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July 2026
Archives Awareness Week: Unlocking the Shoebox Preservation Workshop

Featured July 15 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Tampa's Black History Museum 1213 N Central Ave, Tampa, FL, United States

Bring a few items from your personal collection! We will kick off with an inspiring panel featuring local historians, community elders, and preservation experts. You will learn the best practices for handling, digitizing, and storing delicate photos and documents. More importantly, we’ll discuss the profound cultural significance of everyday Black history and why your family's …

Free
Archives Awareness Week: Curating the Tampa Bay Timeline

Featured July 17 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

Join Michelle Hearn, Director of Curatorial Affairs, to learn about the process of curating an exhibition that spans more than 14,000 years of regional history. Then head into the gallery for an up-close look at the finished installation and the stories it brings to life. Registration is free, but required. Registration is free and includes …

Free
Archives Awareness Week: Downtown Tampa’s Revolutionary Streets

Featured July 18 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

The Story Behind the Street Names Join Rodney Kite-Powell for an engaging talk held in Mapping the 14th Colony: British Florida and the American Revolution in the Touchton Map Library. Learn the interesting history of how downtown Tampa’s streets were named and why so many of them are named for military and political figures from our nation’s …

Free
August 2026
Black History Book Club: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston

August 31 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Tampa's Black History Museum 1213 N Central Ave, Tampa, FL, United States

The Black History Book Club concludes its summer season with a discussion of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston on Aug. 31.
October 2026
Black History Book Club: “The Talented Ribkins” by Ladee Hubbard

October 26 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Tampa's Black History Museum 1213 N Central Ave, Tampa, FL, United States

The Black History Book Club continues its fall season with a discussion of The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard on Oct. 26.
December 2026
Black History Book Club: “Why We Can’t Wait” by Martin Luther King, Jr.

December 14 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

Looking for a local book club to join in Tampa Bay? The Black History Book Club is a free event that meets up at the Tampa Bay Black History Museum.

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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.

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