HistoryMiami Museum
HistoryMiami Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels, a artwork 0.1 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 15 miles off.
The story
Museum of Miami, formerly known as HistoryMiami Museum, is a museum located in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Museum of Museum is the largest museum for history, culture, and community in the State of Florida. Museum of Miami houses four permanent galleries and up to three traveling exhibits, Archives and Research Center, the South Florida Folklife Center, the Education Center, and City Tours program. Founded as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida in 1940, Museum of Miami is the oldest continuously running cultural institution in South Florida, and is a Smithsonian affiliate. It was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1979. The Society opened its first museum in 1962. After moving twice, the museum has been located in the Miami-Dade Cultural Center since 1984. The Society and Museum were renamed in HistoryMiami in 2010. In 2014 the museum more than doubled its space when took over the space formerly occupied by the Miami Art Museum in the cultural center. The museum operates a non-circulating library, conducts city tours, and has educated more than 500,000 students in the area's rich history. In 2026, the Museum rebranded to Museum of Miami. Museum of Miami programs include exhibitions, city tours, education, research, collections and publications on the importance of the past in shaping Miami's future.
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Dates from 1979.
Wikidata Q9275937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels: 0.1 mi
- Miami Bull: 0.4 mi
- Bird In Flight: 0.4 mi
- Simón Bolívar: 0.6 mi
- Slide Mantra: 0.6 mi
- Paul S. Walker Urbanscape: 0.1 mi
- Jose Marti Park: 0.4 mi
- Jose Marti Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
- The Underline: 0.6 mi
- Miami Circle at Brickell Point: 0.6 mi
- Street Art: 0.4 mi
- Julia B. Tuttle's Homestead: 0.4 mi
- Miami Riverwalk: 0.4 mi
- Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College: 0.6 mi
- Mildred and Claude Pepper Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Fort Dallas: 0.3 mi
- Section of the Berlin Wall: 0.4 mi
- Simon Bolivar: 0.6 mi
- The Torch of Friendship: 0.6 mi
- Challenger Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Hobie Island Beach: 2.0 mi
- Hobie Island Beach Park: 2.4 mi
- South Pointe Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sandy's Beach: 4.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 4.2 mi
- Bill Sadowski Critical Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- R Hardy Matheson County Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Spiny Lobster Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
- Miramar Pineland Natural Area: 14.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
- The Kampong: 5.3 mi
- Palmetum: 6.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Honor Garden: 7.2 mi
- Fort Dallas: 0.4 mi
- Aladdin City: 21.5 mi
- Picnic Table: 17.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 17.7 mi
- Medley Landfill: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of HistoryMiami Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley Landfill | WNW 301° | 81 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:42 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 17:01 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 67 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 70 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami Beach, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/648249520
Day trips start here
- Miami · 4 mi
- Miami Beach/South Beach · 4 mi
- Biscayne National Park · 11 mi
- Greater Miami · 16 mi
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