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Executive Office: 4212 S. Manhattan Ave., Tampa FL 33611-1302
Phone: (813) 504-3826
Fax: (813) 839-6832
Email: info@cfloridaww2museum.org
Phone: (813) 504-3826
Fax: (813) 839-6832
Email: info@cfloridaww2museum.org
*The Central Florida WW2 Museum does not yet operate in a facility open to the public.
Funds are currently being raised to purchase a parcel of land for the construction of the
permanent collections/exhibits. A preview center housing detailed plans and a portion
of the collection will be opened in the future. Please stay tuned!
Funds are currently being raised to purchase a parcel of land for the construction of the
permanent collections/exhibits. A preview center housing detailed plans and a portion
of the collection will be opened in the future. Please stay tuned!
• An educational center housing artifacts and historic records which do not necessarily fit into themed
exhibits but remain crucial to the story of World War II. This facility will contain a theater/lecture hall to
be utilized for teaching and research purposes.
• A European themed café where patrons can dine to the sound of soldiers, crowded around an old
piano, singing period songs. Otherwise, patrons can visit the main dining hall. This area will be created
in the style of a 1940’s ballroom. Visitors will be welcomed to dance to the music of Glenn Miller or
share a laugh with Bob Hope.
• The grounds surrounding the Museum will be developed to mimic a World War II battlefield. Living
history events, scheduled throughout each year, will make possible the demonstration of vehicles,
uniforms, firearms, and equipment used by Allied and Axis soldiers within an authentic setting.
• A recreational area for kids to be designed like a World War II physical training course containing
obstacles and cargo nets. Those brave enough to volunteer will have the opportunity to earn
paratrooper wings via an airborne jump trainer similar to those being used to train present day U.S.
Airborne soldiers.
• The creation of an area for the restoration and maintenance of World War II military vehicles. All
types will be represented - heavy, medium, light, tracked and non-tracked. The general public will be
welcomed to watch specialists bring new life into vehicles from a bygone era.
exhibits but remain crucial to the story of World War II. This facility will contain a theater/lecture hall to
be utilized for teaching and research purposes.
• A European themed café where patrons can dine to the sound of soldiers, crowded around an old
piano, singing period songs. Otherwise, patrons can visit the main dining hall. This area will be created
in the style of a 1940’s ballroom. Visitors will be welcomed to dance to the music of Glenn Miller or
share a laugh with Bob Hope.
• The grounds surrounding the Museum will be developed to mimic a World War II battlefield. Living
history events, scheduled throughout each year, will make possible the demonstration of vehicles,
uniforms, firearms, and equipment used by Allied and Axis soldiers within an authentic setting.
• A recreational area for kids to be designed like a World War II physical training course containing
obstacles and cargo nets. Those brave enough to volunteer will have the opportunity to earn
paratrooper wings via an airborne jump trainer similar to those being used to train present day U.S.
Airborne soldiers.
• The creation of an area for the restoration and maintenance of World War II military vehicles. All
types will be represented - heavy, medium, light, tracked and non-tracked. The general public will be
welcomed to watch specialists bring new life into vehicles from a bygone era.
Other proposed projects include:
Battle for Normandy
Imagine yourself sitting among paratroopers aboard a C-47 headed toward the coast of France. As your
plane enters German occupied territory, it is rocked by flak; you can see the flashes of tracer fire all
around. The situation goes from bad to worse when your plane suffers a hit to the engine. The green light
flashes and you are parachuting through flak and tracer fire toward France. Once on the ground, you work
your way through the hedgerows of the French countryside looking to regroup with scattered elements of
the division and reach your final objective - all the while learning of the events firsthand from the soldiers
who were there via visual and audio presentation. Then, be a part of the battle as it progresses through
hedgerows and towns as the Allies secure their foothold in France. Exhibit will include American,
Canadian, British and German Armies during this crucial battle.
plane enters German occupied territory, it is rocked by flak; you can see the flashes of tracer fire all
around. The situation goes from bad to worse when your plane suffers a hit to the engine. The green light
flashes and you are parachuting through flak and tracer fire toward France. Once on the ground, you work
your way through the hedgerows of the French countryside looking to regroup with scattered elements of
the division and reach your final objective - all the while learning of the events firsthand from the soldiers
who were there via visual and audio presentation. Then, be a part of the battle as it progresses through
hedgerows and towns as the Allies secure their foothold in France. Exhibit will include American,
Canadian, British and German Armies during this crucial battle.
