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November 20 Join Glenn Westfall, Ph.D., as he unravels the tale of Don Vicente Martinez Ybor, tracing the Cuban cigar industry's migration to Florida and its impact on the state's industrial rise by 1900. Explore...

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December 1 This year, Museum Store Sunday is Dec. 1, 2024. Over 2,100 museum stores representing all fifty states and the District of Columbia, twenty-five countries, and five continents will offer inspired shopping...

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March 6 Set sail aboard Craft’s history lunch cruise, featuring narration by one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, Rodney Kite-Powell. From tales of Henry Plant’s railroad to the evolution of Hillsborough...

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Archives Awareness Week: Florida in the 1920s

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

Bootleggers flooded Florida with illegal booze, flappers danced to jazz, and workers erected the first elaborate Art Deco buildings in Florida in the 1920s. At the same time, Mediterranean fruit flies attacked citrus groves, and the state’s brutal convict-leasing program ensnared thousands. Join the Tampa Bay History Center's Brad Massey, Ph.D., for a look at …

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Event Series History Adventure Camp: American Girl®

History Adventure Camp: American Girl®

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

This camp features three American Girl characters from different periods in history–Kaya (1764), Addy (1864), and Molly (1944). Campers (ages 7-11) get hands-on with history through games, crafts, activities, gallery time, and guest speakers. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Extended care available. LEARN MORE   

Event Series History Adventure Camp: American Girl®

History Adventure Camp: American Girl®

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

This camp features three American Girl characters from different periods in history–Kaya (1764), Addy (1864), and Molly (1944). Campers (ages 7-11) get hands-on with history through games, crafts, activities, gallery time, and guest speakers. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Extended care available. LEARN MORE   

Archives Awareness Week: Exploring Tampa’s History Through Photographs

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

See Tampa’s development over the past century and how it compares with today’s landmarks during a special talk at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 14, in the Tampa Bay History Center’s TECO Learning Center. Along with some hand-picked images from the Burgert Brothers Collection, several previously unseen photos from the 1960s through the early 2000s …

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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: $18.95
College Student: $16.95
Senior (60+): $16.95
Youth (7-17): $14.95
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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