Mel Fisher Museum Celebrates 500 Years of Florida History

Tue, March 5    Solving a Sunken Mystery:  The Wreck of the Santa Clara
This lecture and lab tour will be conducted by our museum archaeologist, Corey Malcom.  Limited seating.  9am – Noon   Museum Library  $20 includes snacks

Wed, March 6    National Geographic’s Atocha
Presented In conjunction with the ‘Movies at the Museum’ series, this National Geographic program chronicles the recovery of the treasures from the 1622 Spanish Galleon.  Q&A with MF Museum Archeologist  7:30 pm  Museum    Courtyard     No Charge

Thurs, March 7   Presentation:  Calusa Mounds
Where the Old and New World collide. The first documented location in the New World by Ponce de León. Multi-media presentation.  Presented by guest archaeologist Theresa Schober.  7:30pm. March 7th. Museum Courtyard. Free!

Sat, March 9th    Solving a Sunken Mystery:  The Wreck of the Santa Clara

This lecture and lab tour will be conducted by our museum archaeologist, Corey Malcom.  Limited seating.  9am – Noon   Museum Library  $20 includes snacks.

For more information on any of our programs, contact the Museum Archaeologist at
305-294-6233 ext 22.

A Florida 500 Remembrance of Slavery

Wed, March 20   The History Channel’s  Deep Sea Detectives:  Slave Ship Uncovered  Presented In conjunction with the ‘Movies at the Museum’ series, this History Channel program chronicles the historical and archaeological finds of the slave ship, the Henrietta Marie, which sank in 1700.Q&A with MF Museum Archaeologist.  7:30 pm     Museum Courtyard     No Charge

Thurs, March 21   Presentation:  The Wreck of the Peter Mowell
Museum archaeologist Corey Malcom and underwater photographer Don Kincaid discuss the current recovery of the slave ship that sank in 1860 in the Bahamas. 
7:30 pm  Museum Courtyard  No Charge

Sun, March 24   Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Remembrance 
This International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade event at the African Cemetery includes a brief talk of the history of the site and the people buried there, and a message of remembrance to honor them.
4pm  African Cemetery Memorial at Higgs Beach