Category: Museum

New Mural Painting Classes for Teens 9/15/14

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New Mural Painting Classes for Teens
Saturday, 09/15/2014 – 11/23/2014 12:00 pm – 03:00 pm
NSU Museum of Art AutoNation Academy of Art + Design
4 West Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link
Cost: $180 + $25 Material Fee

Registration is open for this exciting new class in which students will learn the art of mural painting as they create a large-scale mural from the design concept to final enlargement and completion. Taught by artist and professional muralist Jill C. Weisberg, who is curator and project manager for the award-winning Hollywood Mural Project, which has enriched the cultural fabric of the community and attracted new business to the City of Hollywood.

Classes are held on Saturday’s only.

Session A: September 5 – October 19
Session B: October 20 – November 23
Education1@moafl.org
954.262.0239

Fabulous First Friday 9/5/14

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 09/05/2014 – 07:00 pm –
MiaSci-LaserPatricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free star show is at 7:00. The shows at 8, 9, 10, 11 and Midnight are: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult. Each show requires a separate ticket.

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting). Hands-on activities and demonstrations for kids take place from 7:15 PM-8:45 PM. Later in the evening, check out the Museum’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.

8:00pm “Pop” (Family Laser Show)
9:00pm Best of the Beatles
10:00pm Pink Floyd: Echoes
11:00pm Bob Marley
Midnight Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

Scientist Sunday 9/7/14

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Scientist Sunday
Sunday, 09/07/2014 – 09/07/2014 01:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Museum admission. Admission is free for members and children under 3; students (with valid ID), seniors (62+) and children 3 – 12, $10.95; adults are $14.95.

During the first Sunday of every month, join the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science for a special experience. Meet and greet with local scientists who are experts in a variety of fields, including marine biology, climate and weather, software engineering, the brain, primatology, the ocean, and much more. Trained through the Museum’s Science Communication Fellows Program, these scientists developed exciting hands-on activities for visitors to discover what they do and why it is so important.

Miami DWNTWN Art Days 9/19/14-9/21/14

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Miami DWNTWN Art Days
September 19-21, All Day
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Art Days is designed to bring together and promote the cultural community, in addition to facilitating and incentivizing art exhibitions and other cultural activities. In its third year, Art Days, supported by the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA), continues to provide free inspiring art activities across the Downtown cultural landscape. Working in partnership with a variety of arts and culture institutions, organizations and artists, Art Days is a three-day cultural exploration that incorporates countless free events and exhibitions for the community to experience and enjoy. Art Days offers something for everyone from family activities, panel discussions, international exhibitions, bike tours, walking tours and so much more!

Art Days is comprised of three components:
The Hub
located at MCAD, 100 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132
The “hub” is the epicenter for information on Art Days. In 2013 over 130 events took place around Downtown Miami, so it’s worthwhile to take a moment and set an itinerary to make the most out of the weekend!
The hub is the place to…
…find someone to help you navigate through the vast amount of things to do.
…start most walking and bike tours.
…be creative and paint your own unique t-shirt.
…hang out and connect with your friends on social media.
…find people to welcome you to Downtown Miami.

The Fringe
The “Fringe” is a set of curated activations of Downtown Miami in the form of visual and performance art projects. The visual art projects are commissioned, site-specific public art installations, curated by a specialist contemporary art curator Amanda Sanfilippo, and located within a one-mile radius around the Hub for easy walkability. This year’s Fringe has been initiated in partnership with Miami Dade County’s Art in Public Places.

The Events
Throughout the three day weekend, over 60 different art organizations, culture organizations, non-profits and artists activate their spaces with exhibitions, performances, cocktails meet and greet, art talks, panels and more. New for 2014 is an increased family friendly programming and children activities to accommodate the growing number of families living in Downtown.
Realizing the lack of performing arts in last year’s mix of events, the Miami DDA, in collaboration with the Olympia Theatre, is debuting a series of performance pieces in public areas and venues all around Downtown
As a guideline, here is a schedule for the weekend:
Thursday: Media/VIP Preview of the Fringe and Art Days
Friday: School tours/ Exhibitions openings/ post -work cocktail activities
Saturday: Museum day; art tours and exhibitions
Sunday: Cultural activities/bike tours

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Opening celebration for Adler Guerrier: Formulating a Plot 8/7/14

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Opening celebration for Adler Guerrier: Formulating a Plot
Thursday, 08/07/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
More Info Link
Cost: Free with museum admission.

