{"id":116,"date":"2026-02-18T17:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattiekellyartscenter.org\/MKACGalleries\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:16:35","slug":"sikes-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mattiekellyartscenter.org\/MKACGalleries\/sikes-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Sikes Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/MKACGalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20241015_100515-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\"><\/p>\n<h3>20241015_100515<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/MKACGalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20241015_100936-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\"><\/p>\n<h3>20241015_100936<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/MKACGalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20241015_103136-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\"><\/p>\n<h3>20241015_103136<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/MKACGalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20241015_110849-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\"><\/p>\n<h3>20241015_110849<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/MKACGalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC06051-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\"><\/p>\n<h3>DSC06051<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>\n<p data-id=\"page#0-0-0-0\">Sikes Museum<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/MKACGalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20241015_100316-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/2560;\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Congressman Robert L. F. Sikes Museum<\/h2>\n<p>The Mattie Kelly Arts Center preserves, protects, and disseminates material culture associated with the public service of Robert \u201cBob\u201d Sikes from 1940 to 1979, and dedicated the Congressman Sikes Museum in June of 2024. Sikes served as the longest-tenured representative of Florida\u2019s 1st Congressional District, helping to develop the region into the thriving one it is today.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome you to visit the Congressman Robert L.F. Sikes History Museum, open on Thursdays from 2-5pm, unless it is a national holiday. To visit the office, please come to the front double white doors facing the lake and ring the bell. If you have any questions, feel free to contact artgalleries@nwfsc.edu or call 850-729-6044.<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Robert L. F. 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