Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art Continues the Decades Series with Summer FilmsTARPON SPRINGS - To foster a greater understanding and appreciation of the 20th century, the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is offering a summer film series that continues its focus on the social, political, cultural and artistic developments of the decade from 1930 to 1940. The Decades Series was created in 2002 and reflects the museum mission to nurture interest in 20th century art. On Sunday, July 26 and August 23 at 1:30 p.m., large-screen films from the 1930s will be shown in the museum auditorium. The cost is free. The film schedule is as follows - Disney's first feature-length animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937, will be shown on July 26; and the Academy Award winning Gone with the Wind, 1939, will be shown on August 23. The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is located just west of U.S. Highway 19 at 600 Klosterman Road, on the Tarpon Springs Campus of St. Petersburg College. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, with extended hours until 9 p.m. on Thursday. Sunday hours are from 1-5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free to children and students with ID. Sunday admission is free and docent tours are offered at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. Isabelle's Museum Store is open during regular business hours. Please call ahead for information or directions (727) 712-5762.
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