Discovery Days

HistoryMiami offers parents an option for educating and entertaining their children on teacher planning days. Children are invited to spend fun-filled and activity-packed days at the museum. Activities are unique and encourage children to think, imagine, create and have fun.

Cost:
Members $35/day
Non-Members $40/ day
Special discounts available for HistoryMiami Family members and siblings.

Email fschena@historymiami.org or call 305-375-1629!

Sponsor a child today! Give an underprivileged or at-risk youngster an opportunity to attend camp at your museum for FREE. Campers ages 6 to 12 are given the opportunity to be creative, explore new worlds, develop new interests and make new friends. Your sponsorship is tax-deductible. Create miles of smiles for these kids and for you; become a camp sponsor today!

E-mail: development@historymiami.org

Contact us to register!

Discovery Days and Tropical Adventure Camps are sponsored in part by Miami-Dade County, and The Children's Trust.

Upcoming Discovery Days

GALLEON QUEST
Thursday, September 9
Come aboard for a day of exploration! Live the life of a captain on a Spanish Galleon. Learn about the dangers - from hurricanes to pirates to coral reefs - these mariners faced. Campers will make authentic wooden treasure chests, filled with jewels.

COWBOY TALES
Monday, November 1
Experience living on the range. Compose songs about ranch life and see the similarities and differences between western cowboys and their Florida counterparts. Feast on a country-style lunch from Shorty’s Bar-B-Q in honor of our latest exhibition Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries of Tradition.

RESISTANCE AND SURVIVAL
Tuesday, November 2
Join us for a film and learn about the resiliency of the Seminoles and Miccosukees and the ways that they are preserving their traditions. Enjoy building colorful, authentic freestanding Seminole dolls with patchwork clothing.