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From Ybor City's red clay brick-paved streets to Pennsylvania Avenue and our nation's capitol, Reverend Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. has played a crucial role in advancing the Civil Rights Movement. …
The Tampa Bay History Center’s book group will meet virtually to discuss the detailed architectural drawings by Charles Greacen.
Tampa Red, Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb, and Ray Charles are just a few of the notable musicians to play in Tampa during Central Avenue's heyday. Join us at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 28, as we dive into the work of legendary Black musicians that lifted spirits and defined Central Avenue's cultural legacy. This program's …
In her thrilling new book, Lauren Groff brings the reader into a physical world that is at once domestic and wild—a place where the hazards of the natural world lie waiting to pounce, yet the greatest threats and mysteries are still of an emotional, psychological nature. A family retreat can be derailed by a prowling …
Starting with its first suburb, Tampa Heights, Tampa grew north by annexing neighborhoods like Seminole Heights, College Hill, and others.
Well into the Great Depression, newly elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt needed solutions to the nation's banking, unemployment, and environmental problems. He decided to go big. Join us to discuss the …
The history center is open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
**Galleries are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas and open until 3 p.m. on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
**First responders and veterans may receive discounted admission at Visitor Services.
The History Center provides a dramatic and historic backdrop for your wedding, wedding reception or rehearsal dinner. Give your wedding a unique Tampa flair your guests will remember for a lifetime.
Are you looking for a one-of-a-kind Tampa experience for your next corporate event or convention party? Are you a meeting planner looking for a unique setting to host a board retreat or employee function? Located within walking distance of downtown hotels, the History Center is perfect for your next corporate event.
