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  Location in Downtown Miami  HistoryMiami (Florida) | |
| Location | 101 W Flagler St Miami, FL 33130 |
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| Public transit access |  Government Center |
| Website | historymiami.org |
HistoryMiami Museum, formerly known as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, is a museum located in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. HistoryMiami Museum is the largest history museum in the State of Florida. HistoryMiami houses four permanent galleries and up to three traveling exhibits, Archives and Research Center, the South Florida Folklife Center, the Education Center, and City Tours program.
Founded as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida in 1940, HistoryMiami is the second oldest cultural institution in South Florida, and is a Smithsonian affiliate. It was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1979.
The Society opened its first museum in 1962. After moving twice, the museum has been located in the Miami-Dade Cultural Center since 1984. The Society and Museum were renamed in HistoryMiami in 2010.[1] In 2014 the museum more than doubled its space when took over the space formerly occupied by the Miami Art Museum in the cultural center.[2] The museum operates a non-circulating library, conducts city tours, and has educated more than 500,000 students in the area's rich history.
HistoryMiami Museum programs include exhibitions, city tours, education, research, collections and publications on the importance of the past in shaping Miami's future. It adopted the HistoryMiami brand name in 2010.[3]
- ^ "Historical Museum of Southern Florida: About Us". Historical Museum of Southern Florida. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Bojnansky, Erik (March 2015). "Keeper of the Past". Biscayne Times. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Cervantes, Victoria. "Historical Museum of Southern Florida Commemorates 70th Anniversary with Unveiling of New Brand Identity" (PDF). HistoryMiami. Retrieved 17 April 2011. [permanent dead link]