Who was the man in seat 308? Where did Robert Lanier tear his final ticket? Why does Fink Finley continue to roam the balcony? And what has led to Tampa Theatre being known as one

Making Sense of the Wild Frontier: Early Survey Work in Florida, 1821-1880 Featuring historian Joe Knetsch, Ph.D. Join us this year in October for our annual Nell Ward Lecture. Historian Joe Knetsch will take the

We are excited to announce the next session of the History Center’s Book Club on Thursday, November 19, 2026. This free event will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Tampa Bay History

Step behind the scenes of filmmaking at the Tampa Bay History Center’s Family Day: Director’s Cut! Families are invited to explore the creative techniques that help bring stories to life on screen through a series

Ptolemaic Queens: Women & Power in Hellenistic Egypt The Tampa Museum of Art’s collection includes a limestone portrait of a Ptolemaic princess, conventionally identified as Queen Arsinoe II (ca. 318–268 ʙᴄᴇ), from the Joseph Veach

Explore Tampa’s historic Central Avenue district with Fred Hearns, one of Tampa Bay’s foremost historians and the Tampa Bay History Center’s first curator of Black history. A longtime journalist, community leader and former City of Tampa human