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April 2020
4th Annual Flamingo Ball – POSTPONED
The 4th Annual Flamingo Ball presented by Hialeah Park is postponed. Check back for our new date. We are swinging back to 1940, the year HistoryMiami Museum was founded for a fun and philanthropic night with Miami's community leaders. Enjoy a lavish stone crab buffet, music, and dancing. We will also be presenting The Graham Family with the prestigious Henry Flagler Award. Attire is black tie or 40s inspired attire. Tickets are $400. To purchase your ticket or sponsor a table…
Find out more »Virtual 80th Annual Membership Meeting – Members Only
Virtual 80th Annual Membership Meeting HistoryMiami Museum’s Board of Trustees would like to invite you to participate in HistoryMiami Museum’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., via Zoom videoconference. We will elect a new slate of officers and trustees, including our new chair John Shubin, and hear from Jorge Zamanillo about what the Museum is doing to fulfill its mission during – and after – this extraordinary period. Conducting this meeting is going to require everyone’s…
Find out more »Members Only Brewery Tour- POSTPONED
We will post a new date as soon as possible. Biscayne Bay Brewing Company 100 NE 1 Ave, Floor 3 April is Membership Month and we are ending it with some fun at the newest downtown craft beer hot spot, located in a truly historic building. Savor Biscayne Bay Brewing Company’s crafted beers. Enjoy a free glass of brew, some light nibbles and a behind the scenes brewery tour with brewery President Jose Mallea. We will finish off the evening…
Find out more »May 2020
CANCELED Opening Party: Cheers to 80 Years!
Mark the museum’s 80th birthday with a first look at our new exhibition, coinciding with May’s FREE Family Fun Day! Start your visit of It’s a Miami Thing with a tour led by HistoryMiami Resident Historian Dr. Paul George and take the opportunity to explore the Museum’s other installations. Enjoy music, salsa dancing, Junkanoo, and hands-on activities like a party hat-making station, where kids can craft head-topping works of art and then pop into the HM photobooth to capture the…
Find out more »Author Reading and Virtual Dance Party
Join us for a morning of virtual story time and music. Start the party off with a reading of “EJ’s Exciting Road Trip” by authors Edwind Bonilla Jr. and Suze Guillaume, illustrated by Abira Das. Learn a bit of Haitian Creole and celebrate Haitian Heritage Week! Sing and dance to your favorite tunes with DJ Zelda our Family Fun Day DJ. Capacity is limited. Register here to received the Zoom meeting details. Partner: Liberty City Reads
Find out more »Michael Jordan: A Re-evaluation. A virtual lecture and discussion from the Smithsonian Institution
Join Smithsonian Affiliations and curator Dr. Damion Thomas for an online lecture about a sports legend. At one point during the 1990s Michael Jordan was the most recognizable man in the world. Almost twenty years after his last game, this presentation will evaluate his cultural legacy, and explain how he changed the world. Dr. Damion Thomas is the Curator of Sports for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. He earned a Ph.D. in United States History…
Find out more »June 2020
Via Zoom! Museum Storytime: Julián Is a Mermaid
Celebrate the joy of reading and be whisked away on a literary adventure. Hear the tale of Julián, a radiant celebration of individuality about a boy whose mesmerizing journey relays the importance of being true to oneself. Register here. Capacity is limited; free with registration for participating children and caregivers. *** Weekend programming subject to change without notice
Find out more »Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall
Join Smithsonian Affiliations and Katherine Ott, curator and historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, will give a special evening program in celebration of Pride Month. Ott will discuss her work curating Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall, an exhibition currently on view at the National Museum of American History that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising and other pivotal moments in the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. About Katherine Ott Katherine Ott is…
Find out more »Via Zoom! In Class with Dr. George
In Class with Dr. George: Defining Moments in South Florida History Tuesdays starting at 2:00 PM EST Museum Members: $100, Non-Members: $125 Register for Zoom instructions Class Schedule Tuesday, June 16, 2020 | Meet & Greet with Dr. George (optional | Registered Participants Only) Tuesday, June 23, 2020 | FREE Class Preview: History of the Miami River (1-hour | free and open to the public with RSVP) Presented with the support of the Marcia J. Kanner Memorial Fund. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | Registered Participants…
Find out more »July 2020
Mucho Mucho Amor Virtual Watch Party
You are invited to celebrate the release of Much Mucho Amor, a documentary of the life of Walter Mercado. In honor of the Netflix premier, HistoryMiami Museum, O Cinema, and the Miami Film Festival are presenting a screening and live Q & A with the host Marc Malkin of Variety and the filmmakers Alex Fumero, Kareem Tabsch, Cristina Constantini. The screening begins at 9 PM and the Live Q & A begins at 10:45 PM.
Find out more »Release
By entering the premises, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on web sites, or any other purpose by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) or the person or entity designated to do so by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the premise.