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Key West Art & Historical Society collecting, preserving, and presenting Key West’s history, since 1949. |
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Key West Art & Historical Society Community Day is a free admission program for LOCALS sponsored by our Business Members. Our Business Members help make it possible for KWAHS to serve over 5,000 school children each year, and present quality exhibitions and programs to the Florida Keys community at each of our 3 museums: the Custom House Museum, the Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters Museum, and Fort East Martello Museum.
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Alan Kennish's "Seascapes"
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KWAHS Joins Blue Star Museums Program
KWAHS has agreed to participate in the Blue Star Museums Program which will allow military and their families free admission to all three museums - Key West Lighthouse Museum; Custom House Museum and Fort East Martello Museum from May 28 to Sept. 6, 2010. So far KWAHS is among 330 museums from 45 states committed to opening their doors to military families for the summer. It is a wonderful time in NEA and U.S. museum history to gather together and actively show appreciation for the U.S. Military personnel and their families. |
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
The authors are: Terry Schmida, and his books, True Crimes 1 & 2; Johanna Schmida, and her book, The Woman at the Light; Jane Loiuse Newhagen, and her book, Sand Dollar; Ben Harrison, and his book, Undying Love; Sheery Sweet Tewell, and her book, Cosmo the Boat Cat; and Alan Kennish, and his book, Seascapes. |
Porter artifacts find a new home
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ART CAMP |
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FYI - COAST GUARD CUTTER BARBARA MABRITY 
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Barbara Mabrity (WLM 559) was named after the lighthouse keeper that maintained the Key West Lighthouse from 1826 until 1864, enduring three hurricanes and the loss of five of her children when the lighthouse crumbled during the 1846 hurricane. She retired at the age of 82 and later died in 1867.
 Coat Of Arms for the USCGC Barbara Mabrity (WLM 559) |
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KWAHS Visits Flagler Museum  Lee Garrison, Vice President of KWAHS Board of Directors, arranged for a visit to the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach on March 10th. David Harrison Wright, President of the KWAHS board, Lee and Claudia Pennington, Executive Director of KWAHS spent several hours touring the museum and Henry Flagler’s personal railcar - Railcar 91. (Pictured left is Claudia Pennington and Lee Garrison in front of Railcar 91.)
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Nance Frank Slated as KWAHS Volunteer of the Year |
 A Celebrity Visits Custom House Museum Richard Flottemesh visited the Customs House Museum and poses with the Seward Johnson Sculpture on the Museum's porch. When the sculpture was created he was the model. |
 
Joyce Stahl's Nutcracker Ballet Costumes Exhibit Joyce Stahl, (picture on left) standing close to the statute of the 'nutcracker,' is seen here wearing a crown from the Nutcracker Ballet. The ballet was adapted to fit in with the tropical and nautical Florida Keys. |
KWAHS is Getting Ready All their hard work was finished in time for the |
OIRF & KWAHS Collaborate To Restore Dollhouse
KWAHS has recently received a dollhouse on a long term loan from the Oldest House Museum. In preparation for this new exhibit at the Fort East Martello Museum the two-story dollhouse is being inventoried, reassembled and restored. In addition, a large house-like structure is being built for the display of the dollhouse inside the Fort. Read More >> | |
KWAHS Registrar Accepted into Johns Hopkins University |
Cataloging Begins For New Exhibit In preparation for “Speedway to Sunshine, Florida’s Overseas Railroad” KWAHS is beginning a detailed cataloging of its vintage clothing collection. Most of these items were accessioned in 1987 and only brief notes accompanied the clothing. In our new exhibit we plan to feature changing examples of what the citizens of Key West would have worn for the arrival of Flagler’s Railroad. read more >> |
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NEW AT THE LIGHTHOUSE |
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"Kids of Summer" Exhibit |
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Hemingway on Stage V "The Death Factory"
- at the Waterfront Playhouse Read More >> |
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"100 Years and Getting Better"
Works by the late Key West artist Mario Sanchez exhibited at the Custom House.
Read more >> Free Lecture about Mario Sanchez Every Monday
Guest Curator Nance Frank is giving free lectures about how Mario’s geopolitical background influenced his work. To set up a time and date for your free lecture call Nance at (305) 304-2323. |
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 "Ghosts of East Martello"Exhibit Open Visit our New Exhibit at Fort East Martello "Ghosts of East Martello" now! Video of Fort East Martello. |
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If you have photos from a recent event and would like us to post them, please send them to: keywestjane@kwahs.org Thank you.
KWAHS members were invited to attend a holiday evening at the Custom House on Friday, December 10, from 5 – 7 PM. to shop and see the newest Seward Johnson exhibition on French Impressionism. The French theme was evident at the Museum Store where shoppers found wonderful presents from the Met Museum and Chicago Art Institute at a member's discount price. Unique gift ideas from French provincial to Key West authors, Custom House commemorative bricks to tickets for a special party at the Hemingway House, "To Have and Have Another" were available . 
KWAHS honored Nance Frank as their volunteer of the year on Friday Jan. 22, at the ninth annual Unsung Heroes luncheon held at the Marriot Beachside in Key West. The Luncheon is sponsored by the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK).
