Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art

Specialties

Located on the Tarpon Springs Campus of St. Petersburg College, the Leepa-​Rattner Museum of Art is a modern and contemporary art museum featuring more than 6,000 works of 20^th and 21^st century art.

History

Established in 2002.

The Leepa-​Rattner Museum of Art was established through the generosity of Dr. Allen Leepa (artist, educator and author), and his wife, Isabelle.

The initial gift to the museum included works by Abraham Rattner, Allen Leepa’s stepfather and a renowned figurative expressionist; Esther Gentle, Rattner’s second wife and a print-​maker, sculptor and painter; and Allen Leepa, an abstract expressionist artist. Also included was an extensive collection of works by notable 20^th century artists such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Fernand Léger and Henry Moore.

In 2010, the former Gulf Coast Museum of Art collection was acquired by St. Petersburg College and a significant portion was given to the museum. This gift enriched the museum’s permanent collection of approximately 6,000 objects and created a new collection focus on contemporary Florida art since 1990, along with fine crafts of the Southeastern United States.

In 2013, the museum was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.