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Join Living History Saturday, included with museum admission, from noon–3 p.m. on July 29. Three 30-minute presentations will happen throughout the afternoon.
Enjoy a glass of Columbia Restaurant’s signature sangria before a talk with Rodney Kite-Powell, Director, Touchton Map Library.
Cervantes, Shakespeare, and Emerson–could these authors have a connection to early Tampa history? Yes! Cameron McNabb, Ph.D., a visiting assistant professor of literature at Eckerd College, will share the various ways literature permeated the cigar culture of Ybor City. Discover how lectores read aloud in cigar factories and became influential in the revolutionary speeches of …
Historian and author Sarah McNamara, Ph.D., joins emcee Carmen Alvarez and James López, Ph.D., for a discussion about her new book, Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South. The new …
Guests will enjoy a glass of Columbia Restaurant's signature sangria before a talk with artist John Costin. Hear the inspiration and process behind his artwork featured in Etched Feathers. Seaside Seabird Sanctuary will …
Join us for a discussion with friends and neighbors who lived in 1960s Tampa during segregation. We'll also watch a clip from the documentary film "The Tampa Technique." Black people …
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.
