Morean Arts Center, Art museum in downtown St. Petersburg, United States

The Morean Arts Center occupies connected properties on the 700 block of Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, with its Chihuly Collection next door at 720 Central Avenue and the Morean Center for Clay in the 1926 Seaboard Train Station at 420 22nd Street South. The Central Avenue building holds galleries, the Bank of America Children's Learning Center and a Glass Studio & Hot Shop with seating for watching glassblowing.

The center traces its origin to 1917 when the Art Club of St. Petersburg was founded. The organization underwent several relocations and expansions before becoming the Morean Arts Center in its current form.

The center's name honors Beth Morean, whose donation let the Arts Center buy and connect properties on the 700 block of Central Avenue. Its Chihuly Collection opened in 2010 after Dale Chihuly agreed to work with the center, and proceeds from it supported the local arts community. Memory Mornings lets visitors and caretakers view the collection before opening, with a free tour and an art activity.

The main building is at 719 Central Avenue, with the Chihuly Collection next door at 720 and the Center for Clay at 420 22nd Street South, in the former Seaboard Train Station of 1926. The clay facility can be toured Tuesday through Saturday; hands-on activities and historic tours there are by appointment only. Allow time to cross between the Central Avenue sites on foot.

The center operates a specialized glassblowing studio where visitors can watch artisans at work and participate in hands-on glass-forming sessions. This offers a chance to observe artists engaged in an intense, heat-intensive craft that demands skill and precision.