Polk Museum of Art

The Polk Museum of Art sponsors an average of six to eight major exhibitions, 12 smaller-sized shows and eight student exhibitions every year. Beginning in April, the museum is bringing in a special photography exhibition, "Annie Leibovitz: Women."

In addition, the museum hosts live performances, lectures, discussions, classes and workshops, as well as other special events held throughout the year.

The art museum has 12,000 square feet of exhibit space in nine galleries and a permanent collection that includes works by Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Robert Mapplethorpe, Miriam Schapiro and Ansel Adams.

The Polk Museum of Art is at 800 E. Palmetto St., Lakeland, where it shares a parking lot with the Lakeland Public Library.

The museum is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It is closed Monday. The museum closes at 4 p.m. from July 1 through Aug. 31.

General admission is $5. Seniors pay $4. Members, students and children age 5 years old and younger are admitted for free. Everyone is admitted free of charge from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

For more information, call 863-688-7743 or log on to its website at www.polkmuseumofart.org. The Education Department can be reached at 863-688-5423 or 863-688-7743, ext. 230.