Experience Christmas Past At Henry B. Plant Museum

TAMPA, FL -- Experience the extravagance and grandeur of a Victorian Christmas at the Henry B. Plant Museum's 37th Annual Victorian Christmas Stroll. Allowing visitors a glimpse into the magic of Christmas past, the event occurs every day through Dec. 23 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

With a different theme in every exhibit room, there is something for everyone including an interactive sensory tree activity for visitors with sensory disabilities.
Travel back to the 1890s with a Christmas display worthy of the 1890s Tampa Bay Hotel. Gaze in wonder at exotic handmade Temari balls, a timeless Japanese craft. Other decorations include a replica Plant System train, vintage fashions, antique toys, locally sourced items and fanciful ornaments.
Complimentary cider and cookies will be served on the veranda each day while holiday music floats through the air. Guests can enjoy live music each evening from 6 to 8 pm.
The Museum will host a number of special performances during the Victorian Christmas Stroll.
Included are:
• Dec. 1: Member Appreciation Day, Stroll Grand Opening featuring classical guitar with John Barr (10 a.m. to noon) and classical harp with Damara Chaudhuri (1 to 3 p.m.).
• Dec. 1-16: Drop off your letters to Santa.
• Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23: Upstairs/Downstairs Live Theater, 2 p.m.
• Dec. 9: Special Lecture History and Myths of Christmas Trees, Mary Miley Theobald, 3 p.m. featuring Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre, The Paper Seahorse, The Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, paper crafting, story time, and horse and carriage rides in Plant Park.
• Dec. 20: Music in the Museum, 11 a.m.

Tickets to the Christmas Stroll are $15. Click here to buy tickets.

The museum is located at 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa.

Images via Plant Museum