Historical Museum of Southern Florida
- Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Infobox Museum
name= Historical Museum of Southern Florida
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established= 1979
location= 101 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida, United States
type= History museum
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director= Robert McCammon
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publictransit= Metrorail access at Government Center
website= [http://www.hmsf.org/ Historical Museum of Southern Florida]
The Historical Museum of Southern Florida (HMSF) is a historical museum located in Miami, Florida, USA, which gives information about the history of South Florida and the Caribbean. The museum is one of the largest in the United States of America. HMSF is accredited by the American Association of Museums, as it has been since 1979. [ [http://www.hmsf.org/about.htm Historical Museum of Southern Florida: about] Retrieved on July 27 2007]
HMSF occupies a convert|40000|sqft|m2|sing=on building in downtown Miami and has exhibition space on two floors. The top floor houses "Tropical Dreams," the permanent exhibition that covers 12,000 years of history. The entry level contains two galleries that rotate temporary exhibitions, as well as The Indies Company, HMSF's gift shop. Also there is the Research Center, which contains materials useful to museum professionals and scholars. The bottom floor contains classrooms that are used for educational programming and lectures, offices, and part of the museum's collection. In total, the museum's collection includes over 12,000 objects. HMSF is the official repository for all archaeological material recovered in Miami-Dade County. [ [http://www.hmsf.org/about-history.htm Historical Museum of Southern Florida: history] Retrieved on March 9 2008]
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External links
* [http://www.hmsf.org/ Historical Museum of Southern Florida]
* [http://museums.wikia.com/wiki/HMSF Article on Museums Wikia]
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