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The Heart of the Museum
The Grand Gallery
Enter the museum’s central hall and explore regional, topical, and special exhibitions from across the collection.
Regional galleries • Special exhibits • Museum highlights
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Visitor Directory
The Virtual Postcard Museum
Collections Directory
Choose a gallery, enter an exhibition, and discover the places, people, celebrations, humor, and history preserved within more than 5,000 vintage postcards.
Welcome to the Galleries
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Your Guide to the Museum
The museum is organized into regional, historical, holiday, humorous, and special-interest galleries. Open galleries may be entered today, while future gallery plaques offer a preview of exhibitions being prepared for the collection.
Museum Collections DirectoryOpen galleries and future exhibitions
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Featured Museum Galleries
Select any open gallery to continue your visit.
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The Sunshine State Collection
Florida Gallery
Explore Florida’s beaches, cities, hotels, roadside attractions, natural wonders, and changing communities.
Over 1,000 Florida postcards
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The Golden Coast Collection
California Gallery
Travel from San Francisco and Southern California to the redwoods, mountains, national parks, and Route 66.
Cities • Coastlines • Parks • Roadside history
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Greetings Through the Seasons
Holiday Gallery
Discover Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year, and patriotic postcards.
Holiday artwork • Traditions • Vintage greetings
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Postcards With a Punchline
Humor Gallery
Enjoy comic characters, travel troubles, romance, military jokes, tall tales, and everyday mischief.
Comic cards • Novelty humor • Social history
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Permanent Educational Exhibition
History of Postcards
Walk through more than 150 years of postcard history, printing methods, postal changes, and collecting.
Timeline • Printing • Postal history • Preservation
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Exhibitions in Preparation
Future Museum Galleries
These galleries will open as postcards are scanned, cataloged, researched, and prepared for public exhibition.
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Coming SoonRailroads & Stations
Locomotives, depots, railway hotels, scenic routes, and the golden age of train travel.
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Coming SoonOcean Liners & Steamships
Passenger ships, ports, cruise travel, maritime views, and ocean transportation.
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Coming SoonAviation
Early aircraft, airports, airlines, military aviation, and the excitement of flight.
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Coming SoonHotels & Resorts
Grand hotels, seaside resorts, motor courts, dining rooms, and vacation destinations.
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Coming SoonNational Parks
Historic views of America’s treasured landscapes, wildlife, lodges, and scenic roads.
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Coming SoonPostcard Folders
Fold-out souvenir folders, panoramic views, connected postcard sets, and unusual formats.
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Coming SoonRoute 66 & Roadside America
Motels, diners, service stations, tourist courts, highways, and roadside attractions.
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Coming SoonWorld’s Fairs & Expositions
Architecture, exhibits, midway attractions, monuments, and souvenirs from historic fairs.
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Coming SoonMilitary & Naval
Military camps, forts, ships, training centers, patriotic greetings, and service life.
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Coming SoonAdvertising & Novelty
Business advertising, unusual designs, mechanical cards, product promotions, and curiosities.
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Coming SoonInternational Collection
Cities, landmarks, landscapes, and everyday scenes from countries around the world.
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Coming SoonGreetings From America
Large-letter postcards, state greetings, city souvenirs, and colorful travel designs.
The Museum by the Numbers
A Collection Still Growing
Each new scan, description, and exhibition adds another piece to the museum’s visual record of history.
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5,000+Postcards Preserved🌴
1,000+Florida Postcards🕰️
150+Years of History⭐
WeeklyNew Museum AdditionsA Museum Tradition
On This Day in Postcard History
A future daily exhibit will connect postcards with holidays, anniversaries, historic events, state celebrations, landmarks, transportation milestones, and important moments from the past.
Visitors will be invited to return regularly and discover a new story selected from the museum collection.
Exhibit in Development
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Begin Your Museum Visit
Start in the Grand Gallery for an overview of the museum, or choose one of the featured collections above and begin exploring.