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South Florida History Museum features life-sized casts of Ice Age mammals, realistic dioramas, and fossil exhibits that explain how Florida was formed.

The South Florida Museum interprets the region from the Pleistocene to the present with stunning life-size dioramas and dramatic exhibits based on its extensive collections of anthropological artifacts, paleontological specimens and objects of cultural interest. Established in 1947, the motto then, as it is now, is "Something for everyone."


First Floor Exhibits

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Select an area to learn more Main Entrance Lobby - <em>(Smilodon fatalis diorama)</em> Fierce saber-toothed cat that lived in Florida during the ice-age. :: Click here to learn more about the FIRST FLOOR GALLERIES Museum Store :: Click here to PREVIEW OUR SHOP PRODUCTS Great Hall - Mastodon: <em>(Mammut americanum)</em> Mastodons lived in Florida during the Pleistocene Era, 10,000-12,000 years ago. Discovered in the Aucilla River in north Florida, this cast represents the largest mastodon ever discovered in North America. :: Click here to learn more about the FIRST FLOOR GALLERIES Great Hall - Paleoindian Bison Hunt: <em>(Bison antiquus)</em> Bison lived in Florida during the Pleistocene Era, 10,000-12,000 years ago. This diorama illustrates a hunting scene that took place during that time. :: Click here to learn more about the FIRST FLOOR GALLERIES Florida Land of Change: Discover why there were no dinosaurs in Florida and learn how Florida's environment and inhabitants have changed over time. :: Click here to learn more about the FIRST FLOOR GALLERIES Fabulous Florida Fossils: Fossils representing the variety of animals that once lived in our area. :: Click here to learn more about the FIRST FLOOR GALLERIES Archaic Peoples: Murals and artifacts that show how native Floridians adapted to the extinction of Pleistocene animals and a changing environment. :: Click here to learn more about the FIRST FLOOR GALLERIES Tallant Gallery: The South Florida Museum’s premier collection of Florida’s First Peoples’ artifacts. See the Tocobaga diorama depicting life on the Manatee River over 500 years ago. :: Click here to learn more about the TALLENT GALLERY East Gallery: Exhibition space hosting traveling and special in-house exhibits. :: Click here to learn more about the EAST GALLERY Stairs are next to the elevator and at the rear of the complex past the Aquarium Stairs are next to the elevator and at the rear of the complex past the Aquarium The elevator is located in the Museum area Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located north of admissions area and in the Spanish Plaza.


Second Floor Exhibits

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Select an area to learn more Patrons Gallery: Acknowledges and celebrates the founders and patrons who have been instrumental in the establishment and continued enhancement of the museum since 1946. :: Click here to learn more about the PATRONS GALLERY Medical Gallery: A look into the medical history of Manatee County. :: Click here to learn more about the MEDICAL GALLERY Visible Storage—Collections Study Gallery: Behind-the-scenes survey of the museum’s collection. :: Click here to learn more about our VISIBLE STORAGE River Heritage Hall: Explores the geography, government, economics and culture that flourished along the Manatee River from European contact to the 20th century. A global timeline illustrates history from the 1500s to the mid 1960s. Central to the story are exhibits on the Spanish Ranchos, the Seminole Wars, the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. :: Click here to learn more about RIVER HERITAGE HALL Model T Ford, 1927 Bat Fogarty Boat Building Shop: The original shed, woodworking tools and smaller machinery from Fogarty’s workshop. Pine Uplands (including Pioneer Cabin): Step back in time to the 1880s, when the region was covered with pine forests, now-endangered species were plentiful and pioneers began to settle in our area. :: Click here to learn more about the PINE UPLANDS Gulf Waters: An underwater view of fish & other creatures living in the waters of the Gulf. Rivervine Gallery: Including Mangrove Islands, Estuaries, and the River. :: Click here to learn more about the RIVERINE GALLERY Stairs are next to the elevator and at the rear of the complex past the Aquarium Stairs are next to the elevator and at the rear of the complex past the Aquarium The elevator is located in the Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located in the Riverine Gallery
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1/8/2009 6:30 PM 1/8/2009 8:30 PM NEW! Science Cafe at the Cellar Lounge
1/13/2009 6:30 PM 1/13/2009 8:00 PM Your Place in Space 4 - Solar Systems
1/23/2009 6:00 PM 1/23/2009 8:00 PM Preview Reception for Finders Keepers: Collectors and Collections
2/10/2009 6:30 PM 2/10/2009 8:00 PM Your Place in Space 5 - Earth as a Habitable Planet
2/13/2009 6:00 PM 2/13/2009 11:00 PM Vinology 3- Epicure Tour
3/1/2009 12:00 AM 3/31/2009 11:45 PM Margaret Mead Film Festival!
3/10/2009 6:30 PM 3/10/2009 8:00 PM Presentation - The Anhaica Apalache and the De Soto Expedition: What Are the Facts?
4/8/2009 6:30 PM 4/8/2009 8:00 PM Your Place in Space 6 - The Search for Life

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