HistoryMiami Museum

Founded as the Historical Association of Southern Florida in 1940, the organization was renamed HistoryMiami Museum to mark its 70th anniversary in 2010. Initially accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1979, HMM was subsequently reaccredited in 1987, 1997 and 2008, joining an elite group of just 22% of history museums nationwide with that distinction, and we are one of only two history museums in the county to meet the rigorous professional standards required. In July 2011, HMM became part of the prestigious Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program, which allows us to bring world-acclaimed Smithsonian exhibitions to South Florida and provide opportunities to share resources in programming, collections, scholarship and technical expertise.