9 Museums to Explore in Volusia County

Irene D. and Maxwell Johnson founded the African American Museum of the Arts. They helped establish a board of directors on September 22, 1994, following a meeting with friends and community leaders

As part of the West Volusia Historical Society, the DeLand House Museum preserves materials related to the history of western Volusia County.

Halifax Historical Museum displays local history dating back 5,000 years.

The Volusia County Marine Science Center is a natural history and marine science museum. In addition to humpback whale skulls, the museum has a freshwater turtle rehabilitation area, a 5,000 gallon hexagonal artificial reef aquarium, and a stingray touch pool with cownose rays.

DeLand's Museum of Art is a visual arts museum devoted to collecting, preserving, studying, displaying, and educating about the fine arts.

Museum of Arts and Sciences (Daytona Beach) It is one of the largest museums in central Florida, with over 30,000 objects on display.

In 1923, the New Smyrna Post Office was constructed as The New Smyrna Museum of History.

The Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens honor veterans of World War I and World War II.

There are more than 3,500 photographs in the Southeast Museum of Photography's permanent collection, including works by William Klein, Sally Mann, Harry Callahan, Gordon Parks, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, Aaron Siskind and Robert Rauschenberg, among others.