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July 2021
Sold Out – Opening Party: It’s a Miami Thing
In celebration of the City of Miami’s 125th birthday, HistoryMiami invites the community to the exhibition opening of It's a Miami Thing and the unveiling of a "Julia Tuttle, The Mural." It's a Miami Thing features highlights from the museum’s vast collection of artifacts and archival materials. Over the decades, the museum has collaborated with the community to collect, preserve, and share local history, in particular objects that document the uniqueness of our city. It’s a Miami Thing will display…
Find out more »August 2021
Sold Out -Illustration Workshop with TRATOS
This workshop is a 2-part class that will help further your skill by exploring line-work, form, tone and value. With the first being a lesson with Juan Travieso about line-work and different technique to create lines. Followed by a lesson with Katerina Santos on form, tone, and value. Using a simple still life, she will work from observation and show participants how to do a reductive tonal drawing using a charcoal ground and an erasure to create a variety of…
Find out more »Canceled – Family Fun Day: Miami’s History
We are excited to welcome you back to our monthly Family Fun Day! Come see our newest exhibition It’s A Miami Thing and enjoy guided tours, story time, and discovery opportunities with our teaching collection carts. Pick up a HistoryMiami craft bag at our make-and-take stations. Join HistoryMiami Museum tour guide T. Wheeler Castillo on a fascinating tour of Downtown Miami’s public art scene. Explore how public art initiatives have transformed Miami’s urban landscape, while bringing the history and culture…
Find out more »Cultural Encounter: Traditional Island Eats at Jamaica Kitchen
Join us as we explore cultural traditions that are “so Miami.” Meet the artisans and experts whose crafts, skills, and services make Miami, Miami during these intimate, one-of-a-kind experiences. Traditional Island Eats at Jamaica Kitchen Saturday, August 21 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Location: Jamaica Kitchen, 8736 SW 72nd St, Miami, FL 33173 Go behind-the-scenes at one of Miami’s most famous spots for Jamaican cuisine. Owned by Cheryl and Anson Chin, a Chinese-Jamaican husband-and-wife team, Jamaica Kitchen is a small restaurant…
Find out more »Sold Out – Stiltsville & Key Biscayne Cruise with Dr. George
Museum Members: $85, Non-Members: $95 Meet at Island Queen Docks at Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 Celebrate the return of City Tours with HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul George, as he recounts the history of Biscayne Bay. Discover the storied past of Stiltsville, a series of colorful wooden houses built on the flats of the bay and located inside Biscayne National Park. Known in the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s as a playground for wealthy and well-connected, Stiltsville…
Find out more »September 2021
SOLD OUT South Beach History & Art Deco Walking Tour
Museum Members: $10, Non-Members: $20 Meet in front of Lummus Park, 10th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (across from The Clevelander) Take a walk with City Tours Guide John Bachay through one of Miami Beach’s most exciting and attractive neighborhoods, South Beach’s Art Deco District. You will hear the stories of how this area, once strictly farmland, was transformed by the land boom of the 1920’s and again by the hurricane of 1926. Learn how the architectural…
Find out more »Conversation: What Is Miami To You?
Via Zoom. Free with registration. Register here to receive Zoom log-in information. Join artists Rosa Naday Garmendia, Asser Saint-Val, and Izia Lindsay for an informal conversation about the multifaceted identity of Wall’N Mural Collective and how the ever-changing City of Miami inspired their most recent project. Moderated by Rosie Gordon-Wallace Founder, Curator, and Director of Diaspora Vibe Gallery and Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator. About the artists: Rosa Naday Garmendia is a socially engaged, multidisciplinary artist working with an array of…
Find out more »Cultural Encounter: Discover Jai-Alai at The Casino at Dania Beach Fronton
Join us as we explore cultural traditions that are “so Miami.” Meet the artisans and experts whose crafts, skills, and services make Miami, Miami during these intimate, one-of-a-kind experiences. Discover Jai-Alai at The Casino at Dania Beach Fronton Immerse yourself in jai-alai, described as the fastest ballgame in the world! Jai-alai is a centuries-old sport from the Basque Country of Spain and France with a rich history in South Florida. During this one-of-a-kind experience, you will not only watch…
Find out more »The Children’s Trust Family Expo at Family Fun Day
The Children's Trust Family Expo returns this year with four Pop-Up Style events at different corners of the county from late August through September. That means all the resources, entertainment, food and fun you've come to expect from the Expo will be coming to your area. The Family Expo events will occur on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit www.thechildrenstrust.org/FamilyExpo for more information. Trust-funded providers and other exhibitors specializing in children's learning, parenting, education, health, as well as physical, mental…
Find out more »SOLD OUT Little Havana History & Culture Walk
Museum Members: $15, Non-Members: $25 Meet in front of Los Pinarenos Fruteria, 1334 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135 See Little Havana like a native! Join City Tours Guide Ingrid E. Argueta, on a fascinating tour of one of the world’s largest and best-known Cuban neighborhoods outside of Cuba. Enjoy light bites as you walk down vibrant Calle Ocho. Discover the significance of the Ceiba Tree, learn the art of cigar making, and hear tales of performances by Billie Holiday…
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