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MIAMI (August 23, 2018) –HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Downtown Miami, announced today the revolutionary Spitz projector that brought the galaxy to Miami audiences for decades at the former Miami Science Museum is now on view at HistoryMiami.

The beloved giant Spitz Model B Space Transit Projector is one of only 12 made and consists of 5,600 holes, many so small they are invisible to the naked eye. Its sheer size, standing nearly 14 feet high, wowed Miami audiences for years before it was retired in 2015 when the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science shut its doors and moved to its new facility in Museum Park. Now it shines bright in Miami once again.

“This projector has a fascinating history here in South Florida. For six decades it allowed Miamians to immerse themselves in outer space. We are thrilled to preserve it and shine a new light on its history,” HistoryMiami Museum Executive Director Jorge Zamanillo said. “This is a true wonder of technology and a beloved artifact in the Miami community. We know it will continue to awe audiences for years to come.”

The projector, which cost the science museum $131,825 in 1963 (more than $1 million in today’s dollars), was the first of its kind to be computer-controlled. The projector rotated on three axes and was capable of projecting the stars from any point in the solar system—giving visitors a view of the night sky that they had previously never experienced.

“The Spitz projector at our former location in Coconut Grove was beloved by those that visited and we are honored this piece of history has found a new home in Miami,” said Frank Steslow, President & CEO at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. “We thank the team at HistoryMiami for their support and hope the projector will continue to inspire and motivate generations to come.”

Along with the projector, visitors will view posters from the shows presented at the Space Transit Planetarium during the 1960s and 1970s.

HistoryMiami Museum is supported by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museum, HistoryMiami is also sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Museum Hours & Fees:  Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 5:00pm; Sunday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm; Monday, closed.

Regular museum admission: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students with ID, $5 for children 6-12, and free for museum members and children under 6.

MIAMI (March 21, 2018) – HistoryMiami Museum is honoring the first East Coast rock festival, which took place in Miami five decades ago,  with an exhibition titled “Miami Rocks: The Miami Pop Festival, May 1968.” The exhibition will be open to the public from Friday, May 18, 2018 until Sunday, September 30, 2018.

Opening on the original Miami Pop Festival’s 50th anniversary, the exhibition will display rare photographs by Ken Davidoff, who’s well-known for his iconic photos of South Florida’s pop culture past. In addition, the exhibition will showcase archival footage and artifacts that illuminate the story of this groundbreaking event, as well as feature organizers Richard “Ric” O’Barry and Michael Lang, who later famously promoted Woodstock.

“Few people know that this Miami Festival is the precursor to Woodstock,” said Jorge Zamanillo, Executive Director of HistoryMiami Museum. “Our own backyard led to that pivotal moment of Woodstock that changed Rock ‘n Roll history.”

In May of 1968, Gulfstream Park hosted the first Miami Pop Festival, the East Coast’s first rock festival. More than 25,000 people attended the festival which featured bands like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Chuck Berry, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, Blue Cheer, John Lee Hooker, and others.

A second Miami Pop Festival was held in December of 1968 in the same venue. This installment included well-known performers such as Fleetwood Mac, the Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye and others. HistoryMiami Museum’s exhibition will also include this musical occasion.

Museum Hours & Fees:

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 5:00pm; Sunday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm; Monday, closed.

Regular museum admission: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students with ID, $5 for children 6-12, and free for museum members and children under 6.

MIAMI (February 8, 2018) – HistoryMiami Museum’s South Florida Folklife Center, a division committed to documenting, presenting,  and supporting local traditional arts and culture, will be launching its exhibition, Avenues of Expression: Street Traditions in Miami, with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts. This one-of-a-kind exhibition will launch with an opening reception on Friday, March 16, 2018 from 6-9 p.m. in conjunction with The New Tropic. The exhibition will be on display to the public through Sunday, January 13, 2019.

The new exhibition will allow visitors to discover the street traditions that are hiding in plain sight on Miami’s avenues, where the vibrant, raw pulse that fuels this city is felt the most and where Miami’s diverse communities converge and interact. It will also highlight the people who bring creativity and meaning to these practices, all of which help to give Miami its unique mix of characteristics and identities.

