Museum of Florida History

Museum in Florida, USA

Museum of Florida History

Location within Florida

Established| 1977
Location| R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida
Coordinates| 30°26′17″N 84°17′06″W﻿ / ﻿30.437976°N 84.284961°W﻿ / 30.437976; -84.284961
Type| History[1]
Website| www.museumoffloridahistory.com

The Museum of Florida History is the U.S. state of Florida's history museum, housing exhibits and artifacts covering its history and prehistory. It is located in the state capital, Tallahassee, Florida, at the R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street,[1] named for Robert Andrew Gray.

A mastodon skeleton on display at the Museum of Florida History

The museum features a gallery with exhibits that change every few months as well as permanent exhibits.[2] Previous exhibits include Beyond the Vote: Florida Women’s Activism, Florida Inspired: Landscapes from the Risner Fine Art Collection, and Living the Dream: Twentieth Century Florida.[3]

Opened in 1977, the Museum of Florida History collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets evidence of past and present cultures in Florida, and promotes knowledge and appreciation of this heritage.

As the state history museum, it focuses on artifacts and eras unique to Florida's development and on roles that Floridians have played in national and global events.

Through exhibits, educational programs, research, and collections, the Museum reflects the ways that people have shaped and reacted to their cultural and natural environments.[4]

The Museum of Florida History is administered by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs,[5] a division of the Florida Department of State.

## Knott House

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Knott House

The Museum of Florida History operates the Knott House, built in 1843.[6] The Knott House was the temporary headquarters of the Union Army in Tallahassee. The Emancipation Proclamation was read from the steps of the building on May 20, 1865, declaring freedom for all slaves in the Florida panhandle. After the Civil War, Florida's first black physician got his start working for a doctor on the premises.

## See also

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* Florida Historical Society
* State Library and Archives of Florida

## References

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1. ^ a b MuseumsUSA. "Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee, Florida", MuseumsUSA website, 2007. Retrieved on November 08, 2007.
2. ^ "Exhibits". Museum of Florida History. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
3. ^ "Previous Exhibits". Museum of Florida History. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
4. ^ "Home". museumoffloridahistory.com.
5. ^ Museum of Florida History website
6. ^ Knott House Museum of Florida History

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## External links

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* Museum of Florida History (official website)
* Museum of Florida History Facebook Page
* Temporary Construction Information

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U.S. state history museums

Northeast|

| New England|

* Museum of Connecticut History (Hartford)
* Maine State Museum (Augusta)
* Maine Historical Society Museum (Portland)
* Commonwealth Museum (Boston)
* Vermont History Museum (Montpelier)

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Mid-Atlantic|

* Delaware History Museum (Wilmington)
* City Museum of Washington, D.C. (Washington, D.C.)
* New Jersey State Museum (Trenton)
* New York State Museum (Albany)
* State Museum of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg)

Midwest|

| East North Central|

* Illinois State Museum (Springfield)
* Indiana State Museum (Indianapolis)
* Michigan History Museum (Lansing)
* Ohio History Center (Columbus)
* Wisconsin Historical Museum (Madison)

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West North Central|

* State Historical Museum of Iowa (Des Moines)
* Kansas Museum of History (Topeka)
* Minnesota History Center (Saint Paul)
* Missouri State Museum (Jefferson City)
* Missouri History Museum (St. Louis)
* Museum of Nebraska History (Lincoln)
* North Dakota Heritage Center (Bismarck)

South|

| South Atlantic|

* Museum of Florida History (Tallahassee)
* Virginia Historical Society (Richmond, Virginia)
* North Carolina Museum of History (Raleigh)
* South Carolina State Museum (Columbia)

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East South Central|

* Alabama Department of Archives and History (Montgomery)
* Kentucky Museum (Bowling Green)
* Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History (Frankfort)
* Museum of Mississippi History (Jackson)
* Tennessee State Museum (Nashville)

West South Central|

* Historic Arkansas Museum (Little Rock)
* Louisiana State Museum (New Orleans)
* Louisiana History Museum (Alexandria)
* Oklahoma History Center (Oklahoma City)
* Bullock Texas State History Museum (Austin)

West|

| Mountain|

* Arizona State Museum (Tucson)
* History Colorado Center (Denver)
* Idaho History Center (Boise)
* Montana Historical Society Museum (Helena)
* Nevada State Museum (Las Vegas)
* Nevada State Museum (Carson City)
* New Mexico History Museum (Santa Fe)
* Wyoming State Museum (Cheyenne)

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Pacific|

* Alaska State Museum (Juneau)
* The California Museum (Sacramento)
* Oregon Historical Society Museum (Portland)
* Washington State History Museum (Tacoma)

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