Matheson History Museum

Small interesting museum

Small (free admission) museum of local history, Day we visited very interesting exhibit of Johns Committee, Gainesville MCarthy type committee. Nice staff. Worth a visit..

Great place to Lear about history of Gainesville

They have programs highlighting different aspects of our community There is always something new to learn about the place we live. Great place to include when having a class reunion.

Christmas time fun

Took my husband as a surprise (as most lil boys he loves trains). We saw the train exhibit. It was nicely set up and had a seek & find. Lots of people dressed for the trains. We had a great time

A good collection of Gainesville history

I stopped by one afternoon while visiting downtown. The Matheson is not very big, but it had interesting displays of old Gainesville.

A jewel of a history museum in downtown Gainesville

The Matheson is tucked away off University Avenue, a block down from the main library, parking (free) on the side. The curator is friendly and the exhibits are interesting, with an entire air of welco...