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SEMINOLE WARS: THE FIGHT FOR FLORIDA
About Exhibit
Florida resembled a battlefield during much of the first half of the 19th century when Seminoles and Americans fought for the same land. The Seminole Wars: The Fight for Florida recounts the three Seminole Wars and generals and warriors who battled wits in the jungle-like Florida interior. The goal of the exhibit is to create a better understanding of the personal sacrifice, hardship, courage, and foibles demonstrated by leaders during war.
Visitors can fill a military supply wagon, try on army uniforms, and feel the 30-pound weight of a soldier's backpack. They can also listen to how two soldiers may have viewed their war experience.
Exhibition Dates
May-August 2009
FLORIDA'S LOST TRIBES: A THEODORE MORRIS EXPERIENCE
About Exhibit
The compelling artwork of Theodore Morris realistically portrays the forgotten people of Florida as they lived and worked in their natural pre-historic environment. His award-winning work has gained the respect of archaeologists and anthropologists for its attention to accuracy and is the result of painstaking work at excavation sites throughout the state. Rich in color and closely researched, Morris' portraits bring Florida's lost tribes back to life.
Exhibition Dates
May-August 2008
ALLIGATOR'S: DRAGONS IN PARADISE
About Exhibit
Alligators: Dragons in Paradise is a potpourri of fact and fantasy that explores our enduring fascination with the alligator and the alligator's symbolic and sociological role in Florida history. The exhibit includes artifacts such as alligator bags, shoes, and purses; cast reproductions of alligator and crocodile skulls; and a variety of other alligator souvenirs and memorabilia.
Exhibition Dates
May-August 2007
Two hundred years ago, the Gulf of Mexico was a dangerous and foreboding body of water. No vessel was safe from the constant threat of attack from pirate ships who scourged across its high seas. Pirates: The Last Scourge of the Gulf recounts the forgotten story of these last pirates of the Gulf of Mexico. The exhibit unravels this worst outbreak of piracy in the Gulf and Caribbean Basin since the age of the most notorious pirates such as Blackbeard and Black Bart.
Pirates: The Last Scourge of the Gulf is an educational and interactive exhibit that allows visitors to test their pirate knot tying skills, try on clothing real pirates from the period would have worn, raise a pirate flag on a crow's nest, and feel what it was like to stand on a deck and steer the ship.
This exhibit was made possible by the generous support and sponsorship of Friends of the Museums, Inc., a non-profit organization founded in July 1995, with the goal to foster and advance educational and scientific research to preserve, protect, and promote the rich cultural heritage of this area. The organization is dedicated to supporting the Indian Temple Mound and Museum, the Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum and the Garnier Post Office. Additional sponsors for the exhibit include the Florida Department of StateBureau of Archaeological Research and the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee.
Heritage Park is now offering the exclusive Pirates: The Last Scourge of the Gulf exhibit for lease. Exhibit includes the following:
CONTENTS
Seventeen 30" X 40" Text/Graphic panels with rope cleat hardware for mounting
One large 50" X 62" 1774 year Map/Intro panel
28 Images
Knot tying interactive
Quarterdeck with ship wheel interactive
Crow's nest interactive
Pirate uniform try-on area (includes three pirate shirts, slops, and hats)
Scale model of a 19th century privateer schooner
Eight 12" X 18" unique pirate flags
SPACE REQUIREMENTS
550 square feet (109 linear feet for panels)
FEES
$1,500 plus shipping
BOOKING PERIOD
3 months
AVAILIABLITY
Now booking through September 2013
TOUR ITINERARY
06/01/2011-08/31/2011 Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, FL
02/1/2012 - 04/30/2012 Collier County Museums, Naples, FL
**Parties are interested in booking the exhibit for Summer 2012, but they have not been confirmed. Please cal or email us for more information**
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jennifer Lamott
Museum Program Coordinator
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850.833.9595
We would be happy to provide you information on how you could get these artifacts on loan from the BAR.