The exhibition explores the streets as public spaces for expression, highlighting traditions such as street art, protests, vehicle customizing, parades, ventanitas, religious practices, and much more. Through artifacts, video interviews, interactive displays, and recreated environments, the exhibition inspires visitors to get street smart and discover the world around them.

The opening reception will take place on HistoryMiami Museum’s plaza, tucked within Downtown Miami’s skyscrapers and iconic courthouse. Guests will be treated to complimentary drinks provided by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and food will be available for guests to purchase from vendors. In addition to tunes spun by DJ Le Spam, guests will enjoy surprise performances throughout the night including Bahamas Junkanoo Revue of Miami.

HistoryMiami Museum would like to thank the National Endowment for the Arts for its support. Community members interested in attending the opening reception are encouraged to get tickets (free for museum members, $10 for non-members) by visiting bit.ly/305-street-traditions. For more information on the exhibit, please contact Michele Reese at mreese@historymiami.org.

MIAMI (January 19, 2018) – The Miami International Map Fair, the longest continuously running map fair in the world, will return to HistoryMiami Museum February 3-4, 2018. Now in its 25^th year, the map fair draws over 35 leading map dealers from across the globe will gather to exhibit and retail an unparalleled selection of original antique maps, charts, town plans and atlases. Thousands of maps from the 16^th century to present day, ranging in price from $25 to over $250,000 offering something for the first time buyer, as well as the seasoned collector.

One of the rarest maps on display will the earliest known image of the future Miami, Florida. The map illustrates the earliest known view of Fort Dallas, at the outlet of the Miami River into Biscayne Bay, and thus the first view of any portion of the future city of Miami. The drawing was made in 1849-1850 by an unnamed soldier of F Company of the 2nd U.S. Artillery Regiment. It provides a detailed view of the area’s natural topography and the structures which made up the outpost, with each identified by a legend. Among these is the earliest known surviving structure in Miami. The structure was moved in the 1920s to Lummus Park and is the oldest extant structure in the city. The map will be shown by Boston Rare Maps and Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc,.

Another unique map visitors can explore is the real estate guide map for George Merrick’s newly planned city of Coral Gables, Florida, including the newly planned University of Miami. George Edgar Merrick was a real estate developer who is best known as the planner and builder of the city of Coral Gables, Florida. Beginning in 1922, on 3,000 acres of citrus groves and land covered in pine trees which his father had left him, Merrick began carving out a town along the lines of the City Beautiful movement.  The Miami International Map Fair will be the first place that it will be shown and will be offered by the Old Print Shop for $3,450.

“HistoryMiami is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of hosting one of the largest and most prestigious events of its kind in the world, highlighting the history and wonder of cartography,” said Jorge Zamanillo, HistoryMiami Museum Executive Director. “Each year, the Map Fair showcases a staggering amount of rare and antique maps – from important historical documents to stunning works of art – that are brilliant examples of human history. Beyond their visual beauty, these maps give collectors and map enthusiasts a profound look into the past.”

Held annually during the first weekend in February, the Miami International Map Fair provides buyers with a weekend to browse antique maps, rare books, globes and atlases from around the world, including some from Australia, Germany and United Kingdom, in addition to attending a series of special topical lectures. This is a unique opportunity to meet experts with an unrivaled depth of knowledge and scope of material.

The 2018 Map Fair speakers include:

• Saturday, February 3, 11 a.m.

Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps– by Chet Van Duzer, published author, map historian, speaker and National Endowment for the Humanities-Mellon Fellow at the Library of Congress

• Saturday, February 3, 3 p.m.

Why I Collect Maps and What I Have Learned by Neal Asbury, entrepreneur, published author, speaker, host of a nationally syndicated talk radio show Neal Asbury’s Made In America, CEO of The Legacy Companies, political advocate of free enterprise and avid map collector.

• Sunday, February 4, 2 pm

From the Andes to the Amazon: A Librarian’s Life in Maps- by Neil Safier, Ph.D., Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director, Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library, associate professor in the Department of History at Brown University, published author, researcher and historian.

