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April 13, 2017 – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series to Highlight Cold War Archeology of South Florida On Thursday, April 20 at 6:00pm, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes Distinguished Speaker Series guest Sara Ayers-Rigsby, Director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network at Florida Atlantic University, to the […]

March 23, 2017 –  (Key West, FL). Distinguished Speaker John Blades Reveals the Connection Between Henry Flagler, Bananas, and Israel State Establishment What do bananas, the overthrow of a government, and Henry Flagler have in common?  Attend Key West Art & Historical Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday, April 6 from 6:00pm-7:00pm in the Helmerich […]

March 9, 2017 – (Key West, FL). Shipwrecks, Tree Rings, and Hurricanes Take Center at Next Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series On Thursday, March 23 at 6:00pm, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes Distinguished Speaker Series  guest Valerie Trouet to the Helmerich Research & Learning Center at the Custom House […]

February 23, 2017 – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series to Feature Fidel Castro’s Exiled Daughter Alina Fernández On Thursday, March 9 at 6:00pm, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes Distinguished Speaker Series guest Alina Fernández to the San Carlos Institute.  Fernandez, daughter of former President Fidel Castro, […]

February 9, 2017 – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series To Highlight Sandy Cornish Civil War Era Garden On Thursday, February 23 at 6:00pm, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes Distinguished Speaker Series guest Jeff Stotts, an environmental horticulturist and sustainable landscape development consultant, to the Helmerich Research […]

January 26, 2017 – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society Distinguished Speaker Series Welcomes Calusa Indian Expert Theresa Schober On Thursday, February 9, 2017 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes Distinguished Speaker Series guest Theresa Schober, an archaeologist, educator and much noted expert on Calusa Indian […]

January 20, 2017— (Key West, FL). Cuba to Key West Swimming Icon Diana Nyad Donates Personal Memorabilia to Custom House Museum:  Public Invited to Attend Ceremony with Nyad on Friday On Friday, January 27, at 12:30pm, Key West Art & Historical Society welcomes the public to join in honoring swimming icon Diana Nyad at a […]

December 30, 2016. – (Key West, FL). Key West Art & Historical Society Salutes the Navy with New Exhibit The Key West Art & Historical Society celebrates the connection between the U.S. Navy and Key West with a new Custom House Museum exhibit, The Navy in Key West, which launches with a special opening party […]

December 30, 2016 – (Key West, FL). Florida Historian and Former Navy Patrolman Tom Hambright to Offer Presentation with KWAHS Distinguished Speaker Series With 2017 marking the centennial anniversary of Naval Air Station Key West, The Society turns its focus to the Navy in Key West.  On Thursday, January 12, 2017 from 6:00 pm – […]

Join us in the courtyard of the Hemingway Home with  Philip Greene and John Hemingway to sample Ernest Hemingway’s favorite cocktails. Following Greene’s entertaining and enlightening presentation, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and the ambiance of the Hemingway House while rubbing shoulders with John and Phil, to the dulcet tones of Skipper Kripitz and his all-star band […]