Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science

The centerpiece of the museum, “The People of Windover” exhibit, was expanded to include actual artifacts used by local residents between 7,000 and 8,000 years ago, an interactive archaeology lab space to augment the recreated excavation, a video component, and an incredibly lifelike sculpture of a Windover Woman created using forensic reconstruction techniques.

New displays include the large exhibit “The Hubble Space Telescope: Eye on the Universe” provided by the Kennedy Space Center. Existing displays have been refreshed and refurbished. Two new rotating exhibit spaces have been added, allowing for the display of significant touring exhibitions such as “Viva Florida: Florida Before Statehood” and “Beaches, Creatures, and Cowboys: Florida Movie Posters”; and new original temporary exhibits including “The Apollo Journey: Birth of the Space Coast” and “Stetson Kennedy’s Multicultural Florida.”

The annual Florida Frontiers Festival (canceled for COVID-19 in 2020) brought diverse Florida musicians, artists, and vendors to the museum grounds each year. The Florida Historical Society Archaeological Institute (FHSAI) provided a variety of public presentations at the museum, serving local residents and attracting visitors from throughout the state and around the world.