Today marks the 112th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Striking an iceberg just before midnight on April 14th, 1912, she would sink to the seafloor in the early morning hours of April 15th. It would be 73 years before human eyes would see her again. #history #diving

We were thrilled to welcome Key Largo School to our exhibits last week! We hope you guys visit again soon and that you all learned a ton about diving history~⚓️🤿🌊

Happy Easter from the History of Diving Museum! 🐰🥚

We had a fabulous event last night with the Jerry Garcia Foundation and RAINBOW FULL of SOUND! Thank you to everyone who attended and volunteered at our second Dive Into Art and Music event.

Tayo and his family came in from the rain to enjoy the Museum today, and he was kind enough to pose for a photo! The History of Diving Museum is pet friendly, and open from 10-5 daily. Be sure to stop by on your next trip to the Keys! #dogs #diving #museum

For St. Patrick's day, let’s dive into some Irish diving history!

The SS Laurentic was built in Belfast, Ireland and was sunk off the coast of the country by two German mines during WWI. Her salvaging was the largest retrieval of sunken gold in the history of diving.

Happy birthday to Louis Boutan, born March 6th, 1859!

He and his brother Auguste developed new methods of underwater photography, and Louis is credited as having taken some of the world's first underwater portraits and selfies.

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A big thank you to Plantation Key School for visiting us earlier this week for a tour!

The History of Diving Museum is open year-round to school groups, summer camps, and adult groups alike. Be sure to contact us at [email protected] to schedule your group visit

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Join the History of Diving Museum and Rainbow Full of Sound on March 29th for a benefit concert, art exhibition and special musical tribute to musician, artist, and avid diver Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead! Tickets here:
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This day in history marks the first successful act of submarine warfare, wherein a vessel was sunk by the attacking party.

On February 17th, 1864, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley attacked the USS Housatonic. Both vessels would sink in the aftermath. #diving #history

Happy Valentine’s Day from HDM!

While it may look romantic, this photo is of two divers preparing to explore the wreck of the Lusitania, which was sunk by a German U-boat in May of 1915. The left diver wears the Tritonia atmospheric diving suit.
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Today is Jules Verne’s birthday - born February 8th, 1828!

The second most-translated author in the world, he is best known for his novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, for which the Diving Museum has a dedicated exhibit.

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64 years ago today, the first dive to the deepest point of the ocean, Challenger Deep, was successfully made. Using the bathyscape Trieste, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh became the first people to experience the very bottom of the Mariana Trench on Jan 23, 1960.

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Dive Into Art: Coral Creations is now officially open at the History of Diving Museum! We had a fantastic opening, with so many guests coming to learn about coral conservation and see colorful creations from artists across the Florida Keys.

Come by and see it soon!

Did you know? Today would have been Lloyd Bridges’ 111th birthday. Born January 15th, 1913, he starred in numerous movies throughout the 40s and 50s, but here at the museum, we remember him most for his role as Mike Nelson on Sea Hunt. Happy Birthday Lloyd!
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Yesterday we welcomed the Beebe family to the Museum. The Beebes, from Virginia, are related to William Beebe. He was their great grandfather's cousin.

Beebe was a ground-breaking naturalist, marine biologist, and explorer. We were thrilled to have his relatives as visitors!

On this day 66 years ago, the first episode of Sea Hunt aired on television.

Starring Lloyd Bridges as the hero Mike Nelson, the series helped usher in a passion for diving to a generation freshly introduced to SCUBA technology.

Happy anniversary, Sea Hunt!

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Our first furry visitor of 2024! Thank you Archie and his family for coming in to see the Museum. He was a very photogenic boy.

We hope to see more of you this year, as the History of Diving Museum is 100% pet-friendly 🐶🐈‍⬛🐾🤿