{"id":349025,"date":"2026-07-22T20:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/349025\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T20:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:55:08","slug":"mfa-st-pete-and-tampa-bay-watch-host-monthly-art-and-nature-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/349025\/","title":{"rendered":"MFA St. Pete and Tampa Bay Watch host monthly art and nature tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"623\" data-attachment-id=\"364964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/mfastpete-nature-tour\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MFAStPete-nature-tour.jpg?fit=1440%2C1150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MFAStPete nature tour\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;MFA St. Pete and Tampa Bay Watch\u2019s monthly art and nature tours happen on the last Sunday of every month.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MFAStPete-nature-tour.jpg?fit=780%2C623&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MFAStPete-nature-tour.jpg\" alt=\"A sunny, wide landscape photograph taken from the waters surrounding the St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, capturing a scenic coastal view. In the midground, a long, low breakwater made of light-colored, jagged rocks juts out into the calm, deep blue water, with two figures sitting together on the rocks near the center. To the right, a bright red buoy labeled &quot;2WR&quot; floats on the water's surface. In the background, green palm trees and coastal buildings line the shore under a clear, pale blue sky, with a long pedestrian pier structure extending horizontally across the right side.\" class=\"wp-image-364964\"  \/>MFA St. Pete and Tampa Bay Watch\u2019s monthly art and nature tours happen on the last Sunday of every month. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1404084921760471&amp;set=pcb.1404085001760463\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MFAStPete \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Art and nature collide every month in St. Pete, thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/tampa-museum-of-art-20963114\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Fine Arts<\/a> (MFA St. Pete) and <a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/tampa-bay-watch-discovery-center-15772773\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center<\/a>, (TBWDC).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaborative guided tours connect nature-themed artwork and sea-guided tours, displaying the influence the natural world has over artists\u2019 creativity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the rest of 2026, on the last Sunday of each month, MFA starts the afternoon tour inside the museum, letting viewers explore world-renowned artworks, from ancient sculptures to beautiful landscapes, exhibiting its ties to nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family-friendly tour then crosses Bayshore Drive, and lands at St. Pete Pier\u2019s Gate 23 for a sunset cruise with TBWDC expert marine scientists. Viewers will gaze at the sunset over the downtown skyline, watch wildlife, and even see a local bird sanctuary. The tour also includes art materials so visitors can create their own art inspired by the tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets for MFA St. Pete and Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/art-and-nature-sunset-tours-with-the-mfa-and-tampa-bay-watch-discovery-center-21544092\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Art and Nature Sunset Tours<\/a>, happening every Sunday, are still available and start at $45.<\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/july-23-29-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 23 \u2013 29, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MFA St. Pete and Tampa Bay Watch\u2019s monthly art and nature tours happen on the last Sunday of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[142818,1676,135,11402,11047,137,136],"class_list":["post-349025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-mfa-st-pete","tag-st-pete-pier","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay-arts","tag-tampa-bay-watch","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}