The Orange County Regional History Center begins a yearlong celebration of its 10th anniversary in the historic 1927 courthouse in downtown Orlando with a free 10th Anniversary Party and special museum admission prices, Saturday, October 2, 2010.
The community is invited to enjoy a bounce house, carnival games, music from Z88.3 FM, birthday cake, snow cones, cotton candy, and more celebratory fun. The 10th Anniversary party is free and open to the public, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and will take place in Heritage Square in front of the museum.
The History Center will roll back museum admission to the 2000 opening day prices, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: $7 for adults; $6.50 for seniors (60+), students and military with I.D.; $3.50 for children ages 5-12; Historical Society Members and children ages 4 and under are free.
Visitors can explore 12,000 years of Central Florida history in three floors of dynamic permanent exhibits, and enjoy two limited-run exhibitions: The Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives, featuring beautiful, detailed lithographs that tell the story of an American pastime that became a national sport, and the special 10th anniversary exhibit, Against All Odds: The Art of the Highwaymen, featuring the paintings of a group of African Americans who found success as artists in the segregated south of the 1950s and ‘60s.
The Orange County Regional History Center opened September 29, 2000, in the restored historic 1927 courthouse in downtown Orlando. The yearlong celebration, through September 2011, includes a series of exhibits and events inspired by the museum’s successes over the decade. Special 10th anniversary exhibits include Against All Odds: The Art of the Highwaymen (now through January 2, 2011), Florida in the Civil War (February 5-June 12, 2011), and Games People Play: The Evolution of Video Games (July 2-September 10, 2011). The History Center will also present The Working White House: 200 Years of Tradition and Memories, from the Smithsonian Institution (March 19-May 29, 2011).
