Tennessee Williams Museum

Tennessee Williams Museum Discover the life and legacy of Tennessee Williams at Key West's only museum dedicated to the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

Explore rare memorabilia, personal artifacts, and the island that inspired his work. The goal of the Exhibit is to keep the legacy alive of one of the greatest American writers of the last century. It offers visitors an entertaining and informative self-guided tour as well as curator led tours. Included in the Exhibit is the largest collection of Tennessee Williams memorabilia available to the public. It includes an extensive collection of photographs, most of which were taken in Key West, first edition plays and books, rare newspaper and magazine articles, videos, and a typewriter used by the author while writing in Key West. Historic and hard to find artifacts and materials continue to be donated and purchased to enhance the Exhibit. An expanded Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration continues to be held each spring. Short story writing has been added to the poetry and painting contests. A series of classic award-winning films based on Williams’ plays are shown at the Tropic Cinema, followed by a film forum. Theater events explore the personal and artistic life of Williams in order to provide insights into the emotional and artistic rollercoaster that plagued him for most of his life and influenced his writing. The March 26 Birthday Reception recognizes contest winners and celebrates the life and work of one of Key West’s most famous residents.

📚✨ Exciting news! The Tennessee Williams Museum is turning the page on an exciting new chapter.This fall, the museum wil...
07/01/2026

📚✨ Exciting news! The Tennessee Williams Museum is turning the page on an exciting new chapter.

This fall, the museum will relocate to its new permanent home at 604 Whitehead Street, where expanded galleries and immersive exhibits will offer visitors an even richer look at the life, work, and lasting legacy of Tennessee Williams in Key West.

Before the move, there's still time to visit our current location at 513 Truman Avenue, open through July 5. Stop by for one last visit—and enjoy 25% off books, gifts, and merchandise in the Museum Store before we relocate.

As we create this reimagined museum experience, we invite our community to be part of the journey. Your support helps bring new exhibitions, educational programs, and preservation efforts to life.

Learn more or make a gift at kwahs.org.

A new home. A bigger story. We can't wait to welcome you this fall.

📚✨ Exciting news! The Tennessee Williams Museum is turning the page on an exciting new chapter.This fall, the museum wil...
07/01/2026

📚✨ Exciting news! The Tennessee Williams Museum is turning the page on an exciting new chapter.

This fall, the museum will relocate to its new permanent home at 604 Whitehead Street, where expanded galleries and immersive exhibits will offer visitors an even richer look at the life, work, and lasting legacy of Tennessee Williams in Key West.

Before the move, there's still time to visit our current location at 513 Truman Avenue, open through July 5. Stop by for one last visit—and enjoy 25% off books, gifts, and merchandise in the Museum Store before we relocate.

As we create this reimagined museum experience, we invite our community to be part of the journey. Your support helps bring new exhibitions, educational programs, and preservation efforts to life.
Learn more or make a gift at kwahs.org.

A new home. A bigger story. We can't wait to welcome you this fall.

06/30/2026

Playwright Tennessee Williams, object of a search in New York City, arrives at Key West, Fla., airport and left for his home in the city, June 30, 1968. Earlier, police in New York were looking for Williams in response to a call from his brother that he had received a scribbled note from the playwright hinting that he might meet a violent death. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine)

12/09/2024

Man with cat. Actually, it’s Tennessee Williams with his cat in Key West. I took this picture in 1981 in his studio behind his house in Key West. Mr. Williams worked several hours each morning at a manual typewriter without distraction before eating a meal and going for a swim. A parrot and bulldog kept company with the cat. Sadly, the greatest playwright of the 20th Century died just a couple years later and this is one of the last pictures in his lifetime.—Nathan Benn

Right in our backyard 🏊‍♂️
11/29/2024

Right in our backyard 🏊‍♂️

This sign can be found on the Southernmost beach in Key West, Florida.

08/08/2024

“Don't you just love those long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn't just an hour - but a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands - and who knows what to do with it?”
― Blanche DuBois from "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams

07/02/2024

The script that became A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.

Typist: Change “Ralph” to “Stanley.”

06/26/2024

This is exciting footage of Anna Magnani and Tennessee Williams in Key West

04/17/2024

"Finishing a play, you know, is like completing a marriage or a love affair. You're totally absorbed in the play or the novel or the piece of writing, and when you can't do any more with it, it ceases to be the center of your life. You feel very forsaken by that, that's why I love revising and revising, because it delays the moment when there is this separation between you and the work."--Tennessee Williams/Interview with Joanne Stang/New York Times/March, 1965/

Address

513 Truman Avenue
Key West, FL
33040

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+13052044527

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