All Events

SEPT 24

Living History Saturdays

Saturday, Sept. 24 | NOON – 3 p.m.
Hear the immigration stories of Cubans told through newspapers printed by the Cuban communities.

SEPT 24

Central Avenue East Walking Tour

Saturday, Sept. 24 | 10 a.m.
Tour “the Harlem of the South,” Tampa’s Central Avenue district.

OCT 8

Ybor City Walking Tour

Saturday, Oct. 8 | 10 a.m.
Tour Tampa’s only National Historic Landmark District and learn about early Ybor City people.

OCT 12 & 19

OLLI-USF:
Florida Roadside Attractions: Before the Mouse

Wednesdays, Oct. 12 & 19
Share fond memories of Florida’s roadside attractions and take a visit to one of the favorites – Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg, Florida.

OCT 13

Sangria and Stories

Wednesday, Oct. 13 | 6 p.m.
Take an insider’s tour of the Cuban Pathways exhibit with its curator, Brad Massey, Ph.D., Saunders Foundation curator of public history.

OCT 15

Downtown Tampa Walking Tour

Saturday, Oct. 15 | 10 a.m.
Stroll the brick streets of downtown Tampa and learn about its compelling history.

OCT 19

Nature Walk at Chinsegut Hill Historic Site

Wednesday, Oct. 19 | 10 a.m. – Noon
Take a walk through the grounds and trails of Chinsegut Hill Historic Site with Jim Davis …

OCT 19

Florida Conversations: The Cuban Sandwich

Wednesday, Oct. 19 | 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Find out how the Cuban sandwich claimed a spot on menus around the world.

OCT 20

Book Group

Thursday, Oct. 20 | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers by Andrew Huse, Bárbara Cruz, and Jeff Houck …

OCT 22

Living History Saturday

Saturday, Oct. 22 | Noon – 3 p.m.
Tampa Bay’s Aviation History

OCT 22

Family Heritage Festival

Saturday, Oct. 22 | 3 p.m.
Join Fred Hearns, curator of Black history, as he shares the history of the Dobyville neighborhood.

OCT 29

Central Avenue Walking Tour

Saturday, Oct. 29 | 10 a.m.
Tour “the Harlem of the South,” Tampa’s Central Avenue district.

OCT 30

Night at the Museum

Sunday, Oct. 30 | 4 – 7 p.m.
Catch pirates, explorers, Florida pioneers, and other creatures sneaking around the museum galleries.

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NOV 2, 9 & 16

OLLI-USF:
Early Tampa’s Leap into the 20th Century

Wednesdays, Nov. 2, 9 & 16 | 10 a.m. – Noon
Our guest, Join TBHC docents to explore Tampa’s early growth, including agriculture, transportation, natural resources and the immigrant culture

NOV 2

Florida Conversations:
Cuban Music & Dance

Thursday, Nov. 2 | 6:30 p.m.
Our guest, Richard Gonzmart, along with community leader, Maruchi Azorin, will retell these great family stories.

NOV 5

Girl Scout Workshop

Saturday, Nov. 5 | 10 a.m.
Scouts will learn about the importance of storytelling before developing their own stories using museum objects.

NOV 9

Sangria and Stories

Wednesday, Nov. 9 | 6 p.m.
Tour the Touchton Map Library’s latest exhibit, Kitschy Cartography, with its curator, Rodney Kite-Powell, director of the Touchton Map Library.

NOV 11