HistoryMiami

HistoryMiami Museum’s CultureFest 305 is back on November 9, 2019! We invite you to celebrate life in the Magic City and take in the unique sights, sounds, and flavors that make Miami, Miami. Join us for a jam-packed day of music, dance, food, and art. This festival brings together the city’s finest traditional artists for a day of performances and demonstrations, craft … +

Join photographer Nathan Benn as he recalls his journey across the State of Florida while on assignment for National Geographic. Learn how he embraced color photography before it was considered an acceptable medium for serious documentary. Ticket purchase includes a copy of A Peculiar Paradise by Nathan Benn. Capacity is limited, and advanced registration is required. Books must be claimed in-person. One … +

In 2018, the Miami International Map Fair turned 25, making it the largest and longest running map fair in the Americas. HistoryMiami Museum invites you to join us in 2019 for this world renowned event! Explore exceptional antique maps, rare antiquarian books and intriguing atlases at the Miami International Map Fair. HistoryMiami 101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130 Ph: 305.375.1492 www.historymiami.org

HistoryMiami Museum will once again host the Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) during Art Basel Week, from December 6-9, featuring various street photography exhibitions and public programs. In conjunction with the festival, the Museum will exhibit the finalists of MSPF’s international street photography competition. The MSPF© is an international photography festival showcasing the best of contemporary street photography, and featuring the work … +

This program series looks at Miami’s history, from early settlers to its current evolution into a global city. Discussion points will include immigration, civil rights, gentrification, and other topics that help tell the story of the Magic City. Panel Discussion: Art and Community FREE Event Join  for a conversation about the role art plays in shaping and supporting communities and vice versa. … +

HistoryMiami invites to celebrate life in the Magic City and take in the sights, sounds, and flavors that make Miami, Miami. Join for a jam-packed day of music, dance, food, and art. We’re bringing together the city’s finest traditional musicians, artists, and craftsmen for a day of performances and demonstrations, craft activities for all ages, and cuisine from our favorite local restaurants. … +

This program series looks at Miami’s history, from early settlers to its current evolution into a global city. Discussion points will include immigration, civil rights, gentrification, and other topics that help tell the story of the Magic City. A conversation about the role art plays in shaping and supporting communities and vice versa. Featured speakers include: Daniel Fila, also known as Krave, is … +

Did you know that Miami hosted the first East Coast rock festival? From May 18-19, 1968, the Miami Pop Festival took place at Gulfstream Park and featured legendary performers like Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Chuck Berry, and others. HistoryMiami Museum features this historic festival through an exhibition of rare photographs by Ken Davidoff, archival footage, and artifacts that illuminate the story of … +

HistoryMiami Museum will celebrate the genre of street photography during Miami Art Week at Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF). MSPF aims to find and highlight some of the most talented contemporary street photography around the globe. The festival will feature world-class photographers, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, photo walks, and portfolio reviews. Legendary photographers Costa Manos, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Larry Fink, Richard Sandler, Maggie Steber, … +

The Miami Street Photography Festival is an international photography festival,  showcasing the best of contemporary Street Photography viewed through the eyes of emerging photographers in this genre.  The goal of the Festival is to establish a global platform for learning through exhibitions, workshops, lectures and other events. A panel of internationally accomplished street photographers will select images to be this year’s MSPF … +

South Beach, 1974-1990: Photographs of a Jewish Community explores South Beach the way it was. During the 1970s and 1980s, highlighted photographers Gay Block, Gary Monroe, Richard Nagler, David Scheinbaum, and Andy Sweet each undertook long-term documentation projects of South Beach, before the neighborhood transformed into today’s world famous tourist and nightlife destination. HistoryMiami Museum will display selections from each of their … +

HistoryMiami holds “Following the Steps of the Orishas: Afro-Cuban Spirituality in Urban Spaces”,  an academic conference in conjunction with the IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival. Conference Schedule: 1PM  Keynote Speaker: Dr. Keshia Abraham 1:30PM  Panel Discussion: Transformations and Challenges in Religious Practice 3:00PM Panel Discussion: Empowerment through Embodiment of the Goddess 4:00PM Panel Discussion: Exploring Socio-Cultural Contexts of Choreography 5:00PM Panel Discussion: Regla … +

In 1967, the Miami Herald published the first edition of Tropic, a weekend magazine. Over the next 31 years, the magazine would win awards and the hearts of South Floridians. During the early 1990s, one weekly feature, called “Tropical Wildlife: Distinctive Markings of South Florida Species,” captured Tropic‘s own personality. The column showcased a random Miamian with a full page photograph and … +

Learn from the best! Master artist Mieko Kubota will teach you how to create unique floral arrangements that reflect Japanese tradition. Take home your creation. Supplies included. Beginners welcome. Recommended for ages 13+. Space is limited and advanced reservations and payment required. Register online or call 305-375-1492. Saturday Jun 24, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Members: $15 Non-Members: $30 REGISTER Read … +

Saturday Apr 22, 2017 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Join HistoryMiami Museum in partnership with Tigertail Productions for a discussion on what it means to belong and to not want to belong. Inspired by the performance piece CITIZEN, explore the anthropological, scientific, and lived experience of race and identity in the United States. Speakers: Reggie Wilson, Artistic Director, choreographer and performer. Founder … +

Bringing together the long-standing Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Archive Images at Miami-Dade College and newcomers Obsolete Media Miami (OMM) was an ingenious way for HistoryMiami to present their current exhibition MemoryLab which ends its run on Sunday, April 16. Rene Ramos, archives director at Miami-Dade College and Mike Knoll, vice president of curatorial affairs at HistoryMiami, conceptualized the show, … +