History Leaves the Building

Perhaps it happens when the stories housed inside its walls become too expansive, too restless, too alive to remain confined to a single building downtown. Or perhaps it happens when a city itself changes so dramatically that the institution responsible for preserving its history must also evolve in order to remain relevant to the people it serves.

After 86 years as HistoryMiami Museum, one of South Florida’s oldest cultural institutions is entering a new chapter as the Museum of Miami, a rebrand that signals far more than a cosmetic shift in identity. …

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