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Baseball Museum grand opening, May 2026

Officials cut a red ribbon in front of the Depot entrance with oversized scissors, the baseball mural behind them.

The grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the Avon Park Baseball Museum on 9 May 2026: the ceremony at the Depot, the Devils and the softball team, and the day inside.

The grand opening of the Baseball Museum on 9 May 2026, from the morning interviews to the ribbon-cutting at the Depot entrance and the afternoon inside, when some six hundred people came through. Photographs by Franc Branca of Branca Media, used with permission. Names welcome via the About Us page.

  • The man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform with five young volunteers in grey shirts on the gallery turf.
    VolunteersFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform with a visitor in front of the Early Days panel.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform and cap sits for an interview in the Depot office.
    The interviewFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform seated in the Depot office, a camera in the foreground.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A camera on a tripod records the interview.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a red shirt sits for an interview in the Depot office.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A girls' softball team in grey jerseys pose with the man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform beneath a Strike Zone sign.
    The softball teamFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • Three people pose with a plaque beside the House of David spring training panel.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Two people sit in red stadium seats watching a screen.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform addresses the Devils baseball team in red jerseys.
    Talking to the teamFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • The Devils team lines the infield turf beneath the Legacy of Baseball Excellence panels.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform talks to the team gathered around the turf.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform, seen from behind, faces the team in red.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A player in a red number 6 jersey at the pitching game, a catcher target painted on the wall.
    Strike ZoneFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • Players in red jerseys try the Strike Zone pitching game.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Three men pose on the gallery turf.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Two men greet each other, one with a hand on the other's shoulder.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Guests talk beside the Early Days panel.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Two men look up at the exhibits.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Guests, the man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform among them, examine the panels.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a black polo talks with guests in the gallery.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a red shirt and the man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform hold a framed plaque before the House of David panel.
    A presentationFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • The two men with the framed plaque, smiling.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The framed plaque held up between the two men, closer.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A young woman in a pageant sash throws at the Strike Zone pitching game.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A young woman in a crown and sash tries the pitching game.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Two pageant winners in sashes pose with the man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform under the Strike Zone sign.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A young woman in a crown and Miss Avon Park sash in the Depot lobby.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a blue Royals cap signs a baseball at a table.
    AutographsFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • Two men talk in the Depot's parlour exhibit.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A guest steps up to the porch by the Depot entrance.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a red shirt waves from the podium.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Pageant winners pose in front of the mural.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a red shirt speaks at the podium, the Depot hours sign beside him.
    At the podiumFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • The softball team in grey jerseys pose along the porch.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Team and guests in red along the porch railing, a camera crew beyond.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The Devils baseball team in red jerseys and caps lines up in front of the Depot.
    The DevilsFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • The Devils team, lined up in front of the Depot, closer.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Two pageant winners in front of the mural's pitcher.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Three pageant winners in front of the mural.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Two men at the podium, one reading from a page.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Guests bow their heads during the invocation.
    InvocationFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • A family stands with heads bowed.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in red with a hand on his heart at the podium.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Three pageant winners with hands on hearts in front of the mural.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a grey jacket speaks at the podium.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the grey jacket at the podium, looking down at his notes.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A woman films the ceremony on her phone.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a red Freedom shirt speaks at the podium.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the red shirt gestures at the podium.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the red shirt speaks with both hands on the podium.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a black polo speaks at the podium, another man in red beside him.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the black polo gestures as he speaks.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Officials gather at the podium as a woman in gold speaks.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A woman in gold at the podium, a planter painted like a baseball below.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A woman in gold presents a framed photograph to the man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform at the podium.
    The presentationFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • The framed photograph is presented at the podium as guests applaud.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform and a woman hold the framed photograph.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Officials cut a red ribbon in front of the Depot entrance with oversized scissors.
    Cutting the ribbonFranc Branca / Branca Media
  • The ribbon falls as the officials cut it in front of the Depot.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Burgers on a grill.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A couple in period costume, a top hat and a blue gown.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Pageant winners pose beside the Avon Park Depot Museum sign and a giant baseball.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Three pageant winners at the Depot Museum sign.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The pageant winners at the sign, closer.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Three men at a DJ table under a tent.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Three people pose by a Jeep, one in a white AP jersey.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A family poses in front of the mural.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The family in front of the mural, wider.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man signs at a table inside the Depot.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a striped shirt signs cards at a table.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The man in the striped shirt signing, seen from the side.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Baseball cards and pens on a table.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A woman in red addresses a video camera on the lawn.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Four people in red pose in the street.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • The four in red, wider, with the street behind.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A woman holds up a Gordon 36 jersey.
    Gordon 36Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Guests under a tent with a microphone.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a yellow shirt holds a rolled poster.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man waves under the tent.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Two people in uniform walk from the Depot entrance, one of them the man in the vintage pinstriped number 3 uniform.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A man in a pinstriped jersey reads a wall of records inside the museum.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Visitors look at a panel about a player, a Gordon 36 jersey below it.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • Guests seated in the gallery with a deputy.
    Franc Branca / Branca Media
  • A hand wearing a championship ring.
    The ringFranc Branca / Branca Media

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