Tampa Bay History Center Inc

DISCOVERING, PRESERVING, AND LEARNING FROM OUR REGION'S PAST TO INFORM OUR COMMON FUTURE.

THE TAMPA BAY HISTORY CENTER, INC. (TBHC) WAS INCORPORATED AS THE HISTORY MUSEUM OF TAMPA/HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, INC. ITS NAME WAS CHANGED IN 1993 TO BETTER REFLECT ITS MISSION AND PURPOSE. TBHC WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING FACILITIES FOR INTERPRETATION OF MATERIALS AND ARTIFACTS OF AREA HISTORY; TO FOSTER DISSEMINATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF AREA HISTORY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS; AND TO ENCOURAGE AN INTEREST IN HISTORY THROUGH COOPERATION WITH OTHER HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)TBHC IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FLORIDA THAT SEEKS TO PRESERVE AND TEACH THE REMARKABLE HISTORY OF THE TAMPA BAY AREA. TBHC IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE CITY OF TAMPA.AN ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE HISTORY CENTER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FUNDED BY AN ENDOWMENT. THE ENDOWMENT'S INCOME UNDERWRITES PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED JOINTLY BY TBHC AND THE FLORIDA STUDIES CENTER BASED AT THE USF LIBRARY. OTHER EDUCATION PARTNERS INCLUDE THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE TAMPA/HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, AND HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE.TBHC'S THREE (3) FLOORS OF MUSEUM GALLERIES AND THREE (3) THEATER EXPERIENCES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M., SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, 363 DAYS PER YEAR. CONTENT PRESENTED FOCUSES ON 12,000 YEARS OF REGIONAL AND FLORIDA HISTORY, INCLUDING: NATIVE GROUPS THAT LIVED ALONG FLORIDA'S WEST COAST FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS; A VIRTUAL TOUR OF SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL LANDMARKS; EVENTS THAT WERE CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE IN THE REGION, FOCUSING ON CIVIL RIGHTS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; MILITARY HISTORY; CONQUISTADORS, PIRATES AND SHIPWRECKS; A MAP GALLERY WHICH PRESENTS ROTATING EXHIBITIONS OF MAPS, CHARTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS DATING BACK MORE THAN 500 YEARS; AND, MORE.TBHC'S GALLERIES FEATURE CONTENT RELATED TO THE REGION'S MANY AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING: EARLY SPANISH EXPLORERS; THE ITALIAN, CUBAN, SPANISH AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS WHO FOUNDED SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS; FLORIDA NATIVE GROUPS INCLUDING THE TOCOBAGA, TIMUCUA AND SEMINOLE TRIBES; PIONEER SETTLERS; EARLY EUROPEAN EXPLORERS AND OTHERS. SEVERAL OF TBHC'S EXHIBIT TEXTS ARE PRESENTED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.