General Information
The mission of the Venice Museum & Archives (VMA) is to collect, preserve, and interpret historical and prehistorical material relating to the city of Venice and its neighboring communities. Permanent exhibits include "Venice’s Inhabitants: The Unique Cultural Heritage of the Land on the Gulf," "A Land Before Time" fossils from the Burgess Collection, and "Dr. Fred H. Albee: A New Beginning for Nokomis and Venice." A portion of the VMA collection database is available for online research at venicemuseum.org. For further research or image requests/purchases, please fill out an Information Request form or Image Order form and return to 351 Nassau St., Venice, FL 34285. The Venice Museum & Archives is housed in a charming, 1927 boarding house listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located 3.5 blocks from downtown Venice at 351 Nassau St. S at the west entrance of the Venice Cultural Campus. The Cultural Campus also includes the Venice Public Library, Venice Art Center and Venice Community Center. The Arboretum at West Blalock Park is across the street. The purpose of the Venice Museum & Archives Facebook SMS site is to facilitate the distribution of information from the museum to the public. The museum is owned and operated by the City of Venice.
