Press Releases
December 11, 2024 - The History Museum of Mobile's January Learning Lunch will feature Dr. Timothy Buckner, Associate Professor of History at Troy University
December 5, 2024 - HISTORY MUSEUM OF MOBILE TO HOST ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS EXHIBITION
November 26, 2024 - The History Museum of Mobile will host its upcoming Learning Lunch featuring Dr. Alison Henry- Voyage of the Pelican Girls
October 16, 2024 - The History Museum of Mobile will host a special Learning Lunch program featuring Dr. Aiqi Liu: Sekigahara: The Campaign for The Great Peace
October 16, 2024 - The November Learning Lunch program will feature Dr. Matthew Downs: Alabama in the Great War
September 24, 2024 - The October Learning Lunch program will feature local author, Paul Brueske - Digging All Night and Fighting All Day- The Civil War Siege of Spanish Fort, Alabama
August 8, 2024 - The September Learning Lunch Program will feature Dr. Timothy Buckner, Associate Professor of History at Troy University
August 1, 2024 - History Museum of Mobile to host SAMURAI: Sunrise, Sunset Exhibition
July 2, 2024 - The July Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Troy University History Professor, Dr. Martin T. Olliff
April 29, 2024 - The May Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile - George B. Rogers- A Look at His Designs and the Clients Behind Them
March 7, 2024 - History Museum of Mobile Welcomes New Director
February 26, 2024 - History Museum of Mobile to Host Global Headwear Exhibition
January 30, 2024 - Evening Lecture feat. Dr. Deborah Plant: In the Radiance of the King: Barracoon Revisited
January 30, 2024 - The February Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Dr. Laura Rosanne Adderley, Associate Professor of History at Tulane University
December 29, 2023 - January Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Steve Joynt, Publisher of The Mobile Mask Magazine, and a Performance By The Excelsior Band
November 28, 2023 - December Learning Lunch program will feature Scott Wright, General & Artistic Director of Mobile Opera
November 27, 2023 - Africatown Heritage House Nomination for USA Today 10Best
October 30, 2023 - November Learning Lunch program will feature Emily Blejwas, Author and Executive Director of the Alabama Folklife Association
September 26, 2023 - October Learning Lunch program will feature Dr. Christopher Britt, Education and Outreach Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute
September 6, 2023 - Journey into space with NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope interactive exhibit at History Museum of Mobile
September 5, 2023 - History Museum of Mobile Seeks Director
September 4, 2023 - Sept 13 Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Dr. Nicholas Wood- “Let The Oppressed Go Free-” The American Revolution’s Antislavery Legacy
August 14, 2023 - Sept 6 Special Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Mardi Gras Set Designer Ron Barrett- The Mardi Gras Theme Whirlwind
June 1, 2023 - New Staff Members Ready Africatown Heritage House for Public Debut
March 30, 2023 - April 12 Learning Lunch at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Dr. Ashley Dumas of the University of West Alabama
February 22, 2023 - March Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Susannah Buxton, Costume Designer from Downton Abbey
February 8, 2023 - Learning Lunch Program at the History Museum of Mobile will feature Steve Joynt, Journalist and Editor of Mobile Mask Magazine, and the Excelsior Band
November 9, 2022 - November Learning Lunch will feature Director of the Bellingrath Home and Columnist, Tom McGehee: "The Steamboat Era in Alabama"
November 1, 2022 - Living History Festival 2022 at Colonial Fort Conde Saturday, November 5th from 10:00 - 2:00
October 12, 2022 - October Learning Lunch will feature local author and historian, Joh Sledge: "The Gulf of Mexico and its Blended Cultural Legacies"
October 5, 2022 - History Museum of Mobile to host Dressing the Abbey Costume Exhibition in January 2022
September 14, 2022 - September Learning Lunch will feature Dr. Norman H. McCrummen III: "The Remrkable Life of Queen Elizabeth"
August 3, 2022 - August Learning Lunch will feature Dr. Lisa Lindquist Dorr, Associate Dean and History Professor at the University of Alabama
July 13, 2022 - July Learning Lunch will feature Director of the Bellingrath Home, Tom McGehee
June 8, 2022 - June Learning Lunch will feature Author and Director of the Alabama Tourism Department, Lee Sentell
April 6, 2022 - APRIL LEARNING LUNCH AT THE HISTORY MUSEUM OF MOBILE WILL FEATURE HISTORIAN AND DIRECTOR OF BLAKELEY STATE PARK, MR. MIKE BUNN
February 16, 2022 - History Museum and Barton Academy Partner on Innovative Exhibit
February 9, 2022 - History Museum of Mobile Welcomes Steve Joynt for February's Learning Lunch
January 12, 2022 - History Museum of Mobile Welcomes Local Historian and Author Monica Tapper for January's Learning Lunch
June 7, 2021- History Museum Welcomes over 10,000 Visitors to Egyptian Mummies & Eternal Life Exhibition
April 12, 2021- History Museum of Mobile to Host Living History Day at Colonial Fort Conde
February 23, 2021- Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life Special Exhibition Makes American Debut at History Museum of Mobile
January 7, 2021- History Museum of Mobile Announces Free Admission with EBT Card and Other Increased Access Measures
December 18, 2020- History Museum Offering Free Carriage Rides at Family Friendly Outdoor Holiday Event
November 17, 2020 - History Museum of Mobile Announced Colonial Christmas at Colonial Fort Conde
November 2, 2020 - A History of Mobile in 22 Objects Now Open at the History Museum of Mobile
March 10, 2020- Mobile County Commission, City of Mobile, and History Museum of Mobile Announce "Clotilda: The Exhibition" to be in New Africatown Facility
