Arts & Culture in Pensacola

Historic Pensacola Village

A 8.5-acre historic downtown area with 28 preserved buildings & museums from colonial times to WWII.

Pensacola Little Theatre

Community playhouse putting on musicals, comedies, dramas & children's shows plus teaching classes.

National Naval Aviation Museum

Attractions include 150+ restored military aircraft, a flight simulator & a giant-screen theater.

Museum of Commerce

Museum featuring a reconstructed 1890s streetscape with a trolley inside a historical warehouse.

Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

Circa-1859 lighthouse offers tours & views from the top, plus a museum showcasing local history.

Pensacola Museum of Art

Museum, set in an old city jail, displays 19th- & 20th-century art, plus tribal & African pieces.

Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts

Artel Gallery

Painting with a Twist

Chain of art studios offering easy-to-follow painting classes for groups & individuals.

Chappie James Museum of Pensacola

Quayside Art Gallery

First City Art Center

Pensacola Museum of History, at the University of West Florida

Exhibits, artifacts, programs & more on the history & culture of northwest Florida.

Maker's Loft Craft Workshop Studio

Pensacola Children's Museum

Kid-friendly museum devoted to Pensacola history with interactive exhibits & educational events.

Perdido Artist Gallery & Gifts

Saenger Theatre Pensacola

Opened in 1925, this Spanish baroque/rococo theater offers Broadway shows, concerts & classic films.

Blue Morning Gallery

Museum of Shadows

Pensacola MESS Hall

Interactive science & engineering museum where visitors are allowed to conduct actual experiments.