Daily admission to the Map Fair is $20 for adults, $5 for children 6-12, free for children under 6, $15 for HistoryMiami and Lowe Art Museum  members and $10 for high school and university students with valid school ID (at door only).  Full Access Weekend registration is $75 per person for HistoryMiami members and $85 for non-members and includes a VIP a welcome reception with the map dealers at the Lowe Art Museum, free admission all weekend to the Dealer Marketplace, expert opinion on one map, lunch each day, all presentations and access to a Saturday night cocktail party. For the Full Access Weekend package, register here.  For event information, please call 305-375-1618 or email mapfair@historymiami.org.

Online Weekend Registration and one-day ticket sales are open until February 2, 2017. To purchase one-day tickets online, register here.  One-day tickets will be available at the door.  Fair hours are Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 to 4 p.m. at HistoryMiami Museum 101 West Flagler Street in downtown Miami. Discounted parking (with museum validation) is available at the Cultural Center Parking Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue.

Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are still available, please contact Katie Repici 305-375-1615 or email krepici@historymiami.org for more information. To register for the Miami International Map Fair or event information, please call 305-375-1618 or email mapfair@historymiami.org. For high-resolution map images and credit information, please email Michele Reese at mreese@historymiami.org.

About HistoryMiami Museum
HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the premier cultural institution committed to gathering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami’s history as the unique crossroads of the Americas. We accomplish this through education, collections, research, exhibitions, publications and City Tours. Located in the heart of downtown Miami, HistoryMiami Museum is a 70,000 square foot facility and home to more than one million historical images and 30,000 three-dimensional artifacts, including a 1920’s trolley car, artifacts from Pan American World Airways, and rafts that brought refugees to Miami. For more information, call 305-375-1492 or visit historymiami.org.

Miami – HistoryMiami Museum, located in downtown Miami, is proud to announce it will be partnering with the United Way of Miami-Dade to assist in hurricane relief efforts. From September 20 through October 1, HistoryMiami will donate 100 percent of each museum admission ticket to Operation Helping Hands, United Way’s partnership with the Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald. Every dollar raised through Operation Helping Hands will help the United Way meet the storm-related needs and support long-term recovery throughout affected areas in Miami-Dade, across Florida and the Caribbean.

“For the last two years we spent countless hours collecting stories of South Florida’s resiliency for our Hurricane Andrew exhibition. Hurricane Irma is once again showing the resolve, dedication, and passion of neighbors helping neighbors,” Museum Director Jorge Zamanillo said. “We are happy to do our part in helping with relief efforts.”

To learn more about Operation Helping Hands please click here.

Daily admission to the Hurricane Andrew exhibition is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 12, $8 for students (with valid ID), and free for HistoryMiami members and children under the age of six.

Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m.  The HistoryMiami Museum is located on 101 West Flagler Street in downtown Miami. Parking is available at the Cultural Center Parking Garage located at 50 NW 2 Avenue.

HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate and the premier cultural institution celebrating Miami’s history, has partnered with the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at Miami Dade College, and Obsolete Media Miami (O.M.M) to present MemoryLab, a gallery-based “laboratory” for examining the captivating concept of memory. The exhibition will be open to the public, March 9 through April 16.

A fascinating experience for all ages, 16 artists/collectives will use the vast collections from HistoryMiami Museum and the Wolfson Archives as inspiration for the individual art pieces they will exhibit at MemoryLab. The artists worked in both institutions to create their pieces based on ideas that look backwards, forwards and inwards at individual and collective memories. Among their resources, the artists had access to more than 1.5 million images and thousands of artifacts from the museum, dating back 10,000 years. Another invaluable resource, Wolfson Archives, includes more than 35,000 hours of Miami moments captured on video and 23 million feet of film, made in or about Florida, and which reflects the history and culture of this region. Footage ranges from home movies to travelogues, news film and news tape.

At the exhibition, each artist will have a section within a 5,000-square-foot space at the museum to display their final creation. Artists’ creative art pieces will range from abstract pictures with vintage materials to new contemporary works, mixed media art, interactive maps and 3D images. In conjunction with the MemoryLab exhibition, related programming will include a free opening night reception on March 9 and Family Fun Day on March 11 at the museum, in addition to the Rewind/Fast Forward Film Festival taking place March 18-19 at HistoryMiami Museum.

