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Holiday Membership Sale

Individual Memberships are 20% off. Give the gift of Membership this holiday season.

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43rd Annual Victorian Christmas Stroll

Join us for one of Tampa’s favorite holiday traditions!

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Imperfect Harmony: Man, Machine, and Music at the Tampa Bay Hotel

Discover the lost world of self-playing musical instruments in an exciting new exhibit on music at the Tampa Bay Hotel.

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Welcome to the Henry B. Plant Museum

The Henry B. Plant Museum is housed in the former Tampa Bay Hotel, which was a Victorian railroad resort that operated from 1891 - 1932. Since 1933, the Tampa Bay Hotel has been home to the Henry B. Plant Museum and the University of Tampa. The building, renamed Plant Hall, is 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!

Nov 7, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

90th Anniversary

Help Us Celebrate 90 Years!

Mar 23, 2024 - Dec 23, 2024
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Orchestrion Demonstration

Enjoy a rare opportunity to hear an antique...

Nov 23, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
10:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Victorian Christmas Stroll

Experience the spectuclar and wonderous Victorian...

Dec 15, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Upstairs/Downstairs

Enjoy a weekly live theater performance in the Museum!

Dec 29, 2024 - Dec 29, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Upstairs/Downstairs

Enjoy a weekly live theater performance in the Museum!

Jan 5, 2025 - Jan 5, 2025
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Upstairs/Downstairs

Enjoy a weekly live theater performance in the Museum!

Jan 11, 2025 - Jan 11, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

January Free Saturday

Enjoy a free day at the Plant Museum including live...

Jan 12, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Upstairs/Downstairs

Enjoy a weekly live theater performance in the Museum!

Feb 8, 2025 - Feb 8, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

February Free Saturday

Enjoy a free day at the Plant Museum and a live...

Mar 8, 2025 - Mar 8, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

March Free Saturday

Enjoy a free day at the Museum and a live classical...

Sep 22, 2024 - Sep 22, 2030
9/22/24 - 9/22/2030

Tampa at War

Upcoming : The Museum is proud to unveil new permanent exhibit, Tampa at War. This exhibit offers an unprecedented look at a defining period of Tampa’s past.

Mar 24, 2024 - Dec 23, 2024
10 am - 5 pm

Imperfect Harmony: Man, Machine, and Music at the Tampa Bay Hotel

Discover the lost world of self-playing musical instruments in an exciting new exhibit on music at the Tampa Bay Hotel.

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2030
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, 2030
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, 2030
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, 2030
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, 2030
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, 2030
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, 2030
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Writing & Reading Room

The room looks just as it did in 1898 when Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Clara Barton and others stayed here.

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