Key West Art and Historical Society - Custom House, Lighthouse Museum, Fort East Martello Museum

Collecting, preserving, and presenting Key West’s history, since 1949.

Current Board of Directors

Celebrate International Museum Day - Sunday, May 18!
International Museum Day promotes awareness of museums and their value in the community. To celebrate International Museum Day the Key West Art & Historical Society will offer 1/2 price admission all day* :
Fort East Martello - A1A by the airport
Key West Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters - 938 Whitehead St.
Custom House Museum of Art & History - 281 Front St.

(*Members and Monroe County Students are always FREE!)
Click here to see how you can help museums!

Undercurrent/Overview
Group show at the Custom House

The new group show at the Custom House Museum, Undercurrent / Overview, presents the work of eight artists: Susan Bailey, Leo Gullick, Lauren McAloon, Jon McIntosh, Giovanni Novara, Susan Sugar, Lola Tang, and Tom Virgin. The show will be open until June 30, at the Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House.
Members' opening reception was held 5:30 - 7 p.m., Fri., April 11.
To see a slide show of the event Click Here.

Want to become a KWAHS member or renew your membership?
Join now online - Click here

Water Skier Seen at Disney World

Look who was found at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. A fan of Stanley Papio’s sculpture saw him in the Epcot Sculpture Garden and emailed us this photo. The Sculpture will be visiting there until June 30, 2009.

MARC Artists Create Most ReMARCable Images.

MARC Artists held their opening reception April 4, 2008, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Fort East Martello Museum. The art displayed consists of works of scenes of Key West, and even a few images of pirates. The show will run until May 3, 2008.
For more information Click Here.
To see a slide show of the event Click Here.

The Key West Art & Historical Society’s Antiques Show And Sale A Great Success

For more information Click Here.

To see two slide shows of the event Click Here.

ICONS
Bronze Life-Sized Sculptures
by J. Seward Johnson.

Meet the Artist
Members Opening Reception was held on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. at the Custom House Museum. To see a photo slide show of the opening Click Here!
For more information about this exhibit Click Here!

New in our gift shops!
KWAHS is pleased to offer original art images of Marilyn Monroe for sale. Marilyn Monroe remains a cultural icon who symbolizes the glamour of Hollywood and as such was the subject of many photographers who captured her beauty and fragile personlity. For example, Bert Stern's wonderful image from "The Last Sitting" taken in 1962 - (pictured right). We are offering these images for sale online. To see these treasures: Click Here.

Watch Our Live Web Cam of 25' High Sculpture

Click here for live images of the sculpture, "God Bless America," by Seward Johnson Jr. - outside the Custom House Museum.

Come See The New Sculpture

Watch Our Live Web Cam
"Daydream" has just been installed behind the Custom House Museum near the Path of Friends. To see a slide show of this event Click Here.

Support KWAHS When You Shop Online!

Whenever you shop online with hundreds of popular retail stores you can have a percentage of your purchase amount donated to KWAHS at no extra cost to you!
Please take a moment to visit the website at www.shopformuseums.com to learn how easy it is to support us.

Watch the Spooky
video of
Robert the Doll
on
uVuC hannel2.org

To watch a short video about the Key West Lighthouse Click Here

TIME TRAVELERS PROGRAM
New for KWAHS Members!

Card-carrying members of the Key West Art & Historical Society are entitled to discount admission and other benefits at hundreds of museums around the country--including 8 in Florida-- through the Time Travelers Program. Just present your membership card and receive discounts on admission, parking, gift shops, museum restaurants, and more!
For a list of Florida Museums with reciprocal benefits for KWAHS members click here.
For the complete list of museums around the county click here.

Want to become a member or renew your membership? Click here
Need a replacement card? Click here: gsidoti@kwahs.org

Community Partners with Albertsons helps KWAHS

The KWAHS is participating in the Albertsons Community Partners Program. There is no cost to get involved and KWAHS would benefit with your help. If you scan the Community Partners Card everytime you shop at Albertsons our society will earn 1% of what you spend shopping. Contact Kathleen at 305-295-6616 Ext. 16 for your Community Partners Card. It's free.

Florida Keys History

What is this?

Florida Magazine Honors Custom House Museum in its
Best of Florida Hall of Fame

The Custom House was recognized in Florida Monthly Magazine as Florida’s Best Renovated Building; Best Historical Landmark; as well as Best Museum in Florida.
For more information on Florida Monthly, and the honorees, go to: www.floridamagazine.com.

Thank You to Dogwood Foundation

A very large crane removed the shattered flag mast from the very highest point atop the Custom House. The mast was taken down because it swayed in the strong winds of summer storms and brought buckets of water through the roof. A generous donation from the Dogwood Foundation allowed the removal of the mast and the patching of the roof to safeguard KWAHS's collections and the Custom House Museum Building.
The State of Florida allowed the removal of the damaged mast and asked KWAHS to study it for possible restoration and reinstallation at a future date.
To see more photos of the removal of the flag mast Click Here!

Click here to see "Our Island Neighborhood Mosaic" on Wall Street, Key West

To donate to the Steven M. Pratt Memorial Fund Click here