Homemade diving helmet collections

William Miller and William Dunn’s Divinhood

William Miller and William Dunn’s Divinhood Our team has been hard at work on transforming one of our most popular exhibits, The South Florida Room, […]

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Vintage Diving photos of The Diving Bell in action

Vintage Photos of The Diving Bell

Vintage Photo of The “Diving Bell” Welcome to Dive into History: The History of Diving Museum Collections Blog! This is our newest medium to share […]

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Board Members Jon Hazelbaker, Patti Gross assist Dr. Sally Bauer doing a Vintage Helmet Diver in Epcots Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium

Vintage Diving into History at Disney

Diving into History at Disney The stated mission of the History of Diving Museum is to “tell the story of man’s quest to explore under […]

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Photo from the HDM vault of museum founder Dr. Sally Bauer holding the banner

The Writing on the Wall of the Bauer Diving Research Library

The Writing on the Wall On February 29, 2012 the ribbon was cut for the Bauer Diving Research Library. The personal collection of Museum founders […]

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Vintage diving photos of Wesley and Constance Mueller

Vintage Diving Photos – Diving in Style

Vintage Diving Photos – Diving in Style This week I’m taking the opportunity to air out some of the museum’s dirty laundry…literally. As I poked […]

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Art McKee the Father of Modern Treasure Hunting

Getting A Handle on Things

Getting A Handle on Things Well, it’s my second week here at the History of Diving Museum and I feel like I’m finally starting to […]

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History of Diving Museum Decompression Chamber

Under Pressure: Decompression Chambers

Under Pressure: Decompression Chambers I have to admit, decompression sickness and hyperbaric medicine are two things I know very little about. They are both complex […]

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Aquanaut Dewey Smith's Kirby Morgan

Commercial Diving

Commercial Diving The History of Diving Museum is home to thousands of artifacts that represent the rich and long history of the sport of diving. […]

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Art McKee: The Father of Modern Treasure Hunting

Art McKee is The Father of Modern Treasure Hunting The evolution of modern salvage diving can be understood through life of one man. Arthur McKee […]

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Amphora from the Museum

Adventures in Greek and Roman Diving

Adventures in Greek and Roman Diving When you walk into the History of Diving Museum, you are met with information and artifacts that have been […]

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