Ocala - Appleton Museum of Art

Opened in 1987, the Appleton is located in Central Florida and is home to an extraordinary permanent collection of over 24,000 objects, plus outdoor sculptures, and a wide variety of temporary exhibitions and special events throughout the year.
The 81,610 square-foot museum is both classical and contemporary, with clean lines and stately Italian travertine marble. The original building surrounds an idyllic interior courtyard and fountain.

The museum features:
30,000 square feet of gallery space devoted to the Appleton’s permanent collections
The Edith-Marie Appleton Wing, a 4,000 square-foot, two-story exhibition gallery
Courtside Café and Courtyard
A state-of-the-art auditorium
The Artspace
Three art studio/classroom spaces
An onsite art storage facility
The Appleton Museum of Art is the focal point of the Appleton Cultural Center, a complex east of downtown Ocala on Silver Springs Blvd./State Road 40, which includes the Ocala Civic Theatre.