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December 2016
FREE Family Fun Day: Hometown Heroes
Celebrate your hometown sports heroes! Come decked out in your favorite local team’s gear and learn about their rise to fame with our exhibition, Beyond the Game: Sports and the Evolution of South Florida. Join in on the fun with craft activities, storytelling, and more! REGISTER Family Fun Days are presented with the support of the Miami Dade County Department of Cultural affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, the Miami Downtown Development Authority,…
Find out more »Give the Gift of History!
MEMBERSHIP PRICES ON CITY TOURS Give the gift of adventure with a HistoryMiami City Tours gift certificate! Everyone enjoys membership pricing on city tours if you book before December 25! HistoryMiami Museum has a variety of city tours throughout Miami that are sure to impress. From walking tours of downtown Miami to unforgettable cruises to Stiltsville, discover your city with acclaimed HistoryMiami Museum historian, Dr. Paul George. Click Here. BUY ONE GET ONE ADMISSION Buy a one day admissions…
Find out more »Holiday Schedule
HistoryMiami Museum will be closing at 3 PM on December 24th, and will be CLOSED on Dec. 25 and 26, 2016. We will reopen Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM. HistoryMiami will also close at 3 PM on December 31, and will be CLOSED on January 1. We will reopen on January 2, 2017 at 10:00 AM. The Board of Trustees and staff of HistoryMiami Museum wish you and your family a bright and beautiful holiday season.
Find out more »January 2017
In Class with Dr. Paul George
Members: $200, Non-Members: $225 Join Dr. George for a series of Thursday classes that will cover a variety of topics about Miami and South Florida and will include: lectures, video & slide presentations, and visits to HistoryMiami Museum’s archives and exhibits, as well as to historic sites. 5 weeks, 2 hour thematic sessions Defining Moments in South Florida History Thursday, January 12, 2017 Thursday, January 19, 2017 Thursday, January 26, 2017 NO CLASS Thursday, February 2, 2017 Thursday, February 9,…
Find out more »Free Family Fun Day: Sacred Arts of the Orishas
Join us for an extraordinary opportunity! Explore the rich and vibrant arts rooted in Orisha worship, an Afro-Cuban religious tradition called Lukumi or Santeria. Learn about one of Miami’s largest religious communities and its widely unknown sacred traditions, including drumming, dance, and beadwork. Enjoy unique craft activities and discover the significance of the Orisha religion during interactive presentations at 1 PM and 3 PM by religious artist Mannolie DiSantos. Click here to learn more about Mannolie DiSantos. Family Fun Days…
Find out more »The Flamingo Ball – Benefiting HistoryMiami Museum
Get ready to party like its 1925 (when Hialeah Park first raced horses)! The HistoryMiami Museum is swinging back to the 1920s with a Gatsby themed Flamingo Ball at Hialeah Park. Dinner and dancing, open bar, and much more. Table sponsors enjoy exclusive access to the Speakeasy Lounge offering a private pre-event reception, exclusive hors d'oeuvres and signature cocktails! Funds benefit education programming at HistoryMiami Museum. The event will also honor Bob Dickinson and Brian Keeley with the Henry Flagler…
Find out more »SOLD OUT – LINCOLN,THE CIVIL WAR, AND RECONSTRUCTION
LINCOLN SYMPOSIUM AND RECEPTION Reconstruction—“America’s Unfinished Revolution”—began 150 years ago, and remains one of the most controversial and passionately debated periods in our history. Was it a Carpetbagger-led military occupation designed to keep the post-Civil War South in perpetual subjugation? Or was it a heroic attempt to restore the fractured Union, guarantee equal rights for African Americans, and destroy systemic racism forever? We know who won the Civil War, but who won Reconstruction? What precisely did Reconstruction aim to achieve?…
Find out more »February 2017
24th Annual Miami International Map Fair
2017 Miami International Map Fair 24th ANNUAL MIAMI INTERNATIONAL MAP FAIR February 3-5, 2017 Friday, February 3 (Open to Full Access Weekend Registrants and Dealers Only) Saturday & Sunday, February 4-5 Map Fair opens to the public Make plans to attend the 2017 Miami International Map Fair at HistoryMiami Museum. Immerse yourself in a world of antique maps, rare books, and atlases. Purchase antiquities or modern treasures from the finest dealers from around the world. Whether merely curious or an…
Find out more »Free Family Fun Day: Digging Up History
Do you like to dig in the dirt? Put pieces together? Figure out stories from clues and riddles? Join HistoryMiami Museum and the Florida Public Archaeology Network for family fun exploring Florida’s past! Learn about Florida’s history through hands on activities and demonstrations. Interact with real fossils and meet an archaeologist at 1pm and 3pm. Explore how this information helps us understand how people lived in the past! Family Fun Days are from 10am to 5pm with activities are from…
Find out more »Live Demonstration: Ritual Beadworking
Don’t miss the rare chance to watch a master artist at work! During this intimate, one-on-one experience, expert beadworker Mannolie DiSantos will intricately embellish ritual tools used in Afro-Cuban Orisha worship. She will answer your questions about the creation, use, and significance of these commonly misunderstood religious items. Learn about her creative process as she embroiders a cane in honor of the Orisha (deity), Obatala, in a recreated studio space filled with her tools and artistic pieces. Click here to…
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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.