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The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will participate in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day on Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The museum will offer free general admission throughout the day and a free docent tour beginning at 2 p.m. This once a year courtesy is in recognition of the free admission policy of the Smithsonian’s facilities in Washington D.C.

The museum is currently hosting Mel Finkelstein: Playing a Hunch in the North and South galleries.  This New York exhibition is a 40-year retrospective of the works of photojournalist Mel Finkelstein.  Finkelstein captured images of celebrities, politicians and people of public interest throughout his career.  He worked for the New York Daily News, was photo editor for the New York Post and would often freelance some of his works to well-known publications such as Life Magazine. His historical photographs include a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photograph of China joining the United Nations.  Mel Finkelstein: Playing a Hunch will be on view through October 19, 2008.

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 2 p.m.  The museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays.  Please call ahead for information or directions (727) 712-5762

The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will participate in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day on Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The museum will offer free general admission throughout the day and a free docent tour beginning at 2 p.m. This once a year courtesy is in recognition of the free admission policy of the Smithsonian’s facilities in Washington D.C.

The museum is currently hosting Mel Finkelstein: Playing a Hunch in the North and South galleries.  This New York exhibition is a 40-year retrospective of the works of photojournalist Mel Finkelstein.  Finkelstein captured images of celebrities, politicians and people of public interest throughout his career.  He worked for the New York Daily News, was photo editor for the New York Post and would often freelance some of his works to well-known publications such as Life Magazine. His historical photographs include a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photograph of China joining the United Nations.  Mel Finkelstein: Playing a Hunch will be on view through October 19, 2008.

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 2 p.m.  The museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays.  Please call ahead for information or directions (727) 712-5762