Museums

University of South Florida, College of Fine Arts, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa; (813) 974-2849. Now showing: "Mark Dion: Troubleshooting," drawings, prints, cabinets of curiosity, archaeological digs and sprawling installations about the discrepancy between perceived knowledge and scientific inquiry, through March 3; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday; free admission (parking permits are $3, available at campus information booths or in museum parking lot).

THE CHIHULY COLLECTION, 400 Beach Drive, St. Petersburg; (727) 896-4527; permanent collection of the works of renowned artist Dale Chihuly. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday; $19.95 adults, $17.95 seniors age 55 and older, $12.95 students with ID and children older than 5 years old (additional charge for Glass Studio and Hot Shop).

DUNEDIN FINE ARTS CENTER, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin; (727) 298-3322. Now showing: The 37th annual International Miniature Art Society Exhibition features an array of works by calligraphers, painters and sculptors working in miniature; through Feb. 5; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday; $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and $3 for children younger than 12.

LEEPA-RATTNER MUSEUM OF ART, St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs campus, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs; (727) 712-5762. Now showing: "Telling Stories," an exhibition celebrating the museum's 10th anniversary encourages visitors to share "stories" of their favorite museum object or moment; through Feb. 19; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; $5 adults, $4 seniors, free for children and students with ID.

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 255 Beach Drive N.E., St. Petersburg; (727) 896-2667. Now showing: "Ancient Egypt — Art and Magic: Treasures from the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art," 100 artifacts that demonstrate the work of ancient craftsmen and the magical or spiritual qualities of the objects; through April 29; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; $17 adults, $14 seniors 65 and older, $10 students with ID and youth ages 7 to 18, free for children 6 and younger.

POLK MUSEUM OF ART, 800 E. Palmetto St., Lakeland; (863) 688-7743. Now showing: "Hunt Slonem: An Expressive Nature," the artist's affinity for nature, especially tropical birds, is the subject of Slonem's large, lavishly colored paintings and sculptures; through March 24; "Gunter Wirth," exhibit of works by an artist who dedicated his career to the exploration of geometric forms, primarily rectangles and circles; through Feb. 26; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m Sunday, closed Mondays; $5 general admission, $4 seniors 62 and older, free for students and children.

SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM, One Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg; (727) 823-3767. Now showing: All 96 paintings in the Morse Collection are now on view in the museum's third-floor gallery, the first time they have been exhibited together, as part of the opening of the new Dali museum in downtown St. Petersburg. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. $21 adults; $19 age 65 and older, military and police; $15 children age 13 and older and for students with ID; $7 ages 6-12; free for age 5 and younger; $10 admission Thursdays after 5 p.m.

HERNANDO HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 601 Museum Court, Brooksville; (352) 799-0129. Housed in the historical 1856 May-Stringer Mansion, this museum contains a permanent collection of 11,000 artifacts from 19th-century Florida and also oversees Brookville's 1885 Russell Street train car; $5 adults, $2 children, children 5 and younger free, student groups and Boy Scouts free; ghost tours available, reservations required, $20.