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A Literary Evening with the Legacy of Tennessee Williams When was the last time you stepped into the world of Tennessee Williams? We are delighted to invite our members to an exclusive Member Monday at the Tennessee Williams Museum’s new location! We invite you and your guests to immerse yourselves in the life and legacy […]

June 30, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Tennessee Williams Museum, one of Key West’s most beloved literary attractions, is embarking on a new chapter with the announcement that it will relocate to a new permanent home at 604 Whitehead Street.  The museum’s current location at 513 Truman Avenue will remain open through July 5, […]

June 1, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Tennessee Williams Museum is proud to celebrate Pride Month by offering Buy One, Get One Free admission to all visitors throughout the month of June. As one of America’s most influential playwrights and a pioneering LGBTQ+ cultural figure, Tennessee Williams helped shape modern theater through works that […]

March 23, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Tennessee Williams Museum invites the public to celebrate the 115th birthday of legendary playwright Tennessee Williams on March 26 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This beloved annual event, free and open to the public, serves as the grand finale of a month-long festival honoring Williams’ life […]

March 16, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Key West Art & Historical Society and the Tennessee Williams Museum are pleased to invite artists of all levels to participate in the 2026 Tennessee Williams Plein Air Painting Contest, taking place on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Key West. Inspired […]

March 3, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL).  What happened before the fame?  Before The Glass Menagerie.  Before A Streetcar Named Desire.  Before the world knew the name Tennessee Williams.  For two nights only – Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, 2026 – audiences at Williams Hall will step inside the restless, romantic, and razor-sharp mind of the […]

January 12, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL). In celebration of the 115th birthday of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Tennessee Williams, the Tennessee Williams Museum in Key West invites poets and prose writers to submit original work for its 2026 Poetry and Short Story Contests. The contests are held in conjunction with the annual Tennessee Williams Key […]

March 7, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). The Key West Art & Historical Society, in collaboration with the Tennessee Williams Museum and the Key West Woman’s Club, is pleased to present an intimate concert featuring the acclaimed singer and pianist Bobby Nesbitt, along with the versatile performer Carmen Rodriguez. This event will celebrate the music […]

February 17, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society and the Tennessee Williams Museum are hosting a New Orleans themed fundraiser in the garden of the museum’s founders, Dennis Beaver and Bert Whitt on March 2 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Drawing inspiration from Williams’ seminal work, “A Streetcar Named […]

February 4, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society’s month-long Tennessee Williams Key West Festival, which remembers the Pulitzer-prize winning literary icon with an array of arts and cultural events, begins next month. Williams, who first visited the island in 1941, called Key West “home” for over thirty years after he […]