Hannibal Square Heritage Center                          
  642 West New England Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789 407-539-2680 Open Tues. - Thurs. noon - 4pm, Fri. noon - 5pm, Sat. 10am - 2pm
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The Hannibal Square Heritage Center Blog

The Hannibal Square Heritage Center was established in 2007 by Crealdé School of Art, in partnership with residents from the Hannibal Square community (west Winter Park) and the City of Winter Park. It is a tribute to the past, present, and future contributions of Winter Park’s historic African American community.

The Heritage Center hosts the award-winning Heritage Collection: Photographs and Oral Histories of West Winter Park, a permanent, museum-quality exhibition of over 100 framed, archival pieces that capture the lives of Winter Park’s African-American community spanning the 20th century, and The Hannibal Square Timeline which documents significant local and national events in African American history since the Emancipation Proclamation.

The center also offers a rotating Visiting Exhibition Series, community-created public art installations, as well as educational programs and that explore the African American experience, black heritage, cultural preservation, and southern folklore.

Experience local history told
by the people who have lived it!

 

As part of the "Be a Part from the Start" initiative led by the Offices of Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement, Rollins first-year students journeyed to The Hannibal Square Heritage Center—located less than a mile from campus—to learn about the history of the African American community in Winter Park.

 

To see a clip of the Heritage Center Historians in action,
please click here.

Events and Exhibitions

Permanent Collection:

The Heritage Collection: Photographs and Oral Histories of West Winter Park
A unique exhibition of history told by the residents who have lived it.

Permanent Collection

Next Collection Day TBA 2012.

 

Visiting Exhibition:

May 11 to September 1
Heritage Center Gallery
The Sage Project:
Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories.
Recollections of a special group of senior residents, ages 85 to 106, of one of the nation’s oldest African American communities are featured in this new exhibition. The photographic portraits and oral histories are a tribute to the 125th anniversary of Winter Park’s incorporation as a city.

Friday, May 11
6:00 to 6:30 pm, an original performance by the Center for Contemporary Dance followed by recognition of the elders and their families by historian Fairolyn Livingston, at the Ruby Ball Stage in adjacent Shady Park. And 6:30 to 9:00 pm, Reception sponsored by the Winter Park Historical Association at the Heritage Center.

Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m. to noon
Panel discussion with Hannibal Square historian Fairolyn Livingston, documentary photographer Peter Schreyer, cultural anthropologist Dr, Ron Habin, and several community elders, in partnership with the Rollins College Office of Mutlicultural Affairs. Held at neighboring Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church.

Click the link for the full Sage Project story
http://www.facebook.com/notes/creald%C3%A9-school-of-art/oh-the-stories-theyll-tell/10150881146852542

Upcoming Events:

September 14 to December 29
Heritage Center and Alice & William Jenkins Galleries–Keeping Haiti in Our Hearts. An exploration of Haitian art, culture and history will be presented through paintings, photography, sculptures and folk art from the University of Central Florida in Orlando and the collection of Butler H. Smith, Jr. and Betty Ford-Smith in Sebring, Florida.
Curators Natalia da Silva and Henry Sinn will be aided by Haitian native cultural experts, anthropologist Dr. Gerald Murray and folklorist Dr. Kristin Congdon. Opening reception Friday, September 14 from 7 to 8:30 at the Jenkins Gallery followed by a Haitian musical performance and continued reception at the Heritage Center until 10 p.m.

 

 
 
Crealde School of Art City of Winter Park Orange County, Florida United Arts of Central Florida Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
The Hannibal Square Heritage Center is a project of the City of Winter Park and the Community Redevelopment Agency, operated by Crealdé School of Art, a non-profit organization, and the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Winter Park. Crealdé School of Art is a non-profit art organization supported in part by memberships, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Arts Council; United Arts of Central Florida; and various private foundations.