Vacationing in Cortez: Greetings from Old Florida

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature welcomes a temporary exhibition from the Florida Maritime Museum (FMM) that will be up through June: Vacationing in Cortez: Greetings from Old Florida. Due to the necessary rehabilitation of their historic buildings, FMM is closed to the public for an extended period, bringing the story of Cortez to our galleries, to highlight FMM, the historic fishing village of Cortez, and the charm of Manatee County’s early tourism boom.

Vacationing in Cortez: Greetings from Old Florida invites visitors to look back over early tourism in Manatee County. The beautiful Gulf waters and temperate climate have always drawn visitors to our area, so once steamships made it practical to visit, the tourism industry blossomed. This exhibition focuses on vacationing in Cortez and how the historic fishing village carved out its own niche in the local tourism industry by making visitors feel at home in paradise. Highlighting Cortez charter fishing ventures and the historic Albion Inn, this nostalgic exhibit will make you yearn for “Old Florida.”

Vacationing in Cortez: Greetings from Old Florida is included with admission to the Museum.

HOURS: 10am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday | Noon-5pm Sunday | Closed Monday