Art & History Museums of Maitland

Art & History Museums of Maitland The Art & History Museums of Maitland (A&H) is a premier Central Florida cultural destination and co

The Art and History Museums of Maitland operates the Maitland Art Center, Waterhouse Residence Museum, Carpentry Shop Museum, Maitland Historical Museum, and The Telephone Museum.

From The Vault: 🎙️ New Donation! 🎙️We are excited to welcome a fascinating piece of mid-century technology to our histor...
06/04/2026

From The Vault: 🎙️ New Donation! 🎙️

We are excited to welcome a fascinating piece of mid-century technology to our history collection: a 1950s SoundScriber record cutter and player.

Manufactured by the SoundScriber Corporation, this innovative machine recorded sound by embossing grooves onto flexible discs that played at 33 RPM. Housed in a handsome Ingraham wooden cabinet, our example includes a separate telephone unit, allowing users to record telephone conversations and messages—making it an early predecessor to the modern answering machine and voicemail system!

The SoundScriber was widely used in offices for dictation, correspondence, and record-keeping before magnetic tape recorders became commonplace. One of its most famous users was Sir Winston Churchill, who used SoundScriber equipment to record portions of his memoirs and speeches. A
SoundScriber used by Churchill was later donated to MIT along with recordings of some of his famous addresses.

We are grateful to Mr. Scott Christianson for helping preserve this remarkable chapter in the history of communication technology!

06/03/2026

🎉 We're honored to be finalists for 5 categories in Orlando Weekly’s Best of Orlando 2026! Now it’s time to take home the win, your vote makes all the difference. Thank you for your support!✨⁠
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🗳️ How to Vote⁠
✅ Vote everyday through July 14⁠
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🎨 This Saturday, meet our Studio Artists!⁠Join us from 11am–4pm as our resident artists open their studio doors for a be...
06/02/2026

🎨 This Saturday, meet our Studio Artists!⁠
Join us from 11am–4pm as our resident artists open their studio doors for a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process. Chat with the artists, explore works-in-progress, and enjoy a welcoming day in their studios.⁠
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✨ Bonus: Admission to our museums is FREE during this event!⁠
Plus, enjoy 10% off memberships when you sign up during any First Saturday event.⁠
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We can’t wait to see you there!⁠
🔗FREE Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1731542021799

From The Studios: Our Studio Artists are on the ninth month of their residencies. Check out the progress they've made! A...
06/02/2026

From The Studios: Our Studio Artists are on the ninth month of their residencies. Check out the progress they've made! Amir Emad Marvasti, our Studio Artist in Studio 13 says

"Last month, I planted basil seeds in the museum. And Last week, I finished that blue painting. A mystery to me; the mist and the mystic. And three days ago I started a painting, with a color, that is not natural to me, on a canvas, that is not the familiar canvas, sitting on a chair behind the easel that is not the usual chair. And last month, Peter gave me a kale and a tomato plant. and Last week, I planted a passion fruit vine; a gift from Denny.

Last month passed like a dream. same as the month before, and its hard to not see that three months ago is more of a dream. And how do you savor a dream? and make sense of its passing. As I am writing this, all the faces in this text, come with a smile to me. I can imagine hearing Peter's keys in the garden, seeing him saying "Salamati", and seeing Dan, next to Pan's sculpture, a fist bump and a hug. And Richard, at the observatory, and Denny with her citrus earring. And Carlos coming over to the studio for tea, he says "that painting is strong" as he clenches his fist.

And these images, in the mind, that are ready to be seen, vague, but particular; What do they say?, about me, about another alive being? The sequence is particular, the images are particular, vague, but similar to a photo album that is alive.

The new canvas, was a gift. Dan's gift. The Kale and Tomato plant was a gift, Peter's gift and the passion fruit was Denny's gift. Richard and Cecily, brought the chairs for a tiny table, another gift. Hard to not notice, when you walk among gifts. I painted among gifts.

I don't have any conclusion to this writing, but last month, I planted basil seeds."