MemoryLab is co-curated by Kevin Arrow and Barron Sherer, principals of the experimental art studio project, O.M.M., and is supported through the generosity of Cannonball Miami, The Knight Foundation, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Dade Heritage Trust, the Florida Humanities Council, the Florida Department of Historical Resources, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Film Preservation Foundation. The project was conceived by Rene Ramos, the archives director at Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at Miami Dade College, and Michael Knoll, VP of Curatorial Affairs at HistoryMiami Museum.

“Memory Lab at HistoryMiami is a forward thinking model for institutional collaborations,” co-curator Kevin Arrow said. “By inviting Obsolete Media Miami to curate and Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at MDC to participate shows a generosity of spirit.”

O.M.M. selected the exhibition’s participants, ranging from emerging to well-established artists who have ties to Miami and currently reside in Florida, New York, California and Washington.

“We are hoping that this unique cross pollination of artists and archives inspires creativity through the use of historical materials,” said Barron Sherer, co-curator and Principal, Obsolete Media Miami.

The participating collectives include Diann Bauer, Felice Grodin, Patricia Margarita Hernandez and Elite Kedan representing the Alliance of the Southern Triangle (AST), and T. Wheeler Castillo and Emile Blair Milgrim from Archival Feedback. Individual artists include: Shahreyar Ataie, Willie Avendano, John William Bailly, Domingo Castillo, Westen Charles, Clifton Childree, Adler Guerrier, Kathleen Hudspeth Julie Kahn, Elia Khalaf, Graham Lambkin, Juan Maristany, Gustavo Matamoros and Jamilah Sabur.

The work of Elia Khalaf, John William Bailly and Julie Khan will incorporate input from the public and will be enhanced and activated through interaction during the course of the exhibition. Conceptual/historical installations by Domingo Castillo and Adler Guerrier will investigate the ways in which Miami was developed and projected outwards and into the world. Sound installations by Archival Feedback, Gustavo Matamoros and Graham Lambkin will use field recordings and excerpts from archival sources to generate sound installations. In addition, the work of Shahreyar Attaie, Kathleen Hudspeth, Clifton Childree and Westen Charles will draw from our community’s rich past, while the speculative projects by Willie Avendano, Jamilah Shabur, Juan Maristany and the Alliance of the Southern Triangle (A.S.T.) will assume a vantage point from a perceived future or look in the direction of one.

Daily admission to MemoryLab is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12, $8 for students (with valid ID), and free for HistoryMiami members and children under 6.

Exhibition hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. MemoryLab is located at HistoryMiami Museum on 101 West Flagler Street in downtown Miami. Parking is available at the Cultural Center Parking Garage located at 50 NW 2^nd Avenue.

About HistoryMiami Museum
HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the premier cultural institution committed to gathering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami’s history as the unique crossroads of the Americas. We accomplish this through education, collections, research, exhibitions, publications and City Tours. Located in the heart of downtown Miami, HistoryMiami Museum is a 70,000 square foot facility and home to more than one million historical images and 30,000 three-dimensional artifacts, including a 1920’s trolley car, artifacts from Pan American World Airways, and rafts that brought refugees to Miami. For more information, call 305-375-1492 or visit historymiami.org.

About Obsolete Media Miami
Obsolete Media Miami (O.M.M.) is a repository for 35mm slides, archival motion picture materials and other legacy media. This enterprise functions as a research and preservation studio, a makerspace for analog media techniques and A/V club. It reaches media professionals, archivists, cultural producers and an engaged public with audiovisual presentations, lectures, performances, collaborations and workshops that showcase obsolete media materials in new contexts. Support for O.M.M. is provided by Cannonball through its WaveMaker Grants program, which is part of the Andy Warhol Foundation’s Regional Regranting Program. WaveMaker Grants is supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Obsolete Media Miami is a 2015 Knight Arts Challenge recipient and an artist run studio and archive. A Dacra underwritten project, O.M.M. is located in the Madonna Building in Miami’s Design District and was launched in 2015 by artists Kevin Arrow and Barron Sherer. For more information, visit omm305.org.

About Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives
The Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives is an official moving image repository and archives of the State of Florida and is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States. Lynn Wolfson helped found the Moving Image Archives in 1984, along with Ralph Renick and historian Arva Moore Parks. Named in honor of Lynn and the late Louis Wolfson II, a Florida legislator and leader in the state’s communications industry, the Archives was created under the joint sponsorship of the Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami Dade College (MDC), and the University of Miami. Now exclusively operated by the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College, the Archives has moved to its permanent home on the Campus. The Wolfson Archives’ mission is to collect, preserve, catalog, and make accessible film and video materials which document Florida’s history and culture. The Archives is an essential resource for the community, State and nation, and provides unique materials to researchers, film and video producers, and the general public. A year-round screening program features materials from the Archives’ collections and those of other archives throughout the nation and abroad. For more information, visit wolfsonarchives.info.

MIAMI (January 23, 2017) – The Miami International Map Fair, the longest continuously running map fair in the world, will return to HistoryMiami Museum February 3-5, 2017. Over 35 leading map dealers from across the globe and the United States, including some from Florida, will gather to display and retail an unparalleled selection of original antique maps, charts, town plans and atlases. Thousands of maps from the 16^th century to present day, and ranging in price from $25 to over $250,000 will be on display offering something for the first time buyer, as well as the seasoned collector.

One of the rarest maps on display will be the 17^th century sea chart of the West Indies printed on vellum and made by cartographers Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Pieter Goos and Johannes Loots. Only two printed productions of this map exist in the world, one is in a library collection in Warsaw and the other will be on display at the Miami International Map Fair. The hand-colored map, drawn in 1695 and priced at a quarter of a million dollars, focuses on the Atlantic Ocean, North America and Africa.

Also for sale, is the rare, inflatable paper globe designed in 1830 by the eccentric inventor George Pocock. Displaying an impressive geographical and political depiction of the world in the 19^th century, the globe is property of map dealer Christopher Lane of The Philadelphia Print Shop West. It depicts the British colonies and includes tracks of various voyages of exploration including of John Cabot, James Cook and George Vancouver) and notes of historic interest such as references to the Mutiny on the Bounty, James Cook’s death and Bonaparte’s banishment to St. Helena.

“HistoryMiami is proud to host one of the largest and most prestigious events of its kind in the world, highlighting the history and wonder of cartography,” said Jorge Zamanillo, said President/Chief Executive Officer for HistoryMiami Museum. “Each year, the Map Fair showcases a staggering amount of rare and antique maps – from important historical documents to stunning works of art – that are brilliant examples of human history. Beyond their visual beauty, these maps give collectors and map enthusiasts a profound look into the past.”

Held annually during the first weekend in February, the Miami International Map Fair provides buyers with a weekend to browse antique maps, rare books, globes and atlases from around the world, including some from Australia, United Kingdom and Germany, in addition to attending a series of special topical lectures. This is a unique opportunity to meet experts with an unrivaled depth of knowledge and scope of material.

The 2017 Map Fair speakers include:

• Saturday, February 4^th, 11 a.m.

The History of Celestial Cartography by Dr. Nick Kanas, author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco.

• Saturday, February 4^th, 3 p.m.

20^th Century Pictorial Maps Panel Discussion with:

• Elisabeth Burdon: Panel Moderator/Map Dealer, OLDIMPRINTS.COM

• Ronald E. Grim, MA, PhD: Panelist/Presenter, Curator of Maps, The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library
• Dr. Stephen Hornsby: Panelist, author and Trustee Professor, University of Maine System
• Dr. James Utley: Panelist, national speaker, map collector and Senior Medical Director, Aetna
• Sunday, February 5^th, 2 p.m.
  • Annotated Atlases: Unraveling Stories of Personal Provenance by Dr. Ronald E. Grim, panelist and presenter, Curator of Maps, The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library.

Additionally, the University of Miami Department of Geography and Regional Studies has partnered with the Miami International Map Fair to present interactive digital map demonstrations.

