Historical Museum of Southern Florida
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HistoryMiami formerly known as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, is a museum located in Miami, Florida
, USA, specializing in the history of southeastern Florida, including Greater Miami, the Floria Keys, and the Everglades. HistoryMiami programs include exhibitions, city tours, education, research, collections and publications on the importance of the past in shaping Miami's future. HistoryMiami's Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums
, as it has been since 1979. In 2010 the museum announced HistoryMiami as its new brand name.
The Museum occupies a 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) building in Downtown Miami
and has exhibition space on two floors. The top floor houses "Tropical Dreams: A People's History of South Florida," the permanent exhibition that covers 12,000 years of history. The lobby contains two galleries that rotate temporary exhibitions, as well as the gift shop. HistoryMiami also includes the Archives and Research Center, which contains historic photos and documents useful to scholars, distant learners, industry professionals. The lower level houses classrooms used for educational programming and lectures, administrative offices, and part of the museum's object collection. In total, the museum's collection includes over 13,000 objects.
HistoryMiami is the official repository for all archaeological material recovered in Miami-Dade County.
HistoryMiami is served by the Miami Metrorail at Government Center Station. The organization is also an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA, specializing in the history of southeastern Florida, including Greater Miami, the Floria Keys, and the Everglades. HistoryMiami programs include exhibitions, city tours, education, research, collections and publications on the importance of the past in shaping Miami's future. HistoryMiami's Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums
American Association of Museums
The American Association of Museums is a non-profit association that has brought museums together since its founding in 1906, helping develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and advocating on issues of concern to the museum community...
, as it has been since 1979. In 2010 the museum announced HistoryMiami as its new brand name.
The Museum occupies a 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) building in Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...
and has exhibition space on two floors. The top floor houses "Tropical Dreams: A People's History of South Florida," the permanent exhibition that covers 12,000 years of history. The lobby contains two galleries that rotate temporary exhibitions, as well as the gift shop. HistoryMiami also includes the Archives and Research Center, which contains historic photos and documents useful to scholars, distant learners, industry professionals. The lower level houses classrooms used for educational programming and lectures, administrative offices, and part of the museum's object collection. In total, the museum's collection includes over 13,000 objects.
HistoryMiami is the official repository for all archaeological material recovered in Miami-Dade County.
HistoryMiami is served by the Miami Metrorail at Government Center Station. The organization is also an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.