![]() ![]() ![]() There are stained-glass windows, mosaic columns, a baptismal font, and an ornate chandelier in additional to the altar. This chapel is richly decorated in a Byzantine-style, so every surface possible is decorated and adorned. Probably my favorite room in the Morse Museum is the Tiffany Chapel. I send my students here for extra credit after we learn about Gothic art so they can see some first-hand because there is NO WAY my PowerPoint can reproduce the feeling of light shining through gorgeous colored glass and leaving a kaleidoscope on the floor. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art BONUS: it’s in Lock Haven Park so right next to the Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando science Center, Orlando Repertory Theater, & Orlando Shakespeare Theater. So it’s a great place to spend some time one afternoon. Ok so I am not a fan of folk art so this museum did not really pull at my art-lovers strings but it’s small and really inexpensive. Read more: Thanksgiving Trip: Art History Hunting Address: 1000 Holt Avenue (campus address).Everytime I go I am surprised by their collection of high quality art. Although they have plenty of reallllly cool and thought provoking contemporary art. It’s a good “classic” museum, meaning it’s filled with artwork that people can easily enjoy: chubby cherubs, breaktaking landscapes, haunting portraits, and more. This museum is actually located on the Rollins College campus in Winter Park. The Gallery shows local Contemporary artists and sometimes has literature readings and film Apparently, it is currently the oldest operational building in Orlando. Here are just some of my favorite places to spend an intellectual afternoon or evening experiencing art □įor the record, this is not on an island □ The beautiful building is in a Queen Anne style and has stood since 1886. So I live in a suburb of Orlando and although this city screams Disney and Universal to tourists, there a pretty vibrant art scene. ![]()
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