Collections

The Highwaymen

The SFSC MOFAC Permanent Collection includes the Highwaymen Collection. Selections from this collection are usually on display throughout the exhibit season.

• Traveling Exhibits: Florida’s Legendary Highwaymen

Florida Masters Collection

SFSC MOFAC is home to the Florida Masters Collection, one of the finest collections of contemporary Florida regional art. Selections from this collection are always on view in the museum. The collection includes Christopher Still, Clyde Butcher, John Costin, and Robert Butler.

• Permanent Exhibits: Florida Masters Collection

Randle/Sheffield Collection

Forty-seven photographs of the Seminole Indians

• Traveling Exhibits: Randle/Sheffield Collection

Catfish, Moonshine, Cattle on the Peavine: Surviving on Florida’s Last Frontier

Catfish, Moonshine, Cattle on the Peavine is an exhibit depicting the pioneer families of the Big Lake Region.

• Traveling Exhibits: Catfish, Moonshine, Cattle on the Peavine: Surviving on Florida’s Last Frontier

White Sand, Black Gold, and Sweet Water: History of the Heartland

Through images of the landscape and interpretive text panels, this exhibit highlights the history of Highlands, Hardee, and DeSoto counties. The counties were linked historically when DeSoto was a larger county comprised of DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Charlotte, and Glades counties. Their sandy soils and citrus and cattle ranches that developed on the land link the counties geographically.

The exhibit includes historical photos and visual timelines that provide an overview of the people and events from the 1900s to the present.

• White Sand, Black Gold, and Sweet Water: History of the Heartland