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Booking Tours

To book a tour, please open and complete the Museum Tour Information sheet and send to the Hurston via:

Email info@zorafestival.com;

Fax 407-539-2192; or

Mail:
The Hurston
227 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Eatonville, FL 32751
ATTN: OFFICE MANAGER

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HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

There is no set individual admission to The Hurston, but each visitor is expected to pay something. For group tours, there is a fee and reservations are required. To book, please call 407-647-3131 or send an e-mail message to zorafestival1@yahoo.com

MUSEUM SPONSORS

The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.) Incorporated in 1988 as a non-profit/tax-exempt historic preservation organization, P.E.C. presents a year-round, multidisciplinary arts and humanities program. P.E.C.'s mission is to enhance the considerable cultural resources of Eatonville, Florida, which is

"the oldest incorporated African American municipality in the United States" and the hometown of writer, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston; to educate the public about Eatonville's historic and cultural significance; and to use the community's heritage and cultural vibrancy for its economic development
.Funding for the 2007 Exhibition Season is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding is provided by United Arts of Central Florida, Inc.

DIRECTIONS:
From I-4, take the Lee Rd. Exit. Turn left on Wymore Rd. (the first light east of I-4); a Mobil Gas Station is on the left-hand corner. Travel Wymore until you reach Kennedy Blvd. (first traffic light). Turn right on Kennedy. The Hurston Museum is about 1/4 of a mile on the left-hand side.

Profile
Now in its 19th year, the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival) is a multi-day, multi-disciplinary event.

Goals
To celebrate the life and work of 20th century writer, folklorist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston;
To celebrate the significance of her hometown, Eatonville, Florida, known as the nation's oldest incorporated African American municipality, and
to celebrate the cultural contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States and world culture.

Established in 1990, The Hurston is a program of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). Its mission is to provide a place “in the heart of the community” where the public can view the work of artists of African Descent, who live on the Continent and/or in the Diaspora.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc. (P.E.C.) is a non-profit/tax-exempt historic preservation organization whose mission it is to enhance the resources of Eatonville, Florida, which is "the oldest incorporated African American municipality in the United States" and the hometown of writer, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston; to educate the public about Eatonville's historic and cultural significance; and to use the community's heritage and cultural vibrancy for its economic development.

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