Arts, Museums & Galleries

Enjoy these relaxing locales—perfect to shut off and reset for a digital detox

More time spent outside equals more self-care, more quality conversations, more insightful thinking, more wildlife spotting, more quality hangs and laughs with loved ones—without distracting games or the urge to scroll on social media. 

Get more out of your beach vacation from Sarasota County’s world-class visual and performing arts. 

Art aficionados and creatives traveling Sarasota County will have their hands, and hearts, full with artful museums.

See Sarasota's true colors shine. From contemporary-chic art installations to historic, circus-themed exhibitions and botanical-inspired masterworks of art, Sarasota's notable and revered arts scene—both historic and modern—is not afraid to show off its imaginative culture and creative expression.

Revel in these cutting-edge galleries featuring various mixed mediums on display for the modern art-goer.

Art enthusiast or not, a trip to Sarasota or Venice is not complete without a stop into one of the dozens of art galleries in the area. Robust cities of profound arts and innovative artists, there are almost as many galleries as there are restaurants per capita in the area for the visual art enthusiast to enjoy in between their meals.