Pérez Art Museum Miami presents the first solo museum exhibition for artist Adler Guerrier, surveying 15 years of work across diverse media.

Guerrier and exhibition curator Diana Nawi will discuss a breadth of topics reflected in the exhibition, including the artist’s interest in Miami’s history, the legacy of the 1960s, and the influence of cinema and literature on his practice.

6-9pm: DJ set by DJ Le Spam, cocktails (for purchase) on the terrace
7-8pm: Conversation with artist

PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target: Plotting Pictures 8/9/14

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PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target: Plotting Pictures
Saturday, 08/09/2014 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
More Info Link
Cost: Free

A monthly program for museum visitors, PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target features hands-on activities for children and adults as well as guided tours and occasional guest artists and performers.

Discover the art of Miami-based Adler Guerrier in the upstairs galleries. Out on the front terrace tables, select and combine images into a narrative collage.

PAMM Art Storytime 8/23/14

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PAMM Art Storytime
Saturday, 08/23/2014 – 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
More Info Link
Cost: PAMM members: $7 per child Non-members: $10 per child Plus general museum admission. Space is limited to 12 children. Space is limited. Pre-registration required to mvickles@pamm.org / 786-354-5641

Every fourth Saturday at 1pm, 3-5 year-olds (and their caregivers) build on foundations of literacy with an in-gallery story reading followed by a related art activity at PAMM’s Knight Education Center. Space is limited. Pre-registration required.

Miami Culinary Tours: Wynwood Food and Art Tour

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Today my wife and I did the Wynwood Food and Art Tour in Miami. This is a weekly event done by Miami Culinary Tours and is one of many versions around Miami set up to help you appreciate what the city has to offer. You can read a detailed review over at my DailyBeerReview.com website, but I decided to post an extensive gallery of photos here for you to see. Check out this and some of the other tours available! Enjoy!

PAMM Contemporaries Friendraiser 7/12/14

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PAMM Contemporaries Friendraiser
Saturday, 07/12/2014 – 07/12/2014 06:30 pm – 09:30 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: Contemporaries Membership

Join the PAMM Contemporaries and receive an invitation to an exclusive cocktail party hosted by DACRA in the Miami Design District. Meet the PAMM Contemporaries Steering Committee and get a behind-the-scenes look at the art and design collection of Craig Robins. After the Friendraiser, guests can enjoy a complimentary barrel aged cocktail at The Cypress Room and admission to Bardot.

Arrival instructions given upon reservation confirmation. Street parking and valet available.

New members only

contempos@pamm.org
pamm.org/support to join

The Last Builder and Sugar Cane Alley 7/31/14

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“The Last Builder” & “Sugar Cane Alley”
Thursday, 07/31/2014 – 07/31/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission.

“The Last Builder” creates a connection between a body builder and the Panama Canal. The video shows “the last builder” brought from Jamaica to Panama, who worked on the Canal since he was 15 years old.

“Sugar Cane Alley” focuses on the teenage life and adventures of young José who lives in a shanty-town on Martinique in the mid-’30s. José lives with his grandmother and is well aware of the French colonial presence but they are far away from his world. He gets into mischief, learns valuable lessons on living from an old former slave, gets drunk, and sets fire to one of the run-down shanties. Regardless of his pranks, José never gives up on his studies. At the end, his diligence pays off.

Archivo and Memories of Underdevelopment 7/24/14

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“Archivo” & “Memories of Underdevelopment”
Thursday, 07/24/2014 – 07/24/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission.

“Archivo” is a hilarious compilation of short videos that reinterprets notorious incidents in Puerto Rican popular history. Beatriz Santiago Muñoz employs friends and non-actors in reenactments of some memorable incidents that happened on the island, such as the shooting of the legendary outlaw Toño Bicicleta. Drawing from subjective memories and the acts of ordinary people, this early work captures the ironies and contradictions of a collective and popular history in Puerto Rico.

“Memories of Underdevelopment” tells the story of Sergio, a wealthy bourgeois aspiring writer who decides to stay in Cuba, even though his wife and friends flee to Miami. Sergio considers the political changes on the island as he juggles two girlfriends. This is a complex character study of alienation during the turmoil of intense social and political changes experienced in Cuba in the 1960s. Memories of Underdevelopment is narrated from a highly subjective point of view in which the main character tells the story in fragments, resembling the way memory functions.

