Lightner Museum: A Moment in Time

The Lightner Museum presents A Moment in Time: America 250, from Thursday, March 20, through Tuesday, July 14, 2026. 

The Lightner Museum and the First Coast Plein Air Painters join to celebrate Florida's role in America's history by presenting these works painted in Northeast Florida. This region has long been a favorite destination for artists, beginning with the naturalists and adventurers, such as William Bartram, who traveled along Florida's rivers and painted the exotic flora and fauna they found here. This exhibition of contemporary works celebrates Northeast Florida's natural beauty, architecture, and landscapes.

This juried exhibit of paintings by members of the First Coast Plein Air Painters celebrates that legacy and captures the beauty of the Florida we see today.

Admission: $19.00 for adults; $16.00 for college students, seniors, and military; $12.00 for St. Johns County residents and youth aged 12-17; free for children 11 and younger.

When: Friday, March 20 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Where: The Lightner Museum, 75 King Street, St. Augustine. Please enter the building through the Radzinsky Garden behind the museum.

The museum is generally open seven days a week, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They are closed on July 4th.

Paintings shown here:

• Cover, a section of "Starrat Creek Morn," an oil painting by Paul Ladnier
• Inset, "The Lightner Museum," in oil, by Susan Schwartz.