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November 9, 2017 – (Key West, FL).  Key West Art & Historical Society Offers In-Depth Look at “Overseas to the Keys: Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railway” Exhibit During Curator-Led Tour On Wednesday, November 15 from 10am -11am, Key West Art & Historical Society Curator Cori Convertito, Ph.D., will offer a special curator-led tour of the newly […]

November 9, 2017 – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series guest Rick Smith to share colorful history of Florida’s past at Tropic Cinema On Thursday, November 16 at 6:00pm, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes Distinguished Speaker Series guest Rick Smith at the Tropic Cinema where he is […]

November 9, 2017 – (Key West, FL).  Historian Tom Hambright to receive 2017 Scotti Merrill Preservation Award at Key West Art & Historical Society “Back In Time” Fundraiser The Key West Art & Historical Society is honored to announce Tom Hambright as this year’s Scotti Merrill Preservation Award recipient and will celebrate him at their […]

October 19, 2017 – (Key West, FL).  Haunted History: Robert the Doll returns to the Florida Keys History & Discovery Center The world’s most famous and intriguing haunted doll will be taken out of his secured, glass display case at Fort East Martello Museum for another ride up the Keys to the Florida Keys History […]

August 31, 2017 – (Key West, FL). The Global impact of the Florida Keys: Commodore Porter, Pirates and the Navy Key West Art & Historical Society Curator Cori Convertito, Ph.D., has been tapped to speak about the legendary Commodore David Porter (1780-1843) and his anti-piracy efforts at the McMullen Naval History Symposium at the U.S. […]

The Virginius Affair: Key West Art & Historical Society to Host Presentation and Reception of Rare Naval Painting On Friday, July 28, from 5:30 – 7:00pm, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes the public to a champagne reception and presentation of “The Virginius Affair,” the only known painting that depicts an unprecedented show of […]

June 1, 2017 – (Key West, FL).  A Q & A with marine wildlife artist and conservationist Dr. Guy Harvey Fans and art collectors of Guy Harvey will delight in the new watercolor over ink illustrations available at the Custom House Museum, a series Harvey custom created to accompany his Key West Art & Historical […]

May 12, 2017 – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society’s Overseas to the Keys: Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railway Exhibit Take a journey on the Florida East Coast Railway’s Key West Extension – an overseas train they said couldn’t be done – with Key West Art & Historical Society’s exhibit Overseas to the […]

May 4, 2017 – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series to Examine Historic Jewish Underground in Key West Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes Distinguished Speaker Series guest Arlo Haskell, writer, historian, and director of the Key West Literary Seminar, to the Tropic Cinema on Thursday, May 18 […]

April 20, 2017- (Key West, FL).  Willie Drye, Author of “Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935” to Appear as Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series Guest On Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 6:00PM– 7:00PM, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes author and National Geographic News Contributing Editor […]