At the Crossroads: Stories from Surinam and BIM 7/10/14

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At the Crossroads: “Stories from Surinam” & “BIM”
Thursday, 07/10/2014 – 07/10/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission.

“Stories from Surinam” reflects on the story of 34,000 Indian laborers who, between the years of 1873 and 1916, left India to work on Dutch plantations in Surinam.

“BIM” is a movie that portrays the complex relationship between blacks, Indians and whites in Trinidad and Tobago prior to the independence movement of 1962. It focuses on the life of Bheem “Bim” Singh, an Indian boy living in Trinidad, who is sent to live with his aunt after his father, a trade union leader for sugar-cane workers, is shot to death during a wedding. At his new school, Bim is isolated and picked on by the black students because of his “coolie” (Indian) heritage. As tension builds during his very first day he stabs one of the students as a means of defense. This incident gets Bim kicked out of school and his aunt’s home and he is forced to live a life of violence and crime to survive, but then rises to prominence as a trade union representative for the Indian sugar-cane workers.

Free with museum admission.

Making History and Haitian Corner 7/10/14

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“Making History” & “Haitian Corner”
Thursday, 07/10/2014 – 07/10/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission.

Program Introduced by director Karen D. McKinnon

“Making History” focuses on a conversation between cultural critic Edouard Glissant and Linton Kwesi Johnson, the first black poet to have his work published in Penguin’s Modern Classic Series. The exchange takes place in New York during the summer of 2008.

“Haitian Corner” is an early film by Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck tells the story of a Haitian immigrant and poet in New York who becomes obsessed with finding the man who tortured him during the Duvalier Regime. Convinced that his torturer is also living in New York, this tormented individual delves into situations that complicate his personal and professional life.

Free with museum admission.

At the Crossroads: A Natural History and Rockers 7/3/14

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At the Crossroads: “A Natural History” & “Rockers”
Thursday, 07/03/2014 – 07/03/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission.

With introduction by University of Miami Associate Professor, Patricia J. Saunders, Ph.D

“A Natural History 5 Sequence 2” is a series of short video animations that presents a contemporary perspective on Jamaican culture and its diaspora. Oneika Russell, a young Jamaican artist, draws from art history and literature to create digital animations rooted in Jamaica’s colonial past and pop culture.

With a significant amount of its actors being real life popular reggae artists, “Rockers” is a Jamaican film, that along with “The Harder They Come” (1972), introduced reggae music to the world. The movie tells the story of Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston, who decides to make extra money by selling and distributing records to help his fellow musicians, but is confronted by local gangsters.

Thursdays in July: At the Crossroads: Critical Film and Video from the Caribbean 7/3/14

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Thursdays in July: “At the Crossroads: Critical Film and Video from the Caribbean”
Thursday, 07/03/2014 – 07/31/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

“At the Crossroads: Critical Film and Video from the Caribbean” presents a selection of videos and films that challenge conventional notions of the region through images and stories inspired by the cultural, social, and political complexities of the Caribbean.

Free with museum admission. education@pamm.org

PAMM Presents Teengirl Fantasy featuring Hoody 6/19/14

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PAMM Presents Teengirl Fantasy featuring Hoody
Thursday, 06/19/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
teen-girl-fantasyPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Every third Thursday evening, PAMM brings together an eclectic range of internationally-acclaimed DJs and musicians for an outdoor music series by the bay. This month, PAMM Presents Teengirl Fantasy featuring Hoody.

Free with museum admission
Drink specials available for purchase

PAMM Art Storytime 6/28/14

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PAMM Art Storytime
Saturday, 06/28/2014 – 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
pamm-art-storytime-family-classroom-juan-e-cabreraPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: PAMM members: $7 per child / Non-members $10 – per child Plus general museum admission. Space is limited to 12 children.

Every fourth Saturday at 1pm, 3-5 year-olds (and their caregivers) build on foundations of literacy with an in-gallery story reading followed by a related art activity at PAMM’s Knight Education Center. Space is limited. Pre-registration required.

