UWF Historic Trust hosts exhibit highlighting former U.S. Congressman Earl Hutto

The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces the opening of its newest exhibit, “Cotton Fields to Congress,” which highlights the political career of Earl Hutto. The exhibit will be on view beginning June 1 in the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum. The exhibit replicates the feel of a campaign headquarters on election night […]

Pensacola Museum of Art to host Katrina Andry exhibition, reception, gallery talk and workshop

The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the exhibition “Katrina Andry: Depose and Dispose (of).” The exhibition will be on view from Jan. 12 through March 18 in the Lewis Bear Family and Greenhut galleries located on the first floor of the museum. The museum will host an opening reception and gallery talk for the exhibition […]

Pensacola Children’s Museum to host Pay It Forward program

The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces its Pensacola Children’s Museum will host a Pay It Forward program this holiday season. The program is a free, family-friendly event over a series of days. Museum staff encourage the public to visit the museum to make crafts and cards of encouragement for children affected by Hurricanes […]

UWF Historic Trust presents new exhibition at T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum

The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, “Patios, Pools, & the Invention of the American Backyard,” will be on view at its T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum from Dec. 16, 2017 to Jan. 25, 2018. The exhibition will explore the evolution from the front porch to the outdoor […]

Pensacola Museum of Art hosts pop-up exhibition Feminist Iconography with UWF Women’s Studies Collective

The Pensacola Museum of Art is hosting the pop-up exhibition “Feminist Iconography” which is on view now through Dec. 11 in the main stairwell and education hallway of the museum. The exhibition will present an interdisciplinary panel of UWF faculty at its reception on Dec. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. The panel will include […]

Holiday Lantern Tours come to Historic Pensacola

The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host holiday guided home tours on Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16. The lantern tours, led by living history interpreters dressed in Victorian finery, will include the Lavalle House, the Dorr House and the Lear/Rocheblave House. Each house will be decorated for the holidays and […]

UWF Historic Trust museums to participate in Museum Store Sunday campaign

The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces its T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, Pensacola Children’s Museum and Pensacola Museum of Art will participate in the Museum Store Association’s inaugural international shopping campaign Museum Store Sunday on Nov. 26. More than 500 museums from around the world will offer special promotions on Museum Store Sunday. The […]

Pensacola Museum of Art announces fall exhibition: Crossing Boundaries: Art and the Future of Energy National Juried Exhibition

The University of West Florida Pensacola Museum of Art, 350 Pensacola and UWF Department of Art announces the exhibition, “Crossing Boundaries: Art and the Future of Energy National Juried Exhibition” as part of the Clean Energy Festival and Pensacola Foo Foo Festival. The exhibition will be on view through Jan. 14, 2018 in the Charles […]

Pensacola Museum of Art announces fall exhibition: DocuFlorida

The University of West Florida Pensacola Museum of Art announces the digital exhibition “DocuFlorida.” The exhibition will be on view through Feb. 4, 2018 in the Stairwell Gallery located on the second floor of the museum. “DocuFlorida” features photographic and image-based work and is focused on the current environment and landscapes of Florida, the Gulf […]

UWF Historic Trust to host stamp collecting workshop

The University of West Florida Historic Trust’s Education Department and the Pensacola Philatelic Society, the local affiliated chapter of the American Philatelic Society, will host a free workshop “Stamp Collecting 101: King of Hobbies and the Hobby of Kings” on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Voices of Pensacola. The workshop, led by President of the […]

Local artist donates original piece to UWF

University of West Florida President Martha Saunders hosted a private event last week at the Dorr House in downtown Pensacola to thank local artist Tracey Savery Davis for generously donating her original artwork, “Oleander,” to the University. “I have been a Tracey Davis fan for many years,” Saunders said. “Her work is unique, and we […]

Haunted House Walking and Trolley Tours return to Historic Pensacola

The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host its 27th Annual Haunted House Walking and Trolley Tours on Oct. 21, 27 and 28. Guests may choose from among three walking tour routes, including the Seville Spirits, Murder and Mayhem and the Adults-Only Red-Light Tour. The Seville Spirits and Murder and Mayhem tours depart every […]