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Beaches Museum and History Park

Beaches Museum and History Park
381 Beach Boulevard
904-241-5657

Mission

To preserve and share the distinct history and culture of the Beaches area.

Vision

We are the bridge from past to present, inspiring a sense of place and are embraced by the community as its connection to history, culture and one another.


Upcoming Events at Beaches Museum and History Park

Chapel Concert: Blair Crimmins

Thursday, Nov 7, 2024 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Jacksonville Beach, FL
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Chapel Concert: Walter Parks with Swamp Cabbage

Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Jacksonville Beach, FL
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Recent News

Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings for August 2024

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: And just like that, summer starts to draw to an end, the kiddos start getting ready to head back to school, and the Museum gets ready to kick off it’s fall event, exhibit, and program schedule!…

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Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings for July 2024

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: Happy July 1! It’s a month full of patriotic celebrations, vacations, my birthday…all the fun events that come with summer. It also happens to be the start of the State of Florida’s…

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Beaches Museum Director Shares Improvements from Capital Grant

The Beaches Museum recently completed long-awaited improvements and upgrades by partnering with local vendors. With funding made possible through the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville’s Capital Grant program, along with private…

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Beaches Museum Announces Beach Legends Nominees

Recognizing that tomorrow’s history is being made today, the Beaches Museum has announced the extraordinary individuals selected to be recognized at its Beach Legends Gala, Friday, September 13 at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse. "An annual…

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Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings for February 2024

This Month at the Museum February 2024 A Note from the Director Dear Friends: One of the fun things that we get to do here at the Museum is recognize important dates, events, and anniversaries in our community. In fact, just this weekend the…

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Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings for January 2024

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: Happy New Year! Yes, we are more than a week in to 2024, but I feel like we can wish it for the same amount of time it takes us to stop writing 2023 on things! We are geared up for a great start to the…

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Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings - December 2023

This Month at the Museum December 2023 A Note from the Director Dear Friends: The halls have been decked and we are ready for a wonderful and festive holiday season! Are you? If you are still looking for the perfect gift, please allow us…

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Beaches Museum News - Museum Board Celebrates Successful Fundraising Campaign

The Beaches Museum held its joint Board Meeting on October 10. The meeting included members from the past and incoming year and reflected on the past year’s successes as well as the coming year’s projects, events, and programs. New…

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Beaches Museum Fall Chapel Concert Series

Chapel Concert: Steve Boyd Monday, September 25, 2023 Steve Boyd of Nashville’s legendary White Animals will be performing at the Beaches Museum Chapel Concert series Monday September 25, 2023. The White Animals toured the country in the…

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Beaches Museum - Beach Legends Auction is OPEN

We are excited to be celebrating our 10th Annual Beach Legends event on Friday! We look forward to honoring George Paugh, Clare Berry and Joe Mitrick as well as raising funds for the annual operations of the Beaches Museum! Whether you are…

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Beaches Museum - Riding the Rails: Pablo Beach Train Day to be Held This Weekend

The Beaches Museum will be hosting a celebration of trains and their impact on the history of the beaches community this weekend. The weekend kicks off on Friday, September 8 with Rails & Ales! The event begins at 7:00 p.m. and will feature a…

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Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings for August 2023

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: Summer is flying by and so is the "So You Think You Know Jax Music?" exhibit by the Jacksonville Historical Society! We were so honored to be the first host for this traveling exhibit as it makes its way…

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Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings for June 2023

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: While summer does not "officially" start until June 21, the Floridians among us know the temps and the humidity are about to turn WAY up for the foreseeable future! For the Museum, summer means two…

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Beaches Museum Announces Beach Legends Nominees

Recognizing that tomorrow’s history is being made today, the Beaches Museum has announced the extraordinary individuals selected to be recognized at its Beach Legends Gala, Friday, September 15 at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse. "An annual gala…

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Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings for May 2023

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: Well the dust is settling on a VERY busy spring and we are making the turn in to summer! Thank you to everyone who made our Fletcher All Class Block Party a success! We have a stellar committee (as we do…

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Beaches Museum and History Park Happenings for April 2023

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: Well it’s spring alright! We have a BUSY April that starts TODAY with Springing the Blooms! The perfect way to start off your Springing the BLUES weekend, (do you like what we did there?) this event is…

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Beaches Museum and History Park - Announces New Strategic Plan

The Board of Directors of the Beaches Museum recently adopted the proposed 3-year Strategic Plan for the organization. Chaired by Doris McNeill, the Strategic Planning team was composed of board members, volunteers, staff and community leaders and…

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This Month At The Beaches Museum And History Park - March 2023

Dear Friends: We are so excited to announce that the Board of the Beaches Museum has approved and adopted the 2023 Strategic Plan! The plan was a culmination of nine months of work including community surveys, stakeholder meetings, research of…

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Beaches Museum and History Park - Celebrates Black History Month

Beaches Museum Celebrates Black History Month This February the Beaches Museum is celebrating Black History Month. We have a variety of events honoring the struggles and triumphs of African Americans at the Beaches. We hope you join us in learning…

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This Month At The Beaches Museum And History Park - February 2023

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: February offers us the opportunity to really focus on Black history as a nation, state and here in our Beaches community. The Museum’s exhibit, “Recovering Manhattan Beach” will be…

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Beaches Museum This Month - January 2023

Dear Friends: Happy New Year! As we ring in 2023, the Beaches Museum is planning a full schedule of interesting and engaging programs, events and exhibits! The best way to see the “6 Beaches” exhibit will be through the eye of…

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Beaches Museum This Month - December 2022

A Note from the Director Dear Friends: Well it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at the Beaches Museum! We are looking forward to the return of Santa and the Conductor for Beaches North Pole Express on December 9 & 10…

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