Florida’s place in cinema history is focus of new exhibit

WAKULLA SPRINGS, Fla. — From natural wonders of Wakulla Springs to the historic shuffleboard courts in St. Petersburg, the Sunshine State is enshrined in the art of cinema.

The Tampa Bay History Center’s latest exhibition, “Cinema in the Sunshine State: Florida’s Film Legacy,” open through March 2027, reminds us of the movies throughout the decades shot in the Tampa Bay area and beyond.

Registrar Mackenzie Pizzio curated the exhibition, which starts at the turn of the 20th century…

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