Crealdé School of Art is proud to present our newest exhibition entitled
Hannibal Square in the mid-1990s: New Additions to the Permanent Collection.

On View:
January 15—June 1, 2024

Opening Reception & Gallery Talk:
Monday, January 15 | 4–6pm
Hannibal Square Heritage Center
642 West New England Ave.
Winter Park, Florida 32789

In conjunction with
22nd Unity Heritage Festival in Hannibal Square & Open House
Sunday, January 14 | 1–5pm & Monday, January 15 | 10am–5pm
Shady Park across from Hannibal Square Heritage Center

The Hannibal Square Heritage Center is a focal point in the Hannibal Square neighborhood, founded in 2007 to create a permanent home for the award-winning Heritage Collection: Photographs and Oral Histories of West Winter Park. In 2012 and 2018, The Sage Project: Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories, 35 portraits and oral histories of west Winter Park residents, was added to the permanent collection.

During this exhibition that utilizes the full Heritage Center, viewers will be able to engage with pieces that are normally not on display. Included will be newly unveiled images and oral histories from Peter Schreyer’s 1994-95 Winter Park Library historic research grant project, depicting life in Hannibal Square in the mid-1990s—a project that became the inspiration for the Heritage Collection.

The permanent collection of over 200 archival framed photographs and oral histories that depict family and community life spanning 100 years of history has received international recognition as an exhibition that tells the history of a community from the perspective of those who have lived it. The permanent collection has helped to ensure that the contributions of historic Hannibal Square are remembered, acknowledged, and preserved for the future.

22nd Unity Heritage Festival in Hannibal Square & Open House

This annual City of Winter Park festival celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and promotes community and family heritage. The two-day festival takes place in Shady Park across from the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park. Sunday entertainment features music by local gospel bands and Monday includes a special program honoring Dr. King with ongoing musical artists.

Special activities include children’s games, career booths, as well as retail and local food vendors. The Hannibal Square Heritage Center offers extended hours during the festival for visitors to learn about the history of Hannibal Square.