| | Collier County Museum of Naples
The features in-depth exhibitions about the history of Florida and the County. Enjoy a stroll around the museum's five-acre botanical park complete with native plant garden, orchid house, two early Naples cottages, a logging locomotive, swamp buggies, and even a World War II Sherman tank. Everglades City showcases the rich and colorful history of the region and the museum displays artifacts and photographs telling the story of the 2,000 years of human habitation in the southwest everglades.
http://www.colliermuseum.com/
Phone: (239) 774-8476
Address: 3301 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, Florida 34112
Distance from Ave Maria University: 36.7 miles, approx. 59 minutes
Naples Museum of Art
This museum has an emphasis on modern and contemporary art. The visual arts center includes a three-story, 30,000-square-foot museum with 15 galleries, a glass dome conservatory, entrance gates by renowned metal artist Albert Paley, spectacular chandeliers and a Persian ceiling by acclaimed glass artist Dale Chihuly, a resource room and the Museum Store.
http://www.thephil.org/museum/museum.html
Phone: 1-800-597-1900 or (239) 597-1900
Address: 5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Naples, FL 34108-2740
Distance from Ave Maria University: 30.9 miles, approx. 52 minutes
Naples Historical Society Tours of Palm Cottage, a historic house museum, and Walking Tours of the Naples Historic District are available.
http://www.napleshistoricalsociety.org/home.htm
Phone: (239) 261-8164
Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra is increasingly recognized as one of the top regional orchestras in the United States. In addition to regular classical, pops and chamber concerts, the orchestra has international recording credits and has accompanied such renowned artists as Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Kiri Te Kanawa and Frederica von Stade. The 85-piece Orchestra provides Southwest Florida with a steady and eclectic diet of classical and pops concerts, featuring world-class soloists and conductors and accomplished musicians from around the world.
http://www.thephil.org/orchestra/orchestra.html
Classic Chamber Concerts
Address: PO Box 10393, Naples, FL, 34101
Phone: (239) 434-8505
http://www.classicchamberconcerts.org/Concert_Schedule.php
The Naples Players at Sugden Community Theatre
This non-profit community theater offers exciting, professional-quality live theatre in the multi-million dollar Sugden Community Theatre on vibrant 5th Avenue, downtown Naples. Two stages: 320-seat Blackburn Hall for full-scale musicals and contemporary hits, and intimate, 100-seat Tobye Studio Theatre for cutting-edge works.
http://www.naplesplayers.org/
Phone: (239) 263-7990
Address: 701 5th Ave. S, Naples, FL, 34102
Distance from Ave Maria University: 36.0 miles, approx. 60 minutes
TheatreZone
TheatreZone is a professional not-for-profit theatre company located at the G&L Theatre at the Community School of Naples. We offer the Neapolitan community a unique theatrical experience by producing lost treasures of Broadway and brand new works.
http://www.theatrezone.net/
Phone: (239) 449-2323
Address: 13275 Livingston Rd., Naples, FL, 34109
Distance from Ave Maria University: 27.6 miles, approx. 44 minutes
Opera Naples
The art of Opera is collaborative teamwork on a grand scale-breathtaking repertory onstage, flawless finess behind the scenes and above all else, a sense of partnership between the artists and the community. You are invited to witness and participate in the blossoming of this artistic flowering in Naples, the crown jewel of Southwest Florida.
http://www.operanaples.com/
Phone: (239) 287-8694
Address: 6017 Pine Ridge Rd., Suite 386, Naples, FL, 34119
Distance from Ave Maria University: 26.6 miles, approx. 42 minutes
The Teddy Bear Museum of Naples
Bears from all over the world are exhibited in this most unusual museum; the museum displays nearly 4,000 teddy bears made from many different materials, such as fabric, marble, crystal wood and bronze.
http://www.teddymuseum.com
Phone: (239) 598-2711 |
