Historical Museum of Southern Florida

Exhibits

*Online Exhibitions

Explore different aspects of this unique tropical region through exhibitions on southern Florida and the Caribbean.

Exhibitions at the Museum

Link to Tropical Dreams

Tropical Dreams: A People’s History of South Florida
Experience 10,000 years of South Florida history through the museum’s storyline exhibition, Tropical Dreams.

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Miami Beach: America's Tropical Resort
June 23, 2006 - January 14, 2007
Stereoviews of Florida and the Caribbean
June 23 - September 10, 2006

Traveling Exhibitions

photo of Calypsonians

Calypso Music in Postwar America:
Photographs and Illustrations, 1945-1960

January 9 - March 3, 2006

CLICO Gallery
29 St. Vincent Street
Port of Spain, Trinidad

Online Exhibits
 

The Spanish Colonization of Florida

Visions of the Caribbean
Maps and prints, 1500s-1900

The Florida Home: Modern Living, 1945-1965

photo of Calypsonians
 

Calypso: A World Music
Photographs and Illustrations of the International History of Calypso, 1930-1970

Link to South American Music

South American Music in Miami
Explore the sights and sounds of Colombian, Venezuelan, and Peruvian traditional music in the Miami area.

Link to Illustrating Cuba's Flora and Fauna

Illustrating Cuba’s Flora and Fauna
View antique prints depicting the birds, animals and plants of Cuba.

Link to The Everglades

The Everglades: Exploitation and Conservation
Why and how did people changed the Everglades?

Link to Florida Folklife

Florida Folklife : Traditional Arts in Contemporary Communities
Handmade objects and their makers from throughout Florida.

Link to Orisha Arts

At the Crossroads: Afro-Cuban Orisha Arts in Miami
Over the past forty years, Miami has emerged as one of the major centers of the Afro-Cuban Orisha religion and its array of traditional arts.

Link to Coral Gables

Coral Gables : The City Beautiful
Discover the heritage and beauty of Miami’s Master Suburb.

 HISTORICAL MUSEUM
OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA