The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, located in Winter Park, is the former home of the Czech-American artist, Albin Polasek (1879-1965). The museum consists of the house, chapel, gallery, and gardens.

Albin Polasek bought the property in 1949 and immediately began building a house where he could retire. He moved into the completed house in 1950. The gallery and chapel were added to the house when the museum was opened by Polasek and his second wife, Emily, in 1961.

The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10-4, and Sunday 1-4. Guided tours of the historic home and chapel are available daily.

Edited by Cynthia Catellier, University of West Florida Department of Public History