Battle of the Bulge
December 1944, Allied intelligence has informed all units that the Germans do not posses the manpower or
materiel to launch a significant attack in the Belgium/Luxembourg sector. Furthermore, this winter has
been as bad as any recorded in history. You can expect to see another Christmas. Just then, the Germans
launch a heavy artillery barrage followed by advancing Panzers and infantry. The Ardennes Offensive has
begun and you’re right in the middle of it. Panic overtakes the front line. The Americans are in full
retreat. You find yourself surrounded by elements of the invading forces, but stand fast to witness the
heroic defense of the line. As Christmas comes to the frontlines, the German Offensive begins to fail.
You’ll be advancing once again – this time, into Germany.
materiel to launch a significant attack in the Belgium/Luxembourg sector. Furthermore, this winter has
been as bad as any recorded in history. You can expect to see another Christmas. Just then, the Germans
launch a heavy artillery barrage followed by advancing Panzers and infantry. The Ardennes Offensive has
begun and you’re right in the middle of it. Panic overtakes the front line. The Americans are in full
retreat. You find yourself surrounded by elements of the invading forces, but stand fast to witness the
heroic defense of the line. As Christmas comes to the frontlines, the German Offensive begins to fail.
You’ll be advancing once again – this time, into Germany.
In the past, museums were constructed to showcase objects from the great story of human history, whether
fine art or items from antiquity. Traditional exhibits might include a musket from the Revolutionary War, a
pistol from the Wild West, or a painting by an early master.
Now, technology affords the ability to go beyond conventional museum display. We can, not only get a
close look at items from history, but become part of that history, bridging the gap between the present
and the past. Instead of viewing a model of a C-47 or a uniform or a helmet behind glass, imagine yourself
sitting inside a C-47 next to a fully equipped paratrooper experiencing first-hand what the men of the 82nd
and 101st Airborne Divisions experienced in the early hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The Central Florida WW2 Museum is planned to become an extraordinary museum which connects the
present with the past, whether that present exists now or 100 years from now.
Our goal is to construct interactive exhibits bringing visitors back in time to illustrate what the average
World War II soldier faced on the frontlines. These state of the art exhibits will incorporate artifacts,
photographs, and personal histories within settings taken straight from historic record.
fine art or items from antiquity. Traditional exhibits might include a musket from the Revolutionary War, a
pistol from the Wild West, or a painting by an early master.
Now, technology affords the ability to go beyond conventional museum display. We can, not only get a
close look at items from history, but become part of that history, bridging the gap between the present
and the past. Instead of viewing a model of a C-47 or a uniform or a helmet behind glass, imagine yourself
sitting inside a C-47 next to a fully equipped paratrooper experiencing first-hand what the men of the 82nd
and 101st Airborne Divisions experienced in the early hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The Central Florida WW2 Museum is planned to become an extraordinary museum which connects the
present with the past, whether that present exists now or 100 years from now.
Our goal is to construct interactive exhibits bringing visitors back in time to illustrate what the average
World War II soldier faced on the frontlines. These state of the art exhibits will incorporate artifacts,
photographs, and personal histories within settings taken straight from historic record.
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A NOBLE VISION
As the Museum grows, so will opportunities to expand exhibits covering lesser known subjects from the
war and the most comprehensive theater of the conflict - The Pacific.
war and the most comprehensive theater of the conflict - The Pacific.