Follow along each week as we go behind the scenes with our Studio Artists. 🧑‍🎨

👇Check out these NEW Drawing Classes at A&H taught by artist Amanda Cortés!✏️ Registration for Summer Session Now Open! ...
06/01/2026

👇Check out these NEW Drawing Classes at A&H taught by artist Amanda Cortés!✏️ Registration for Summer Session Now Open! 🖼️

⁠🎨Learning the Figure from Life Part 1 | 6 Weeks⁠
Learn the technical skills and exercises to capture the human figure with a live model in this introductory class open to all levels!
🗓 Thursdays, 7/9 - 8/13 | 7-9pm⁠
📍Maitland Art Center Studio 10⁠
⁠🔗https://artandhistory.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/27454

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🎨Learning the Figure from Life Part 2 | 6 Weeks⁠
This continuation of the Part 1 course expands upon your drawing capacity and exploration of form through various charcoal and chalk studies with a live model.
🗓 Fridays, 7/24 - 8/28 | 10am-1pm⁠
📍Maitland Art Center Studio 10
⁠🔗https://artandhistory.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/27456

👇Check out these NEW Summer Classes at A&H! ✏️ Registration Now Open! 🖼️⁠🎨The Art of Animal Drawing | 6 Weeks⁠Capture ad...
05/29/2026

👇Check out these NEW Summer Classes at A&H! ✏️ Registration Now Open! 🖼️

⁠🎨The Art of Animal Drawing | 6 Weeks⁠
Capture adorable animals on paper in this open-to-all levels class learning anatomy, expression, composition, & movement taught by Nancy Goodwine Wozniak.
🗓 Tuesdays, 7/7 - 8/11 | 10am-12pm⁠
📍Maitland Art Center Studio 10⁠
⁠🔗 https://artandhistory.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/27068

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🎨Intro to Pastels | 6 Weeks⁠
This beginner-friendly class introduces you to the creative possibilities of pastel drawing taught by Natalia Diaz.
🗓 Saturdays, 7/11 - 8/15 | 4:30-6:30pm⁠
📍Cottage at Lake Lily
⁠🔗 https://artandhistory.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/27129

Step behind the curtain with these theatrical set design sketches by artist and designer John F. Hawkins for A Connectic...
05/28/2026

Step behind the curtain with these theatrical set design sketches by artist and designer John F. Hawkins for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1927). Featured here are designs for Merlin’s costume along with the set designs Act I Scene I, The Road to Camelot, and Arthur’s Court, and Act I Scene II. ✨🎭

A close friend of J. André Smith and a Bok Fellow, Hawkins shared Smith’s passion for the theater arts as both a set and costume designer. These sketches were created by Hawkins when we worked at the famed Ward and Harvey Studios. Between 1921 and 1932, the studio helped shape the visual world of Broadway productions with scenic designs for shows including Chee-chee, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, A Farewell to Arms, Janet of France, The Sap from Syracuse, and Through the Years.

These sketches offer a rare glimpse into the imagination and craftsmanship that brought Broadway productions to life nearly a century ago.
Fun Fact: Hawkins is the artist responsible for our Mayan mural in the Mayan Courtyard!

🎨Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for Little Creatives! Our amazing Education Manager Jennifer Cohen read T...
05/27/2026

🎨Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for Little Creatives! Our amazing Education Manager Jennifer Cohen read The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli followed by themed crafts including crowns, necklaces & handprints! 🐊🍉
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🖍️ Little Creatives is a monthly event that requires preregistration—perfect for ages 3 and under to explore art through themed stories, crafts, and play.⁠

🌟If you’d like to be apart of next months activity, be sure to pre-register, spots fill up quickly! 🔗 https://artandhistory.org/little-creatives
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All 2025-26 free programs at A&H are supported by a grant from Duke Energy Foundation.

05/26/2026

🎻 Music in the Gallery is TOMORROW 🎶A&H invites the Central Florida Composer’s Forum (CFCF) and the Howey Music Series (HMS) into our current gallery exhibition a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread by Mär Martinez. Local composers will take inspiration from the art in our galleries to create new short compositions that pair with Martinez’s artistic visions. ⁠
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🎟️FREE
📅Wednesday, May 27⁠ ⏰5:30-8pm⁠
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1968846204999
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🍷 This event takes place during our Last Wednesday monthly event. Enjoy free gallery admission, grab a drink from our cash bar, and discover the beauty of our main garden.

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231 W. Packwood Avenue
Maitland, FL
32751

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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(407) 539-2181

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