The Grove Museum

Our mission is to engage the public in a dialogue about #CivilRights and #AmericanHistory.

[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

Group portrait of members of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters attending a convention in Washington, D.C, ca. 1950, photographed by The House of Moorhead, Washington, D.C. State Archives of Florida, PR76767. Link: https://t.co/kSwB1Ic1fI

[Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend @ELCBigBend]

We had a great time @TheGroveMuseum for story time! Not only did we get to read to the community, but hand out free children's books and resource materials to attendees! Want to know where we'll be next, or how we can join your community event? Email us at [email protected]

[COCA / Tallahassee Arts @TallahasseeArts]

COCA is excited to announce our newest team member, Sahara Lyon, our new Arts Education Manager!

Join us in welcoming Sahara – you can reach her at [email protected]!

[Leon County, FL @LeonCounty]

#DYK you can check out tools, electronics, indoor & outdoor games, musical instruments, & so much more from the Library of Things at the #LeonCountyPublicLibrary? The newest items available for check out are inflatable kayaks. Reserve items at https://t.co/cdpUgRxaob.

[The Grove Museum @TheGroveMuseum]

A helpful resource for those who need it here in the Tallahassee community!

[Leon County, FL @LeonCounty]

#DYK you can check out tools, electronics, indoor & outdoor games, musical instruments, & so much more from the Library of Things at the #LeonCountyPublicLibrary? The newest items available for check out are inflatable kayaks. Reserve items at https://t.co/cdpUgRxaob.

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

Thousands of "sundown towns" threatened racial violence & death to Black citizens remaining within their jurisdiction at nightfall. Such hostilities lead Victor Hugo Green to create the "Negro Motorist Green Book," helping Black travelers navigate safely & avoid sundown towns.

[Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum @ahtahthiki1]

🧷✂️Such a doll! These beauties just joined our exhibits family and are new to our collection. Can you guess how tall they are? #palmettofiberdoll #seminoledoll #seminoleculture #nativepeople #seminole #ahtahthiki #museum #LoveFla

[The Grove Museum @TheGroveMuseum]

@USLatinoMuseum @PostalMuseum We are so excited for everything Grove Museum Educator Alice will learn this summer!

[National Museum of the American Latino @USLatinoMuseum]

#MeetLMSP fellow Alice Fabela. Through her fellowship at @postalmuseum, Alice hopes to learn best practices for incorporating museum objects into projects and exhibitions that connect to broader historical contexts.

[Florida Memory @FLMemory]

Archaeologists work to extract a canoe at Lake Munson outside Tallahassee, Florida. The canoe was hollowed out using fire and stone tools some 500 to 800 years ago during the Fort Walton cultural period in Florida history. Look for the Lake Munson Canoe at the @MuseumFLHistory.

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law as Martin Luther King, Jr. and others looked on. #APeoplesJourney

[Visit Tallahassee @Visit_Tally]

July’s the last month to join our Summer Backyard Bucket List Sweepstakes! 🎉

Explore Tallahassee’s hidden gems this month and you could win a staycation for two! Learn more: https://t.co/ohV3VQcffk #iHeartTally

📍: @TheGroveMuseum

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Period ends 7/31/22.

[The Grove Museum @TheGroveMuseum]

June 3rd is World Bicycle Day! Celebrate by biking to The Grove Museum, we have a bike rack located by the outdoor restroom onsite and stickers available inside. Pictured here is Darby Collins on her bicycle.

Learn more about World Bicycle Day here: https://t.co/Iv7rImx6ej.

[The Grove Museum @TheGroveMuseum]

You can find primary sources related to the Tallahassee Bus Boycott at the State Archives of Florida (@FLMemory): https://t.co/uG5cAdRDnZ.

[The Grove Museum @TheGroveMuseum]

A week ago today was the anniversary of the Tallahassee Bus Boycott.

On May 26, 1956, Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson, two young Black women attending Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, sat down in the whites-only section of a segregated bus in Tallahassee.

[The Grove Museum @TheGroveMuseum]

Reverend C.K. Steele, pastor at Bethel Baptist Church, formed the Inter-Civic Council to manage logistics and organize a carpool to get protestors without other modes of transportation to work.

Rev. Steele himself said, "I would rather walk in dignity than ride in humiliation."

[Florida A&M University @FAMU_1887]

Professor Nan Liu captures moments in the lives of #FAMU students. See the exhibit at the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery.

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

African Americans who are part of LGBTQ+ history have made enormous achievements & contributions to global history & culture. Explore our museum's LGBTQ+ collections to discover the stories that have shaped our nation: https://t.co/MtPqqDvLSE #SmithsonianPride