culture, History, Historic House, Library, Military

The St. Lucie County Regional History Center is dedicated to the collection, preservation and promotion of St. Lucie County and the surrounding region's unique history. The permanent exhibit area takes visitors on a chronological journey through different time periods of the area's past. Included are exhibits dealing with the ancient Ais tribe; the Golden Galleons exhibit which features artifacts from the wreck of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet; an early Seminole encampment and displays featuring the history of the Seminole Wars, the beginnings of Fort Pierce and early settler life. Guided tours of the 1908 Register-Gardner House provide visitors with a glimpse at Florida's pioneer past. A special exhibit gallery offers changing special exhibitions every 6 months.

Heathcote Botanical Gardens
Fort Pierce, Florida

Art, Botanical Garden, History

5 acre sub-tropical garden featuring vernacular architecture and collections of palms, bromeliads, orchids, herbs, bonsai and other plants. Gift shop on site. 64-acre expansion underway. Recently received 100 Bonsai from Bonsai Master Jim Smith. Display will be opened late April.

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Georgia Association of Museums 2025 Conference

February 5 - 7, 2025

Milledgeville, Georgia

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February 18 - 22, 2025

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March 15 - 18, 2025

Blacksburg, Virginia

Texas Association of Museums 2025 Conference Austin

April 6 - 9, 2025

Austin, Texas

Oregon Museum Association 2025 Conference

April 27 - 29, 2025

Independence, Oregon

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