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The main message of the exhibit
is captured in this painted collage:
The estuaries of South Florida have supported people for thousands
of years. The people include a Calusa man blowing a conch
horn, a Seminole family in the canoe, Spanish-American fisherfolk
who set up camps in South Florida in the 1700s, and modern
kids learning from the past to make good decisions for the
future.
(painting by Bob Beach)
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Visitors enter the exhibit through a re-created scene of a Calusa
fishing village as it may have looked about 500 years ago. A young
Calusa boy carries home a shark on his shoulder, and behind him
lies the village and view toward the Gulf of Mexico. Just past the
village are four large glass wall panels depicting southwest Florida
Indian art and environments. These images suggest the richness and
complexity of both the cultural and natural history of the region.
Beyond the panels is an orientation area, large enough for docents
and teachers to gather a small group and introduce the exhibit.
Interpretive panels preview the content and themes of the hall,
augmented by a collage mural
of south Florida people and
environments.
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