Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida

The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, opened to the public in 1965. It was established by Margaret Acheson Stuart (1896-1980). A $21 million expansion broke ground on Monday, December 4, 2006 and more than doubled the size of the museum. The new north wing (33,000-square-feet)--Hazel Hough wing--was finished in 2008., . The expansion included a new cafe, an enlarged library and a bigger museum shop.

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