Historical Museum of Southern Florida

The Historical Museum of Southern Florida is located in Miami, Florida, a means for locals to celebrate their unique cultural and diverse histories. In fact, it helps everyone to understand how to help their city shape it's future.

The museum is a major institution for culture. It helps gather, organize, preserve and celebrate local and national history through publications, collections, research, education, tours within the city and exhibitions. It consists of varied parts, including research and archives, folklife, education and international fair centers.

The museum opens daily from Tuesday to Friday, from 10am to 5pm, and from Saturday to Sunday, from 12pm to 5pm. Its research center only operates from Tuesday to Friday for those visitors wishing to get more detailed information for genealogical searches 10am to 4:30pm. However, it is closed on special holidays such as New Year's, Labor, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Columbus, President's, Veteran's, Memorial and Independence days, as well Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The Historical Museum of Southern Florida endeavours to enlighten all visitors as to the in depth details about local and national history, stepping beyond dates and basic facts to create a living picture of what life was like then. In fact, many visitors find its opening hours too short a time to see everything.