Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement

Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement opens in St Petersburg, Florida.

The Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement opened to the public Sept. 7, 2021.

Founded by collector Rudy Ciccarello, more than 800 works collected personally by Ciccarello are showcased, culled in part from the Two Red Roses Foundation.

Looking up the spiral staircase at the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement designed by Alfonso Architects.

Designed by Tampa-based architect Alberto Alfonso in close collaboration with Ciccarello, the five-story, 137,000-square-foot museum is modern in design, built in keeping with the Arts & Crafts movement’s ideals of high-quality craftsmanship.

Looking through the Poppy Windows from the Winton House by designer George Washington Maher

A gallery dedicated to prominent architects of the movement includes members of the Prairie School, including Frank Lloyd Wright, George Grant Elmslie and George Washington Maher. Their shared philosophy was to create an American style, with form and materials integrated with nature.

Maher’s arched Poppy Windows from the Winton House in Wisconsin circa 1905 are at the entrance of the gallery.

Skylights from the Arthur Heurtley House by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Wright’s leaded glass skylights from the Arthur Heurtley House in Illinois are installed at the center of the gallery, where natural light showcases furniture, lighting and glass panels.

The Culbertson House Entry Hall designed by Charles and Henry Greene, assembled in its entirety at the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement.

Rooms from houses of the era have been relocated to the museum, including the warm, wooden Culbertson House Entry Hall from Pasadena, California, designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1902.

Looking down at at the the Aloha Landing, built in 1912, as a boathouse used by the crew and guests of Arthur Curtiss James.

A 1912 floor from Arthur Curtiss James’ Aloha Landing boathouse in Newport, Rhode Island, was conceived by Addison LeBoutillier, chief designer of the Grueby Faience and Tile Company. It can be viewed at the ground level or from a floor above.

Assorted pieces from Newcomb Pottery established at Tulane University in New Orleans, where women received opportunity to be involved in the arts.

Assorted lamps and lanterns in the lighting gallery at the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement.