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September 19, 2018 – (Key West, FL.)  Tennessee Williams Museum Nominated for Tourism Award The Tennessee Williams Museum at 513 Truman Avenue, the most recent addition to the four museums stewarded by the Key West Art & Historical Society, has been nominated for an internationally noteworthy award by the British Guild of Travel Writers in its […]

Sept 12, 2018 – (Key West, FL). Works of American Photographer Walker Evans on display at Custom House Museum through October 10 A selection of prints captured by Walker Evans, an American photographer recognized for pioneering a documentary style of photography during the Great Depression on behalf of the Farm Security Administration, is currently on exhibit in […]

August 29, 2018 – (Key West, FL).  Spotlight on marine wildlife artist and conservationist Guy Harvey’s artworks at Custom House Museum Visitors to Key West Art & Historical Society’s Custom House Museum can walk up the museum’s grand staircase and enjoy 59 exquisitely detailed pen-and-ink illustrations created by marine wildlife artist and conservationist Dr. Guy Harvey in the exhibit “Depicting Hemingway: […]

July 18, 2018 – (Key West, FL).  Powering Paradise: Key West Art & Historical Society exhibit celebrates75 years of electric power in the Lower Florida Keys The Key West Art & Historical Society celebrates 75 years of electric power in the Lower Florida Keys with “Keys Energy Services: Powering Paradise for 75 Years,” a new exhibit that opens Friday, July […]

July 4, 2018 – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society’s Hemingway Symposium to spotlight noted scholars and writers inspired by the late author’s works In celebration of American author Ernest Hemingway’s remarkable literary legacy, Key West Art & Historical Society presents the Second Annual Hemingway Symposium, Tuesday, July 17, from 6:00-8:00pm at Old City Hall, […]

May 23, 2018 – (Key West, FL). Custom House Museum exhibit celebrates historic and contemporary folk artists of the Florida Keys  Key West Art & Historical Society celebrates historic and contemporary folk artists of the Florida Keys and the islands’ influence on their work in “Islands, Imagination and Instance: Florida Keys Folk Art,” a new exhibitthat opens Friday, July […]

May 7, 2018 – (Key West, FL).   “Key West’s Duval Street” historic photos the subject of next Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series presentation On Thursday, May 17, Key West Art & Historical Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series welcomes historians Laura Albritton and Jerry Wilkinson to Old City Hall, 510 Greene Street, where they will offer archival photographs and accompanying […]

April 4, 2018 – (Key West, FL). Florida Historian Tom Hambright to Share “The Rest of the Story” as Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series Guest Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes Florida Historian Tom Hambright as Distinguished Speaker Series guest on Thursday, April 19 at 6:00pm at Old City Hall, 510 […]

April 4, 2018 – (Key West, FL). Remembering Stanley Papio: Kinetic Sculpture and Art Bike Parade and weekend of festivities pay homage to Florida Keys rebel folk artist On May 4 through May 6, Key West Art & Historical Society invites the community and island visitors to celebrate the spirit of a man known for […]

March 21, 2018 – (Key West, FL).  Brick by Brick:  After 20 Years, Custom House Nears Restoration Completion The iconic National Historic Landmark located at 281 Front Street is getting a long-awaited facelift, with the same master mason who was tasked with the work more than 25 years ago, when the Custom House was leased […]