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February 9, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Key West Museum of Art & History is proud to announce the opening of FOOD: Celebrating Conch Cuisine, a landmark exhibition debuting on Friday, February 27, 2026, with a free public reception from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The exhibition marks a significant milestone for the museum as a Smithsonian-affiliated project, partially […]

January 26, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL).  On Thursday, February 5, the Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes scholar and biographer Thomas Travisano for an in-depth exploration of one of America’s most celebrated poets in a lecture titled “Elizabeth Bishop: A Poet of the Shorelines.”  The talk, part of the Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series […]

January 12, 2026 – (KEY WEST, FL). In celebration of the 115th birthday of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Tennessee Williams, the Tennessee Williams Museum in Key West invites poets and prose writers to submit original work for its 2026 Poetry and Short Story Contests. The contests are held in conjunction with the annual Tennessee Williams Key […]

December 29, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). Budding poets ages 7 to 12 are invited to explore the power of words and imagination at a free Youth Poetry Workshop, hosted by the Seawall Society of Young Poets in partnership with the Key West Art & Historical Society. The workshop will take place on Saturday, January […]

December 29, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). On Thursday, January 15, join meteorologist Jonathan Rizzo for an engaging exploration of the evolution of weather forecasting in the Florida Keys. His lecture, titled “A History of Weather Forecasting in the Florida Keys,” is part of the Key West Art & Historical Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series. The […]

November 21, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). Key West, Fla. — The Key West Museum of Art & History is pleased to invite the community to the opening of its newest juried exhibition, “Shadow & Light: Island Contrast,” on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with a free public reception from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The celebration […]

November 3, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Key West Art & Historical Society invites the community to savor Florida’s rich culinary heritage with Emmy Award–winning multimedia journalist Dalia Colón.  On Thursday, November 20, from 6:00–7:00 p.m. at Williams Hall, Colón will present “Telling Florida’s Food Stories,” an engaging exploration of the state’s past, present, […]

October 31, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Key West Art and Historical Society (KWAHS) has received a $100,000 challenge grant from heirs of George and Adela Kantor and Arthur and Gladys Mulberg, honoring their families’ long history in Key West.  Funds raised through the end of 2025 will support the ongoing elevator replacement project […]

Final Call to Artists: “Shadow & Light: Island Contrast” at the Key West Museum of Art & History October 20, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). The Key West Art & Historical Society is issuing a final call to artists living and working throughout the Florida Keys to submit artwork for its upcoming juried exhibition, “Shadow […]

September 29, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). The Key West Art & Historical Society is proud to announce the acquisition of a culturally and historically significant woodcarving, along with its original preparatory drawing, by celebrated Cuban American folk artist Mario Sanchez. The newly acquired piece, titled “The Train That Went to Sea: Cayo Paloma (Pigeon […]