HistoryMiami Museum celebrates its 80th birthday this year. Members have always played a key role in our success and longevity. Thank you for being a member and for helping us tell Miami’s stories, every day for 80 years!
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What’s Next at the Museum?
Stay up to date with all HistoryMiami Museum events and programs with our online calendar.
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Hard Rock Stadium Members Only Tour
Thank you to the many members that attended the Hard Rock Stadium Tour. We had a great time. There was a surprise visit from Dolphins Alumni A.J. Duhe, who shared team memories. We also visited many behind the scenes luxury clubs, the locker room and the field.
Join us for our next Members Only event on Thursday February 13 as we celebrate an early Valentines Day at the soon to open Biscayne Bay Brewing Company in Downtown Miami. Free with RSVP below.
Members Only Event!
Valentine’s Day Brewery Tour
Thursday, February 13 6:00-8:00 pm
100 NE 1 Ave, Floor 3
Love beer? Join us at the newest downtown craft beer hot spot, located in a truly historic building. Savor Biscayne Bay Brewing Company’s crafted beers. Enjoy a free glass of brew, some light nibbles and a behind the scenes brewery tour with brewery President Jose Mallea. We will finish off the evening with a tasting of Biscayne Bay’s remarkable beers.
Street parking available near the Brewery.
The Miami International Map Fair is back!
March 13-15, 2020
We have three world-renowned speakers and over thirty top-tier dealers ready to show you the world of cartography. Mark your calendar and visit our web page to learn more about this unique event at your museum.
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Embracing the Lens: The BlackFlorida Project
Opening Reception – Thursday, March 19, 2020
80th Anniversary Flamingo Ball @ Hialeah Park
Coming in 2020!
HistoryMiami Museum is turning 80 in 2020. We’re inviting you to the anniversary gala to celebrate our big 8-O! Stay tuned for more details.
Member Spotlight
Neal Sonnett is a former Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Division for the Southern District of Florida and a nationally prominent white-collar criminal defense lawyer who heads his own Miami law firm.
Among his many awards, Neal was named a 2009 “Legal Legend” by the 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society and the 2007 “Alumnus of Distinction” by the University of Miami School of Law. He received the ADL Jurisprudence Award for his “distinguished service and inspiring leadership in preserving liberty, counteracting bigotry and advancing the cause of human rights.” He also received the Florida Bar Foundation Medal of Honor, the highest award given to a lawyer by the legal profession in Florida, in recognition of his “dedicated service in improving the administration of the criminal justice system and in protecting individual rights precious to our American Constitutional form of government.”
Neal Sonnett has been a supporter of HistoryMiami Museum for more than 30 years. He explains that he’s lived in Miami for almost all of his life: “I attended high school, college, and law school in Miami, and I’ve practiced law here for many, many years. HistoryMiami Museum is an important part of this community and I want to do my part to support it and take advantage of the many programs that it offers. I just wish I had more time to be even more involved.”
Neal points to the variety of excellent programs and tours that HistoryMiami Museum offers. “The programs provide a wonderful experience for both residents and tourists, and the fact that the Museum is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate is a big plus.”
Neal further stated to us, “I believe that HistoryMiami Museum is becoming more and more important to our community. It serves as a chronicler and exhibitor of important historical information for residents and visitors, I try to visit museums in other cities when I travel, and I hope visitors to Miami will visit HistoryMiami Museum to learn Miami’s story.
Neal mentioned that he is glad to support the Museum and spread the word. “I tell my friends and colleagues that HistoryMiami Museum membership will enrich their lives and, as civic minded residents, they should join me in strongly supporting HistoryMiami Museum.”
In recognition of his many years as a nationally prominent attorney, Neal was chosen as a 2009 Miami “Legal Legend,” an award hosted by the Museum. “It was a very special honor for me, made even more magical because I sat with Judge William Hoeveler and Albert Krieger, two other honorees whom I considered mentors and personal heroes.”
Members like Neal Sonnet are heroes to HistoryMiami Museum. The annual support that membership provides is one of the reasons that the museum will turn 80 in 2020. Longevity such as the museum has enjoyed, is owed in part to the many members that believe in and support us.
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Your Member Resources
Doing research? Love historic photographs? Need a copy of a past HistoryMiami Museum publication? Exploring your own family history? The Archives and Research Center at HistoryMiami Museum has what you need.
Your membership helps support our Collections and the conservation of the rich history of South Florida. Thank you for helping us care for our heritage.
Click here to access the great resources of the museum’s Archives and Research Center.
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Your Tequesta Journal
All current HistoryMiami Museum members will receive a free digital copy of the 2018 Tequesta journal via email. This historical journal has been published since 1940 and is a great resource for local history. You can access the digital journal here.
Members, if you do not receive your digital copy via email, please contact Member Services at (305) 375-1618 or email membership@historymiami.org. A free digital copy of the 2015-2017 volumes of Tequesta journal is available upon request.
If you would like to purchase a paperback copy of Tequesta on Amazon please click here. The cost is $5.50 plus shipping (if applicable).
