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Explore ceramic art from the collection of museum founder Otto C. Lightner.
A meditation on the restless spirit of exploration that defines the American experience
Local artist Donald Martin presents an intimate, personal interpretation of the regional landscape
Celebrate the timeless beauty of Northeast Florida and its place in America’s story
A pioneering collective of artists and designers, the Wiener Werkstätte was one of the defining design movements of the early 20th century
Local artist Matt Keene explores the fragility of the natural world in his photographic series
Local artist Lenny Foster celebrates the magnolia in his striking photographic series
A selection of American art from the Lightner Museum's permanent collection.
In our first Lightner Local exhibition of 2025, Laura Mongiovi explores societal systems driven by the pursuit of power and beauty.
Paul Scott reanimates historical transferware to create new works depicting scenes from contemporary American life.
Vintage bicycles and cycling memorabilia from the private collection of St. Augustine bicycle aficionado Keith Pariani.
Crystal Floyd creates unique works of art integrating assemblage and collage with experimental materials to capture the essence of nature’s cyclical processes.
Taylor’s graphite drawings and watercolors place the flattened and abstracted figures of beachgoers into environments made from unruly patterns, creating images that hint at familiar forms without capitulating to narrative.
In the Netherlands in the late 19th century, the artists of The Hague School heralded a new golden age of Dutch painting.
This major reinterpretation of the museum’s permanent collection celebrates the opulent art and furnishings of America’s Gilded Age.
The Lightner Museum’s 75th Anniversary will culminate with a major exhibition, The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art.
Dawn Roe uses photographic methods as observational tools, responding to sites and situations where human and more-than-human lives entangle, often drawing on grief and despair as generative modes of being.
The Lightner Museum has been an important part of the St. Augustine community since it was first built as the Hotel Alcazar in 1888.
In the decades following the Civil War, the photographer William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) played a major role in shaping public perception of the American landscape.
