The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host “Apron Strings: Ties to the Past,” from Nov. 10, 2015 through Jan. 8, 2016, at the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum. The exhibit reevaluates the apron’s varying roles over time in an artistic and cultural manner and chronicles changing attitudes toward women and domestic work […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host the traveling exhibit “Just Above Water: Florida Folk Art” as part of Pensacola’s annual Foo Foo Festival. The traveling exhibit, funded by a Foo Foo Festival ACE Fall Arts and Culture Grant, will open Nov. 5, 2015 and close Jan. 25, 2016. The traveling exhibit features […]
The Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series is back for another year, and the first date of the 2015-16 series is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 16 when University of Florida professor Roy Hunt presents his lecture, “A Tale of Two Cities: Historic Preservation in Pensacola and St. Augustine.” The free event will start with a reception […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust unveiled its interpretive master plan to the public on Tuesday during an event at the Museum of Commerce in Downtown Pensacola. UWF President Judith Bense, Vice President of University Advancement Brendan Kelly and Historic Trust Board of Directors Chair Jerry Maygarden presented the transformational vision for Historic Pensacola. […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida Historic Trust will unveil its interpretive master plan. UWF President Judith Bense, UWF Vice President of Advancement Brendan Kelly and UWF Historic Trust Board Chair Jerry Maygarden will unveil the transformational vision of Historic Pensacola. WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 TIME: 4 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Commerce 201 E. Zaragoza […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces the addition of pirate and princess themed birthday parties at the Pensacola Children’s Museum. This new service offers parents or guardians a hassle-free birthday option that also enables little pirates and princesses to treat their friends and family to a unique Pensacola Children’s Museum experience. Themed party […]
The University of West Florida received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from “INSIGHT Into Diversity” magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the first time UWF has received this honor. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and […]
The University of West Florida Division of Anthropology and Archaeology and John the Baptist Church will host a public workshop exploring Pensacola’s historic African American burial grounds. “By These Hands: Vernacular Markers of Pensacola’s Historic African American Cemeteries” will be held Sept. 17–19, at various locations and cemeteries throughout Pensacola. The church received a $15,000 […]
A mobile app developed by researchers at the University of West Florida is helping to make history more accessible, relevant and lucrative. That was the upshot of a roundtable discussion held Aug. 19 at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, in downtown Pensacola. The event was meant to showcase the work of UWF professor Patrick […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust received the competitive “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. The grant will enable the Historic Trust to hold public programming about Latino history and culture at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center presented by Gulf […]
This summer, the emerald coast met the emerald isle as twelve theatre students and four art students from the University of West Florida traveled to Ireland to participate in the Carlow Arts Festival and collaborate with Carlow Little Theatre as part of the University’s program, “The Irish Experience.” To read more about the experience, visit […]
Yesterday, the University of West Florida announced a new fund in memory of Pensacola native and celebrated musician and producer Larry Butler. Gifts made by Butler’s family and friends led to the establishment of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award. This award will be used to support UWF music students in academic competitions or performance-related travel. […]
