Mucho, Mucho Amor: 50 Years of Walter Mercado celebrates the life and career of the beloved Latino astrologer and pop culture icon. For over five decades, Walter Mercado has shared his astrological predictions with style, flair, and mucho, mucho amor. Raised in the sugar cane fields of Puerto Rico, Mercado grew up to become a […]

Exhibition closes Sept. 1, 2019 In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion, Queer Miami: A History of LGBTQ Communities chronicles Miami’s queer past, reflecting multiple forms and expressions of gender and sexual diversity. Through artifacts, photographs, archival footage, and more, the exhibition displays the stories of Miami’s queer communities who, despite discrimination, […]

For a full schedule of speakers and events! Click here. HistoryMiami Museum will once again host the Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) during Art Basel Week, from December 6-9, featuring various street photography exhibitions and public programs. In conjunction with the festival, the Museum will exhibit the finalists of MSPF’s international street photography competition. The […]

Opening Reception November 8, 2018. Click here for tickets. On assignment for National Geographic, Nathan Benn photographed across the State of Florida at the dawn of the 1980s a time made famous by Miami’s narcotics-related crime wave and influx of newcomers from the Caribbean. After nearly 40 years, Benn has revisited his Florida archives. A […]

Did you know that Miami hosted the first East Coast rock festival? From May 18-19, 1968, the Miami Pop Festival took place at Gulfstream Park and featured legendary performers like Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Chuck Berry, and others. HistoryMiami Museum features this historic festival through an exhibition of rare photographs by Ken Davidoff, archival footage, […]

In honor of the Sagamore Hotel’s 70th Anniversary, HistoryMiami Museum curated a special exhibition at the hotel called Miami Beach: The Fabulous Fifties. For Miami Beach, the Fifties were the best of times. By then, Miami Beach had assumed its place as the nation’s premier resort with hotels that lined Collins Avenue for miles, clubs […]

The smell and taste of cafecitos. The shapes and colors of an eye-catching mural. The familiar face of the fruit vendor on your corner. All are experienced on Miami’s streets, where the vibrant, raw pulse that fuels this city is felt the most and where Miami’s diverse communities converge and interact. Discover the street traditions […]

Each year MSPF showcases the best contemporary street photography in the world.  A panel of internationally accomplished street photographers selected 99 images as this year’s MSPF Finalists.  The featured artists, including several world known Magnum photographers, selected the winner who was honored with the 2017 MSPF Award. Congratulations to the winner, Hugo Aymar, of France. […]

In conjunction with the Miami Street Photography Festival, HistoryMiami Museum will feature an outdoor photography exhibition on the plaza. the photos, taken from HistoryMiami’s archives, are from the Miami News Collection. Founded in 1896 as the Miami Metropolis, the Miami News was Miami’s evening newspaper for many years. In the 1940s, the News began using […]

By Constantine Manos: The subject of American Color/Florida Pictures is photographs, made in Florida, but not meant to compromise a general or definitive statement about our country or its people. These images are a collection of specific moments selected from a narrow spectrum of public places and events. Presented without the constraints of captions, these […]