A sampling of the Tampa Bay area's notable fine arts, science and history exhibits Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

200 N. Tampa St., Tampa; (813) 221-2222. Now showing: "Bud Lee's America," an exhibit of work from the renowned Plant City resident, through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday; $6 (free for members), $4 for students and military.

LEEPA-RATTNER MUSEUM OF ART, St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs campus, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs; (727) 712-5762. Now showing: "Telling Stories," an exhibition celebrating the museum's 10th anniversary that encourages visitors to share "stories" of their favorite museum object or moment; through Feb. 19; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; $5 adults, $4 seniors, free for children and students with ID.

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 255 Beach Drive N.E., St. Petersburg; (727) 896-2667. Now showing: "Ancient Egypt – Art and Magic: Treasures from the Foundation Grandur pour I'Art," 100 artifacts that demonstrate the work of ancient craftsmen and the magical or spiritual qualities of the objects; through April 29; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; $17 adults, $14 seniors 65 and older, $10 students with ID and visitors age 7 to 18, free for children 6 and younger.

POLK MUSEUM OF ART, 800 E. Palmetto St., Lakeland; (863) 688-7743. Now showing: "Surface Effects" explores the various applications of texture in artwork, from gritty and smooth to fuzzy, through April 21; in "Hunt Slonem: An Expressive Nature" the artist's affinity for nature, especially the species of tropical birds, is the subject of Slonem's large, lavishly colored paintings and sculptures, through March 24; "Gunter Wirth" an exhibit of works of an artist who dedicated his career to the exploration of geometric forms, primarily rectangles and circles, runs through Feb. 26; museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m Sunday, closed Mondays; $5 general admission, $4 seniors 62 and older, free for students and children.

SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM, One Dali Boulevard, St. Petersburg; (727) 823-3767. Now showing: All 96 paintings in the Morse Collection are now on view in the museum's third-floor gallery, the first time they have ever been exhibited together, as part of the opening of the new Dali museum in downtown St. Petersburg. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday though Wednesday and Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. $21 adults; $19 age 65 and older, military and police; $15 children age 13 and older and students with ID; $7 ages 6 to 12; free for age 5 and younger; $10 admission Thursdays after 5 p.m.

TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART, 600 N. Ashley Drive, downtown Tampa; (813) 274-8130. Now showing: "Southern Recollections," the work of Romare Bearden, with "Cyborgs" and "33 1/3 – Performed by Audience," through May 6; "William Pachner: Works from the 1960s" focuses on works when Pachner, a major force in the Tampa's art scene, split his time between the Bay area and Woodstock, through March 11; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $10 adults, $5 students, children 6 and younger get in free.

USF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, University of South Florida, College of Fine Arts, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa; (813) 974-2849. Now showing: "Mark Dion: Troubleshooting," drawings, prints, cabinets of curiosity, archaeological digs and sprawling installations about the discrepancy between perceived knowledge and scientific inquiry, through March 3; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday; free admission (parking permits are $3, available at campus information booths or in museum parking lot).