Daily admission to the Map Fair is $20 for adults, children are $5, $15 for HistoryMiami members and $10 for high school and university students with valid school ID.  Full Access Weekend registration is $75 per person for HistoryMiami members and $85 for non-members and includes a VIP Private Preview on Friday, before the fair opens to the public on Saturday, a welcome reception with the map dealers, free admission all weekend to the Dealer Marketplace, free City Tour, expert opinion on one map, lunch each day, all presentations and access to a Friday night cocktail reception and Tropical Cuban Buffet dinner for Full-Access Weekend Registrants and dealers only for $95 per person, in addition to the registration fee.  For the Full Access Weekend package, register here.

Online Weekend Registration and one-day ticket sales are open until February 2, 2017. To purchase one-day tickets online, register here.  One-day tickets will be available at the door.  Fair hours are Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. at HistoryMiami Museum 101 West Flagler Street in downtown Miami. Parking is available at the Cultural Center Parking Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue.

The Miami International Map Fair sponsors include Miami-Dade County, BrandsMart U.S.A., Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc., Jo Ann and Richard Casten, Ltd., Lewis and Marcia Kanner, Paulus Swaen Internet Auction and Galleries, Tom and Lee Touchton, and The Old Print Shop.

Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are still available, please contact 305-375-1618 or email mapfair@historymiami.org for more information. To register for the Miami International Map Fair or event information, please call 305-375-1618 or email mapfair@historymiami.org. For high-resolution map images and credit information, please email Rachel Castro at rcastro@thedanaagency.com.

About HistoryMiami Museum
HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the premier cultural institution committed to gathering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami’s history as the unique crossroads of the Americas. We accomplish this through education, collections, research, exhibitions, publications and City Tours. Located in the heart of downtown Miami, HistoryMiami Museum is a 70,000 square foot facility and home to more than one million historical images and 30,000 three-dimensional artifacts, including a 1920’s trolley car, artifacts from Pan American World Airways, and rafts that brought refugees to Miami. For more information, call 305-375-1492 or visit historymiami.org.

HistoryMiami Museum  will be swinging back to the 1920s with its inaugural Gatsby-themed Flamingo Ball at Hialeah Park on Saturday, January 14^th, 2017.

The Flamingo Ball, named after the beautiful birds that inhabit Hialeah Park’s infield lake, was first held in 1965 on the eve of the Flamingo Stakes horse race at the racetrack. After a lapse of a few years, the lavish pink social confection is coming back and is paying tribute to when Hialeah Park first opened its doors in 1922 with a roaring twenties theme.

In the ‘70s the gleaming gala grew into one of the most glamorous and legendary parties in Miami attended by the rich and famous, powerful families, dignitaries, city and government leaders, equestrians and socialites. Notable partakers included: Joe and Rose Kennedy, Liz Tippit, Ogden Phipps, Jackie Bouvier, Horatio and Frances Luro, Leslie Combs, Juliette and David Trapp, Oleg Cassini, Harry Guggenheim, David Brinkley, Marylou and Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower, and movie stars by the dozens.

This year’s nostalgic ceremony will benefit HistoryMiami Museum’s education programming and treat more than 250 guests to a multi-course dinner by candlelight, champagne and signature cocktails, live performances, jazz dancing, and a special awards ceremony directed by Emmy Award-winning journalist, Cynthia Demos.

HistoryMiami Museum will honor Bob Dickinson, former CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, and Brian Keeley, president and CEO of Baptist Health South Florida, with the Henry Flagler Award. The award is a tribute to Henry Flagler, a key historical figure in the state of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway.

Table sponsors at this black tie fundraiser will enjoy exclusive access to the Speakeasy Lounge offering a private pre-event reception, exclusive hors d’oeuvres and handcrafted cocktails before sitting down to a three-course dinner followed by dancing and live entertainment.

For more information on sponsorship packages and individual tickets, please contact Hilda Masip at hmasip@historymiami.org or visit www.historymiami.org/event/flamingo-ball-a-toast-to-the-roaring-20s. Community members interested in attending are encouraged to purchase tickets by January 7^th, 2017.

