Florida Holocaust Museum announces reopening date for remodeled and reimagined museum in downtown St. Pete
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After more than a year of closure, The Florida Holocaust Museum has announced it will welcome visitors back starting Tuesday, September 9th following an extensive renovation.
With a collection of over 25,000 artifacts, The Florida Holocaust Museum, located at 55 5th Street South in downtown St. Pete, is one of the largest Holocaust museums in the country and one of only three nationally accredited Holocaust museums.
The renovation project includes a new entrance with enhanced security features, an open-air second-story balcony, a theater that will house its interactive Dimensions in Testimony exhibit, and a temporary installation housing elements of the Elie Wiesel Collection.
The full Elie Wiesel exhibit, which will occupy the museum’s third floor, will come in a later phase of the museum’s building projects.
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After five years away, The Moon Under Water is reopening on Monday, November 16th, at 5 p.m., bringing its British pub fare, Indian curries, and extensive beer selection to downtown Gulfport.
The restaurant, which operated for more than two decades on Beach Drive in downtown St. Petersburg, has found a new home at 2832 Beach Boulevard South, formerly occupied by The Drunken Taco, which closed in September 2025.
The reopening will bring back longtime favorites, including fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, and a variety of Indian curries ranging from tikka masala to vindaloo.
The Moon Under Water first opened in 1997 at 332 Beach Drive NE. Founded by Alan and Suzanne Lucas, who moved to St. Pete from Wales, the British Colonial pub operated for nearly 25 years before closing in 2021, when the space was converted into Ceviche.