Welcome back to another edition of HMM on Demand. This week, go Inside the Museum with HistoryMiami Educator Sarah, explore one of our online exhibitions, and learn about one of the most historic hotels in Overtown!
Miami Stories
What is your Miami Story?
How did your family get here?
What is it like being in Miami during this challenging time in our country?
HistoryMiami Museum has launched a new way for you to share your story online about your life in Miami! Upload a video to share your story with your community. Record your video and upload it.
Feeling camera shy?
You can submit a written story as well.
HistoryMiami Museum’s Miami Stories Initiative is proudly celebrating its 11th anniversary. This oral history project documents life in the Magic City which is preserved in our museum’s archive and shared online.
Watch This:
Inside the Museum: The Cuatro
HistoryMiami Educator Maria showcases the Cuatro, a traditional Venezuelan instrument, in this newest edition of Inside the Museum!
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Read This: A Big Fish Story, Part I
Have you heard of Captain Charlie Thompson? Thompson is responsible for some of Miami’s most memorable historic moments! Read
via Miami’s Community Newspapers
Other Resources
Here are some more interesting articles, columns, and literature from HistoryMiami Museum!
- Miami and the Influenza of 1918
- Roddey Burdine: “Merchant Prince”, Civic Leader by Dr. Paul George (Part I) (Part II)
- Without Everyone’s Voice, History is an Incomplete Story by Anthea Hartig & Jorge Zamanillo
- Al Capone and Greater Miami by Dr. Paul George (Part I) (Part II)
- Origins of Palmetto Bay & Cutler Bay by Dr. Paul George
- Miami’s Jesuit Missions by Dr. Paul George
- Agriculture Fun Facts
Online Exhibition Highlight:
“At the Crossroads Afro-Cuban Orisha Arts in Miami”
Over the past decades, Miami has emerged as one of the major centers of the Afro-Cuban Orisha religion, sometimes referred to as Santeria, and its array of traditional arts. A religious community of over 100,000 practitioners is served by numerous specialists who produce beadwork, garments, altars, musical instruments, paintings, and other art forms. View the exhibition
Throwback of the Week
This theatre was originally built in 1950 and from its inception has attracted big stars, ranging in years and genres. Some such performers were Ray Charles, Joni Mitchell, Rudolf Nureyev, King Crimson, Liza Minelli, The Gypsy Kings, Tony Bennett, Marc Anthony, and Vladimir Horowitz. Television programs, notably the Jackie Gleason Show and occasionally the legendary Ed Sullivan Show, were also filmed there.
Ukrainian-American architect Morris Lapidus, famous for his Miami Beach hotels, was put in charge of a renovation of the theater in the 1970s. While there has been talk of demolishing the building in the past, the building still stands today.
Image: Miami News Collection, 1966
Explore This: 10 Days of Connection Online Exhibition
We asked you, our community, to share what object reflects your cultural identity. Click here to see what your neighbors submitted and/or submit your own video and be part of the exhibition.
Hands on History
Explore Historic Miami Photos
Explore Miami’s past from the comfort and safety of your home! View our online archives collection and find photos of Miami from every decade. Who knows what treasures you’ll dig up from the past!
Teacher Resources
Our catalog of online resournces is a great reource for teachers of all grades. Learn how museums care for objects or learn how Miami’s pioneers made Miami home in our variety of our online tools.
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