Mission: To serve as a gateway for community engagement, education, and inspiration by preserving and sharing Central Florida's continually unfolding story. The Orange County Regional History Center, a Smithsonian Institution affiliate and American Alliance of Museums member, is one of the state’s preeminent cultural institutions. The History Center includes a history museum in a renovated 1927 courthouse, the collection of the Historical Society of Central Florida, the Joseph L. Brechner Research Library, the Emporium Museum Store, and Heritage Square park. The museum has advanced its global mission to honor the past, explore the present, and shape the future through wide-ranging programs, permanent and traveling exhibits, and limited-run exhibitions from other prestigious institutions.
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65 E. Central Blvd.
US，Florida，Orlando，32801
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Publisher Rick Todd (Claggett) recently discussed Watermark's 30th anniversary, the Orange County Regional History Center's exhibit showcasing our covers and more on Bungalower and The Bus (Bungalower Media). Listen below. Bonus Episode: Publisher Rick Todd talks Watermark’s 30th Anniversary
We are pleased to announce Azela Santana as the new Executive Director of Orange County Regional History Center. She will come on board in December, and we are looking forward to her leadership. Read more about Azela in this press release from Orange County Government: https://lnkd.in/gZ2AY8sD
We are seeking a Museum Archivist to join our team at the Orange County Regional History Center. This position is responsible for the daily management and care of museum archival collection including storage, preservation, exhibition, and research, the acquisition, accession, and deaccession of all archival items, and collaborates with other members of the History Center’s staff in developing exhibits and other research related tasks. For more information and to submit your application visit https://lnkd.in/gE7P-m-r. #MuseumJobs #Hiring
This week, Jeremy Hileman, Assistant Curator of Collections, gave our volunteers a Curator's Tour of "Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando's Underground." This behind-the-scenes look explored the due diligence, planning, collaboration, oral interviews, designing, cataloging by the History Center’s staff that went into creating the nationally awarded exhibition. If you think you might be interested in volunteering with us, visit: https://lnkd.in/gB6mq35e
We are honored to be recognized once again in Orlando Magazine's annual 'The Face Of' feature. This is a wonderful opportunity to point up the various types of roles needed to make our museum a success, and to highlight the robust partnership between the Historical Society of Central Florida and Orange County Government. Congratulations to the other 'Faces,' not to mention the Most Powerful People recognized in the same issue.
We already know our young volunteers are Super Kids, but we love seeing them recognized as they are in this Orlando Family Magazine article. Congratulations Ava Curtis and Madisen Xavier -- and thank you for all you do for the History Center!
Applications are now being accepted for our herStory Women in History internship. The Women in History Intern will work within the exhibitions department of the Orange County Regional History Center to uncover and bring visibility to the important roles and contributions of women throughout Central Florida’s history. Applications will be accepted through October 18, 2024; click the link for further information.
Congratulations to our own Griffon Binkowski who graduated from the University of Central Florida this past weekend. We're thrilled to see Griffon profiled in this "UCF Today" article which, among other things, tells how he was able to apply his studies to his job at the History Center. We're fortunate that Griffon will continue working with us on a part-time basis, even while navigating a busy graduate studies and work schedule.
Today, during the Board of County Commissioners meeting, the History Center received a 2024 National Association of Counties Achievement Award for our special exhibition, Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando's Underground. Pictured from left to right: Scottie Campbell, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer; Venerria Thomas, Director of Community & Family Services (which oversees the museum): Mayor Jerry Demings; Adrian Worobetz "Stu," Interim Executive Director; Jeremy Hileman, Assistant Curator; and esteemed Orange County Government commissioners.
Update: Due to an overwhelming response, applications for the Assistant Curator of Education have been closed. We're looking for a couple of highly qualified individuals to join our team in two key roles: Chief Philanthropy Officer and Assistant Curator of Education. If this might be you or someone you know, find more information here: https://lnkd.in/gE_-QMP