Gulf Coast Museum of Art Outside the Box. This exhibit highlights 11 international MADI artists, including Carmelo Arden Quin and Volf Roitman, who founded the MADI Research Study Group in Paris in the early 1950s. Madi is an idealistic international art movement founded in Argentina in 1946. Focusing on geometric and abstract forms, the movement's aesthetic is expressed through paintings, sculptures, books and other three-dimensional objects. Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through Jan. 27. Admission costs $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for students (free on Thursday). 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo. 727-518-6833.
Kid's Firehouse Museum Antique Firetrucks. The museum has 11 antique firetrucks and lots of memorabilia on display, as well as a playground facility. Kids can learn fire safety tips, watch a safety video and get some free memorabilia. Mon.-Thur., 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Continues through Jan. 30. Admission is free; donations are encouraged. 9510 Kids Firehouse Ave., Largo. 727-585-1300.
Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) Dinosaurs, Butterflies, IMAX and More. MOSI, a not-for-profit educational institution, is the largest science center in the Southeastern United States. Two diplodocus dinosaur skeletons put the museum on the map as one of a handful of museums in the world to display the largest articulated dinosaurs ever discovered. Museum highlights include BioWorks Butterfly Garden, an engineered ecosystem that emulates natural wetlands; the Back Woods, 40 acres of special water conservation elements and outdoor exhibits; and the IMAX Dome Theatre, which features an 82-foot hemispherical movie screen. Mon.-Thur., Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Continues through Dec. 31. The Museum's combo admission is $13 for adults, $11 for seniors and $9 for ages 2 to 13. 4801 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa. 813-987-6300.
Salvador Dali Museum Jacqueline Lamba Retrospective. French painter Jacqueline Lamba (1910-93) is best known for inspiring artistic contributions to the surrealist movement. This exhibit brings together 25 of her paintings produced between 1938 and 1988, including a portrait of her husband, the poet and writer Andre Breton, and a number of non-objective surrealist works from the 1940s. Mon.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sundays, 12-5:30 p.m. Continues through Jan. 30. Admission costs $10 for adults, $5 for students. 1000 Third St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-823-3767.
Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts War and Peace: World War II. Images loaned by Nicholas Orzio, General Douglas MacArthur's personal photographer, dominate TGPA's new exhibit, a collection of World War II photographs. Orzio, who traveled occupied Japan during 1948 and 1949, has documented the war crimes trials, the people, the earthquakes and volcano activity. His images detail the physical struggle of the Japanese people and provide a glimpse into the moods and emotions of the men, women and children recovering from a devastating war. Sundays, 12-5 p.m.; Fridays, 6-9 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through Jan. 27. Free. Old Hyde Park Village, 746 S. Village Circle, Tampa. 813-251-1800.
Tampa Museum of Art A View into Antiquity. This exhibit of pottery, from the collection of William Suddaby and David Meier, consists of 52 examples of ancient Greek and Italian ceramics from the Late Bronze Age to the Classical Period. Also on display, Self-Adornment/Self-Esteem. Twenty-four at-risk high school students, engaged as junior curators, have created this exhibit, which explores why people adorn themselves and how it reflects that individual's self-image. The exhibit covers cultural traditions and explores contemporary practices, such as body piercing, scarification, plastic surgery and tattooing. The students researched the subject, wrote wall copy and planned the arrangement of the exhibit, which serves as a backdrop for youth groups and museum visitors to enter into a dialogue examining the self. Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, 1-5 p.m. Continues through Jan. 13. Admission ranges from $3 to $5; free 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. 600 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa. 813-274-8130.
USF Contemporary Art Museum Outside the Box. A new video installation, Outside the Box features recent works by leading international artists who extend video beyond traditional exhibition spaces. Artists include Ron Athey, Jim Campbell, Maria Marshall and Mariko Mori, to name a few. USF-CAM is also displaying a new video installation and billboard project by Carlos Amorales: Fighting Evil (with style). Both exhibits open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through March 9. 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Cam 101, Tampa. 813-974-4133.
