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Museum Closed January 29

Due to the Gasparilla invasion and parade, the Museum will be closed Saturday, January 29.

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Gasparilla: A Tampa Tradition

Learn about Tampa's most popular community festival.

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Upstairs Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel

Enjoy our live theater program in the Museum on Sundays at 2pm!

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Welcome to the Henry B. Plant Museum

The Henry B. Plant Museum is housed in the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel, the Victorian railroad resort that defined the elegant frontier, now a National Historic Landmark. Unlike most museums dedicated to lifestyles of the past, it contains the actual furnishings enjoyed by the first guests to visit here. The Museum accurately reflects the opulence of turn-of-the-century America and the vision of American transportation pioneer, Henry B. Plant.

Enter this site to learn more about the elegant lifestyle of the early Florida tourist and the exhibits and programs the Museum has to offer.

Visit our online Museum Store for an excellent selection of books, gift items, and more!

Jan 28, 2022 - Jan 28, 2022
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Fourth Friday - January

A monthly celebration of Downtown Tampa's rich...

Jan 30, 2022 - Jan 30, 2022
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Valentine Making

Create your own Victorian inspired treasures.

Jan 30, 2022 - Jan 30, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Upstairs/Downstairs

Enjoy a weekly live theater performance in the Museum!

Feb 6, 2022 - Feb 6, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Upstairs/Downstairs

Enjoy a weekly live theater performance in the Museum!

Feb 8, 2022 - Feb 8, 2022
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Out and About with Upstairs Downstairs

Enjoy live theater in the community with Upstairs...

Feb 13, 2022 - Feb 13, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Upstairs/Downstairs

Enjoy a weekly live theater performance in the Museum!

Feb 17, 2022 - Feb 17, 2022
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Music in the Museum - February

Enjoy live classical music in the Museum, restoring...

Feb 20, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Sunday Tour - February

Learn more about the Tampa Bay Hotel during a docent...

Feb 20, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Upstairs/Downstairs

Enjoy a weekly live theater performance in the Museum!

Mar 6, 2022 - Mar 6, 2022
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Picnic in the Park

Roll back the clock a century and...

Jan 14, 2022 - Feb 28, 2022
10 am - 5 pm

Gasparilla: A Tampa Tradition

Kings, Queens, Pirates and Parades.

Mar 18, 2022 - Dec 23, 2022
10 am - 5 pm

Stop the Presses! Fake News and the War of 1898

Learn about the history of Yellow Journalism and the War of 1898.

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021
10 am - 5 pm

Exotic Souvenirs

Visitors will see the European, Middle Eastern and Asian themes emerge as they examine the furnishing.

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021
10 am - 5 pm

Parlor Suite

Directly under a minaret, the Parlor Suite is perfectly located to catch cool cross breezes.

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021
10am - 5pm

Plant’s Southern Empire

“We are not working only for the present, but for the future.” - Henry B. Plant, 1892

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021
10 am - 5 pm

Spanish-American War & its Tampa Connection

Tampa and the Tampa Bay Hotel played an important role in the Spanish-American War during the summer of 1898.

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021
10 am - 5 pm

Sports & Amusements

Open from December to April throughout the 1890s, the Hotel was a lively place with magnificent balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season.

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021
10 am - 5 pm

Tampa Bay Hotel Gardens

Gardens were an important center of living for the Victorians, and the Tampa Bay Hotel.

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021
10 am - 5 pm

The Grand Hallway

The collection reflects the lifestyle of the late Victorian period, an era of conspicuous consumption appropriately dubbed "The Gilded Age.”

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2021
10 am - 5 pm

Women & Their Pastimes

The floor covering in this room is original to the Tampa Bay Hotel.

Volunteer

Join our Volunteer Council and help create a great experience for visitors!
Membership

Membership benefits include exhibit openings and discounts.
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