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October 2023 by Bill Rodriguez
Attended a Cuban heritage lecture here this week for the first time, we will be back. Great museum and exhibit. Staff was friendly and inviting.
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September 2023 by Porfirio Rosado
Interesting museum in Gainesville.
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April 2023 by CHERYL FLOYD-LUCAS
Love This museumFor a New Florida resident in GainesvillePeggy McDonald taught me a lot.Kaitlyn and staff are very knowledgeable and True Historians .Educational House
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April 2023 by Cathy DeWitt
The MATHESON Museum hosts some very interesting exhibits and presentations about Gainesville's history in politics, art, and music.
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February 2023 by Randy E
This place has a lot of Florida's history. It's a very worthwhile place to see.
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November 2022 by Elizabeth Hauck
The Matheson is a great small museum in Gainesville that has exhibits on local history- current exhibit is on the music in Gainesville during the 70s. Worth the visit- also check the events calendar as they host several great lectures!
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June 2022 by Steve Ward
Disappointed here, ok display of indiginous weapons from stoneage but still not displayed well. Some displays were too low to the ground and some were too high. The interactive area with a notepad display was nonfunctional. Florida has a rich history but this place shows a very limited glimpse of that history.
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June 2022 by Keith Chan
A small intimate museum of local history. Friendly staff. Plan a visit lasts less than an hour.
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February 2022 by Alexa Law-Black
Very quaint; we loved it. Great way to pass an hour or two.
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October 2021 by Kitty Redfern
I was very impressed and pleased with my visit to the Matheson History Museum. We arranged for a guided tour with the museum director, who seemed happy to comply with our request and was extremely well-informed about the history of Gainesville in general and the individuals and items highlighted in the specific displays, as well as the Matheson’s, and the Matheson house and tool shed. The main gallery is currently hosting displays featuring women who were historically significant in Gainesville and the surrounding area and are quite well done and interesting. The Matheson house has unique rooms, each with furniture and decor (not original, unfortunately) from a certain time period.Bottom line: I really enjoyed my tour of the museum and, if you’re at all interested in Gainesville, you will as well! FYI: admission is by donation so bring $5 or $10 :-)
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November 2020 by Brittany Cole
I enjoy going to this museum. I've been to several events and book signings and they have all been very well done. The exhibits are nice as well. I do wish that more folks on the Eastside knew about the space and utilized it.
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November 2020 by Lora Pricenor
Enjoyed our visit to the Matheson History Museum! Dixie was especially helpful in our quest to learn more about the Timacuan Indians. Thoroughly enjoyed the Tom Petty exhibit!!! This is one of Gainseville's priceless Gems!!!
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August 2020 by Greg's Life Redneck Answers Reviews Repairs
They have new 40 year celebration of Tom Petty exhibition. They have art painting and his guitar and other items. Most notably they have a new interactive computer display for Tom Petty