R.A. Gray Florida History Museum, History museum in downtown Tallahassee, United States.
The Museum of Florida History occupies 27,000 square feet of gallery space in the basement of the R.A. Gray Building on Bronough Street.
The museum preserves 46,800 artifacts documenting Florida's development from prehistoric times through the mid-twentieth century within its permanent collection.
Exhibitions include Florida's First People, showcasing Native American heritage, and The Waterways, featuring a reconstructed historical steamboat for transportation education.
The facility has temporarily closed since Labor Day 2022 for building renovations, with artifacts being carefully removed and stored for protection.
The museum operates the Knott House, where the Emancipation Proclamation was read in 1865, declaring freedom for all enslaved people in Florida.
Location: Tallahassee
Operator: Florida Department of State
Phone: +18502456400
Website: https://museumoffloridahistory.com
GPS coordinates: 30.43812,-84.28511
Latest update: March 3, 2025 03:41
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