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The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum
Whether you’re a visitor, a newcomer, or
a longtime resident of Boca Raton, you owe it
to yourself to learn more about Boca Raton’s
rich history. Let that guide be the Boca Raton
Historical Society, located at historic Town
Hall - easily spotted by its shining gold dome
in the heart of Boca Raton. Located in Boca
Raton’s original Town Hall, the Society owns
a vital repository of archival information about
the formative years of Boca Raton, its families,
and its economy. The building’s research library
houses a permanent exhibition of historic
maps, photographs and documents, Mizner
memorabilia, and other treasures. Originally
called the Boca Raton History Center however
with a generous $1 million donation from The
Schmidt Family Foundation, led by Barbara
and Dick Schmidt, the museum was renamed
the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum.
“The historic Boca Raton Town Hall has
been our home since the mid-1980s,” says Mary
Csar, Executive Director. “But, due to space
limitations, our exhibitions have been temporary
and largely two-dimensional. Not any longer.
The dynamic redesign of the new Schmidt
Boca Raton History Museum will allow for both
permanent and changing exhibitions that will
of all ages—a project we call History Alive!”
The new exhibits will bring to life the
growth and development of Boca Raton
from a small farming town to the dynamic
internationally known city it is today. They
incorporate artifacts and images from the
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