About HistoryMiami Museum

HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the premier cultural institution committed to gathering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami’s history as the unique crossroads of the Americas. We accomplish this through education, collections, research, exhibitions, publications and city tours. Located in the heart of downtown Miami, HistoryMiami Museum is a 70,000 square foot facility and home to more than one million historical images and 30,000 three-dimensional artifacts, including a 1920’s trolley car, artifacts from Pan American World Airways, and rafts that brought refugees to Miami. For more information, call 305-375-1492 or visit historymiami.org.

HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate located in the heart of downtown Miami, will capture photography lover’s hearts during Art Basel Week by hosting one of the most popular art events in recent years: the Miami Street Photography Festival.  Now celebrating its 5^th anniversary, the Miami Street Photography Festival features world-class photographers, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, photo walks, and portfolio reviews. The festival’s mission is to give exposure to up-and-coming photographers from around the globe and highlight the best in international street photography.

Featuring the work of photographers from more than 60 countries, the festival will take over multiple galleries at HistoryMiami Museum. Legendary photographers Martin Parr, Jill Freedman, Richard Kalvar, Alex Webb, and Rebecca Norris-Webb will be this year’s featured speakers. Chris Suspect, Lauren Welles, and Matt Stuart will be participating as well.

“Miami Street Photography Festival creates an interactive platform for photographers from around the world to showcase their work during a time of high exposure for art,” said Juan Jose Reyes, founder of the Miami Street Photography Festival. “We provide photographers a premier stage to display their work at a world-class museum. This level of talent in photography cannot be found anywhere else during Art Basel Week.”

As part of the festival’s program, HistoryMiami Museum will feature:

• Exhibitions of the finalists of the MSPF Street Photography Contest and of the Miami Photo Series competition
• Exhibition, called Violet Isles, of images of Cuba by renowned photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris-Webb
• An outdoor exhibition called “The Big Picture” featuring photojournalism from around the world
• Images from Street Photo Thailand
• Workshops with renowned photographers starting on November 28

“Each of these photography exhibitions are in-line with our mission to preserve and document history. Street photography does that by capturing everyday life and recording people’s history,” said HistoryMiami Museum President/CEO Stuart A. Chase. “We are proud to once again be partnering with the Miami Street Photography Festival to bring the best in street photography to the galleries at HistoryMiami Museum during one of the most prestigious art events in the world.”

MSPF is part of HistoryMiami’s newly-established Center for Photography, created as a part of a Knight Arts Challenge grant. The Miami Street Photography Festival contest received close to 50 perecent more entries this year from photographers in in more than 60 countries. The exhibitions featuring the finalists of both contests will be displayed not only during the festival, but also for two months surrounding it, from November 18, 2016 through January 15, 2017.

This year, the Miami Street Photography Festival will be sponsored by Leica, Leica Store Miami, Image Pro International, Epson, Adobe, Lensculture, Ona Bags

Street Photography Magazine, AroundTown Magazine, Miami Herald, and The Art Newspaper.

Museum Hours and Admission:

Admission is FREE during the festival, from December 1 – 4, 2016. Hours: 10 am -10 pm Thursday-Saturday. 12 pm – 5 pm on Sunday. A closing party will be held on Saturday night.

Workshop Registration visit www.miamistreephotographyfestival.org

Regular Museum admission and hours:

$10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students with ID, $5 for children 6-12, and free for members and children under 6; Monday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sunday, 12 pm-5 pm.

About The Miami Street Photography Festival
Established in 2012, The MSPF© has evolved rapidly to become the leading street photography event in the world. The event is an international photography festival showcasing the best of contemporary street photography as viewed through the eyes of emerging photographers in this genre. The goal of the festival is to establish a global platform for learning through exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and other events. ​This event is a collaborative effort to advance the work of photographers who pay attention to everyday life in order to capture the world around us. Visit: www.miamistreetphotographyfestival.org or Facebook.com/MiamiStreetPhotographyFestival or Instagram.com/MiamiStreetPhotographyFestival for festival information.

About HistoryMiami Museum

HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the premier cultural institution committed to gathering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami’s history as the unique crossroads of the Americas. We accomplish this through education, collections, research, exhibitions, publications, and city tours. For more information, call 305-375-1492 or visit historymiami.org.

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