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thumb The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA) occupies the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Cube, adjacent to Rivergate Tower in downtown Tampa, Florida. FMoPA is part of the Waterfront Arts District, along with the Tampa Museum of Art and Glazer Children's Museum, all located alongside the Tampa Riverwalk. 〔Amy Scherzer (Florida Museum of Photographic Arts finds perfect location in Tampa's Beer Can Building ) February 17, 2012 Tampa Bay Times 〕 ==Museum History== In the spring of 2001, Cynthia L. Flowers put forward the idea of starting a photography museum in Tampa. Shortly thereafter, Charles J. Levin (an attorney), Vincent Sorrentino (an art dealer) and Cynthia L. Flowers (a business owner) established the Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts, a museum dedicated to photography. Working in close cooperation with Madison Marquette, the owner of Old Hyde Park Village, exhibition space for the museum was secured. "Masters of Black & White," the first show, consisted of 50 iconic black and white images borrowed from private collections. With many of the early shows curated by Vincent Sorrentino, critical acclaim followed. Since its inception, the museum has qualified as a not-for-profit entity under the provisions of s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. In the fall of 2001, Ms. Flowers began the museum’s first children’s outreach program. It involved reaching children at the USF/Patel Partnership Elementary School located at the University of South Florida in Tampa. From this first program, the museum developed many ongoing community programs and workshops such as the Children's Literacy Through Photography Program for at-risk children, and fee-based adult photography classes, workshops, lectures, and children's summer camps. In the Children's Literacy Through Photography Program, children are inspired through hands-on workshops and field trips where photographs are taken, discussed, printed and written about by the participants. An annual reception for the children is also held at the museum. In the summer of 2006, the museum was renamed the FLORIDA MUSEUM of PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS and relocated to downtown Tampa. It then moved to its present location in the Waterfront Arts District in Rivergate Tower's architecturally significant Cubes, with soaring six-story atriums, recognized as one of the most impressive interior spaces on the west coast of Florida. The exceptional location and exhibition space is a catalyst for community involvement and FMoPA's outreach programs. 〔(FMoPA's website )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florida Museum of Photographic Arts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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