March 2, 2020- History Museum of Mobile Resumes Management of Colonial Fort Conde
February 10, 2020- Two February Learning Lunches Feature Cart Blackwell and Steve Joynt at History Museum of Mobile
January 30, 2020- History Museum of Mobile Receives Grant for African American Music Festival
December 9, 2019- History Museum of Mobile Bring Ancient Roman Empire to Life with New Temporary Exhibition
December 5, 2019- Architectural Historian Dr. Philippe Oszuscik to Speak at History Museum of Mobile's December Learning Lunch
November 12, 2019- Dr. Christopher Nordmann To Speak On Creole Society in Antebellum Mobile at History Museum of Mobile
September 3, 2019- Special Traveling Exhibit, Diamonds, Adds Shine and Brilliance to History Museum of Mobile
August 8, 2019- History Museum of Mobile's August Learning Lunch Will Feature Municipal Cemeteries Manager, Tighe Marston
July 5, 2019- History Museum of Mobile to Host Award-Winning Author Frye Gaillard at July Learning Lunch
June 25, 2019- Wind Creek Hospitality Sponsors Free Admission Every First Sunday at History Museum of Mobile
May 29, 2019- History Museum of Mobile Hosts Co-Owner of Olde Mobile Antiques for June Learning Lunch
May 28, 2019 - History Museum of Mobile Hosts “Explore Mobile”
May 15, 2019 - History Museum Opens "Sensational Sixties: Fashions From A Defining Decade"
April 19, 2019 - Notre Dame Learning Lunch at History Museum of Mobile
March 25, 2019 - History Museum To Host Over 1,000 Students For Colonial Day
March 19, 2019 - History Museum Welcomes New Director Meg McCrummen Fowler
November 11, 2015 - Nov. 4, 1922 - The Discovery of Tutankhamun, in Color
October 20, 2015 - Discover King Tut’s Treasures at History Museum of Mobile
April 15, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile To "Our Story: Exploring the Development & Growth of Local Culture"
April 1, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile To Host Alabama Historical Association Annual Meeting Next Week
March 30, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile To Host Award-Winning Filmmaker Margaret Brown
March 30, 2015 - Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau and History Museum of Mobile Partner for April Walking Tours
March 25, 2015 - More Than 2,000 Attend History Museum Special Events Last Week
February 9, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile Celebrates African American Heritage Month
February 5, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile Attendance Skyrockets Under Free Admission Policy
January 12, 2015 - History Museum of Mobile Releases 2015 Learning Lunch Schedule
June 24, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Sponsors Crash Course in Mobile History
May 21, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Presents Inaugural Jack Friend Lecture & Symposium
May 1 , 2014 - History Museum of Mobile To Hold Sneak Peek of New Exhibit, Ark of India
April 17, 2014 - Mobile to be in National Spotlight, C-SPAN to Reveal Mobile History and Highlight Authors During Week-Long Visit
April 2, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile to Open New Permanent Exhibit, Faces of Mobile
March 21, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Receives National Accolades
March 18, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile to hold Annual Colonial Day at Fort Conde
March 3, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile to Open New Community Gallery During Artwalk
March 3, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile to Host Book Event with Civil Rights Activist
February 7, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Organizes African American Music Festival
January 6, 2014 - History Museum of Mobile Receives Grant for African American Music Festival
December 6, 2013 - Baseball Heroes, Civil War, Mardi Gras and more: History Museum of Mobile's 2014 Learning Lunch Menu
November 4, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile to Host Third Annual Herstory Awards
October 18, 2013 - A Night of Colonial History and Halloween Fun at Fort Conde
August 30, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Welcomes New Museum Relations Officer
August 2, 2013 - Former Presidential Library Directors to Speak at Special August Learning Lunch; C-SPAN to Film
July 10, 2013 - Noted World War II Author, Native Mobilian Honored in State Hall of Fame
July 31, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Announces New Publication Venture
May 12, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile To Host Special Learning Lunch with Anniston Star Publisher
April 24, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Opens Exhibit for Longtime Volunteer and Herstory Honoree
April 11, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile To Sponsor Reading of MLK, JR's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
March 22, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Presents Inaugural Delaney-Reed Lecture -
February 18, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile To Hold Colonial Day at Historic Site at Fort Conde
February 1, 2013 - History Museum of Mobile Presents "Both Sides of the Lens: Photographs by the Shackelford Family"
December 31, 2012 - History Museum of Mobile Releases 2013 Learning Lunch Schedule
December 18, 2012 - Mobile Museum of Art, History Museum of Mobile To Honor Local First Responders
July 12, 2012 - History Museum of Mobile Receives Caldwell Delaney's Personal Collection from University of Mobile
May 29, 2012 - History Museum of Mobile To Open Original Exhibit Chronicling Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroes
April 10, 2012 - History Museum of Mobile To Raise Funds For Artifact Preservation
December 1, 2011 - Board Approves Name Change for the Museum of Mobile