FLORENCE ARTS AND MUSEUMS
Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is the hub of the city of Florence Arts and Museums. Our family of museums strives to introduce and facilitate educational experiences to our community and visitors alike. Our four museums include:
Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts
Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is the City of Florence, Alabama’s cultural arts center. The three-house campus located at 217 E. Tuscaloosa St. Florence, AL lies in the heart of downtown across from Wilson Park. It is comprised of the Kennedy-Douglass Center, the Kennedy-Douglass Annex, and the Southall-Moore House. The main gallery, gift shop, Hiram Kennedy Douglass mini-museum, Florence Arts and Museum offices, and KD Volunteer offices are in the Kennedy-Douglass Center. The Kennedy-Douglass Annex houses three art galleries. The Southall-Moore House hosts organizational meetings, concerts, programs, and workshops.
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Kennedy-Douglass Annex
Kennedy-Douglass is the headquarters for the City of Florence’s department of Arts and Museums and the Kennedy-Douglass Volunteers, a non-profit arts organization developed to support the art center and cultural arts development in the Shoals area. The art center is home to Arts Alive, a local arts festival that fills the downtown area with artist booths and vendors each May.
Reverend Hiram Kennedy Douglass willed his home (built in 1918) to the city of Florence in 1975 to cultivate an arts center for the citizens of Florence. World-traveled and Oxford-educated, Douglass appreciated those things which enriched the quality of life. It was his desire that the people of Florence have the opportunity for exposure to the restorative powers of music, drama, dance, and visual arts.
Southall- Moore House
The Southall-Moore home (circa. 1894) was donated to the city of Florence in 2006 by Charles Moore as an addition to the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts. The home was originally owned by the Southall family, founders of Southall Drugs.
The Rosenbaum House
601 Riverview Dr • 256-718-5050
Alabama’s only Frank Lloyd Wright designed structure.
$10 adults, $5 seniors/students
Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
http://www.wrightinalabama.com
Florence Indian Mound Museum
1028 S Court Street • 256-760-6379
This Woodland era ceremonial mound pre-dates the four Alabama native tribes.
$5 for adults, $2 for students
Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Pope’s Tavern Museum
203 Hermitage Dr • 256-760-6439
Pope’s Tavern is one of the oldest structures in Florence and dates to the 1830’s. The museum currently tells of life in Florence before and during the Civil War.
$5 for adults, $2 for students
Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.