Leepa - Rattner Art Museum - Tarpon Springs

The Leepa - Rattner Museum is a small and delightful museum of modern and contemporary art. It is located on the Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College. Besides their permanent collection they have many temporary gallery shows. We enjoyed our time visiting and will become a frequent visitor. The staff and docents were friendly and knowledgeable. We were surprised about the variety of the art and the enjoyment we had being there.

The museum views itself as a support to the local community by helping people learn and appreciate art, create their own art, and display the art. We talked with several college students who were studying art work for one of their classes. The museum had several displays of local art from people from all ages and abilities. It has a variety of interactive art experiences.

While there, we discovered that artwork can be a very effective vehicle of communication. We saw several paintings that included words, sentences, stories, and even prayers on them. While looking at these paintings, we felt that we were seeing a glimpse of the artist's life and peering into their soul. We saw their hurt, pain, struggles, and their faith. I felt changed by viewing them.

​600 East Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs, Florida
​LeepaRattner.org

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Written by: Tom Noe