{"id":63143,"date":"2021-01-11T21:49:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T05:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/?page_id=63143"},"modified":"2021-01-12T16:27:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T00:27:42","slug":"tampa-cultural-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/tampa\/tampa-cultural-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Cultural Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Historic photo of Black Cubans in Ybor City State Museum<\/strong>; (c) Soul Of America<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tampa Cultural Sites<\/h2>\n
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Ybor City State Museum<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Focuses on the heritage of Ybor City; features exhibits on on Vicente Martinez Ybor, the area’s founding and history of Ybor City, the cigar industry, the historical social clubs; housed in the Ferlita Bakery building by the Ferlita family, Italian immigrants who established the business in 1896; though most of the museum reflects the Spanish-centric Cuban to America heritage many of those Cuban immigrants were of mixed African descent; one expression of the mixed culture is the “La Casita” shotgun house recreated as a cigar worker’s home at the turn of the century; shotgun houses near the museum were commonly built by descendants of Africans in the Americas; located in Ybor City State Historic Park.
\nADMISSION: Adults $3; Age 5 and under enter FREE
\nDAYS & HOURS: daily 9a\u20135p
\nADDRESS: 818 East Ninth Avenue, Tampa, FL MAP
\nPARKING: metered parking across from Centennial Park and at the Centro Ybor Parking Garage on East 5th Avenue
\nPHONE: 813-247-6323
\nWEBSITE: https:\/\/www.ybormuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Family Heritage House<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Located in at Manatee Community College, it contains decades of local news clippings and archives, including local church history, biographical information, video library, and a children’s room; Harmie Davis Baker Research Room is filled with a variety of books and displays; over the years it has presented a collection of artwork and memorabilia exploring historical and contemporary ideas about stereotypes in the Black community.
\nADMISSION: donations welcome
\nDAYS & HOURS: Tue-Thu 11a-6p and Sat by appt
\nADDRESS: 5840 26th Street West, Bradenton, FL MAP
\nPARKING: on street
\nPHONE: 813-752-5319
\nWEBSITE: https:\/\/www.familyheritagehousemuseum.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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