Open Wednesday – Saturday, 11am-4pm

Our museum complex is located in downtown Gainesville at 513 East University Avenue next to Sweetwater Branch. Tour information can be found below.

Upcoming Holiday Closure:

  • December 24 – January 6, reopening for regular hours on January 7

Admission

FREE (donations encouraged)

Parking

Parking is available in the museum’s parking lot and on the evenings and weekends next door at the Law Offices of Attorneys Folds & Walker and at the Alachua County Public Schools District Office.

There is one wheelchair accessible parking space in the museum’s parking lot and one behind the Historic Matheson House.

Accessibility

The Museum, Library & Archives, and Historic Matheson House have an ADA accessible ramp.

The Museum and Library & Archives also have ADA accessible restrooms.

The Tison Tool Barn, which is housed in a historic barn, is not ADA accessible but it is currently closed to the public, except by appointment.

Tours

Tours of the current exhibitions are available free of charge. Please call 352-378-2280 or email SCumella@mathesonmuseum.org to schedule a group tour. It is possible that we can accommodate unscheduled tours during the museum’s open hours, but not guaranteed.

Visit our Field Trips and Group Tours page to learn about tours for school-age children.

Tours of the Matheson House are currently unavailable. Learn about the House Rehabilitation project here: https://mathesonmuseum.org/matheson-house-rehabilitation-project/.

Students participating in a hands-on activity creating their own postcard

Gift Shop

The museum gift shop is filled with historic postcards, yearbooks, maps, and an excellent collection of books on Florida history and by local authors. Members receive a 20% discount. Follow us on social media or sign up for our email newsletter to receive notification of sales. We accept cash, checks, and all major credit cards.

Check out our online shop here: https://9qrfay-n0.myshopify.com/

Research

Our research library and archives are located across the street in the Matheson Library & Archives at 418 East University Avenue and is open by appointment only. The museum’s library books are catalogued in the collection of the Alachua County Library District and are searchable on their website. For information on making a research appointment please visit our Library & Archives page.