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Living History Saturday: Reading in Cigar City

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

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 …

$16.95

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Florida Conversations: Florida History Is Latino History

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

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 …

Free
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Sangria and Stories: John Costin and Seaside Seabird Sanctuary

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

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 …

$20

Black Roots: From Dobyville to College Hill

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

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 …

FREE

Legacies in Place, Memories in Mind: A Tribute to Black History and Memorial Park Cemetery

C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library 2607 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL, United States

The Black Cemetery Network (BCN) connects people and projects from across the country to protect, preserve, and promote the histories of African American burial grounds and sacred spaces. Join us for a morning of remembrance, research, art, and fellowship at Memorial Park Cemetery. Presentation, Panel Discussion, music, visual art, spoken word, site walk LEARN MORE  …

FREE
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Florida Conversations: Tampa’s Soulwalk

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

Fred Hearns and Robin Nigh discuss the Soulwalk arts and heritage "trail"–nearly 100 stops tell the history of Tampa's Black communities.

FREE

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Museum hours

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.

Admission prices

Adult: $16.95
College Student: $14.95
Senior (60+): $14.95
Youth (7-17): $12.95
Child (0-6): Free
Members: Free

**First responders and veterans may receive discounted admission at Visitor Services.

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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.

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