Years in the making (and weeks and days in the hyping) the new Tampa Museum of Art opened its doors on Saturday morning, after a half hour of speeches by luminaries who had been instrumental in helping to create the $34 million waterfront structure, near where its previous incarnation was based.
However, there is much more than just a new museum for city dwellers now. There is the revamped Curtis Hixon Park, which was filled with parents and their young children playing, as well as joggers, and just curious citizens checking out what Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio hopes will become a destination point for residents and visitors alike for decades to come.
This article appears in Feb 3-9, 2010.