Space is limited. Pre-registration required to mvickles@pamm.org / 786 345 5641
PAMM members: $7 per child
Non-members $10 – per child
Plus general museum admission. Space is limited to 12 children.

Caribbean-American Heritage Month Kick-off Celebration: Lauderhill Steel Ensemble 6/5/14

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Caribbean-American Heritage Month Kick-off Celebration: Lauderhill Steel Ensemble
Thursday, 06/05/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
steelPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

In honor of Caribbean-American Heritage Month and a season at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) dedicated to Caribbean art, PAMM teams up with host Neki Mohan of Channel 10 News, Caribbean-American Heritage Florida, and The Rhythm Foundation. Celebrate Caribbean culture with PAMM’s “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World” exhibition and dance under the stars to a live performance by Lauderhill Steel Ensemble, who will present a preview of their upcoming Colors of the Caribbean Festival performance.

Free and open to the public. Free First Thursdays is made possible in part with support from Knight Foundation.

Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science Presents Cutting-Edge Panel Discussion Exploring Intersection Between Art & Science with Curious Vault Collaborations 6/10/14

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Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science Presents Cutting-Edge Panel Discussion on June 10 Exploring Intersection Between Art & Science with Curious Vault Collaborations
Tuesday, 06/10/2014 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
PPFMOS-TEMP-LOGO15Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Showcasing the importance of creativity and innovation in science, the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (formerly Miami Science Museum) will host the complimentary Curious Vault Collaborations 001 Coral panel discussion. The discussion will focus on the inaugural Curious Vault Collaborations exhibit – “Do Brain Corals Dream of Algal Symbionts?” – currently on display at the museum, and how the Curious Vault Collaborations project, a periodic exhibition and online cabinet of curiosities, puts a local artist and scientist together to create a tabletop display from their teamwork. The team must use at least one item from the museum’s collection.
Over 200 local tastemakers and VIP guests are expected to attend the event.
RSVPs are required.

Culture Club: Teen Exhibition and Reception 5/31/14

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Culture Club: Teen Exhibition and Reception
Saturday, 05/31/2014 – 04:00 pm – 07:00 pm
ptacPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Pérez Art Museum Miami Teen Arts Council hosts a celebratory event for teens, by teens, featuring “Time & Space: Relatively Connected,” PAMM’s Brick x Brick Teen Art & Design Program Exhibition. Enjoy live music, Caribbean snacks and art activities inspired by “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World,” on view at PAMM through August 17, 2014. All activities and admission are FREE!

Intercultural Dialogue Through the Arts: An Evening of Diverse Dance and Music 5/24/14

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Intercultural Dialogue Through the Arts: An Evening of Diverse Dance and Music
Saturday, 05/24/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
PPFMOS-TEMP-LOGO14Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $6.00

Join us for an evening of diverse dances, songs, and music from around the world, showcasing the talents of the Multicultural Education Center’s youth members. The performance connects visitors to the RACE exhibition by opening a dialogue on how artistic expression with a mixture of races links communities and celebrates cultural diversity.

Visitors will also have time to explore the RACE exhibition during intermission featuring an international food tasting and drum serenade. This will be the last RACE Cultural Program in the event series.

PAMM Art Storytime 5/24/14

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PAMM Art Storytime
Saturday, 05/24/2014 – 05/24/2014 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
StorytimePérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: PAMM members: $7 per child Non-members $10 – per child Plus general museum admission. Space is limited to 12 children.

Every fourth Saturday at 1pm, 3-5 year-olds (and their caregivers) build on foundations of literacy with an in-gallery story reading followed by a related art activity at PAMM’s Knight Education Center. Space is limited. Pre-registration required.
Space is limited. Pre-registration required to mvickles@pamm.org / 786 345 5641

PAMM members: $7 per child
Non-members $10 – per child
Plus general museum admission. Space is limited to 12 children.

The Last Post video by Shahzia Sikander with score composed and performed live by Du Yun 5/22/14

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“The Last Post,” video by Shahzia Sikander with score composed and performed live by Du Yun
Thursday, 05/22/2014 – 06:30 pm – 07:00 pm
the-last-postPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Celebrate PAMM’s opening of the video installation, “The Last Post” (2010) by artist Shahzia Sikander with a special screening and live score performed by the artist’s frequent collaborator, composer Du Yun.

education@pamm.org
Free with museum admission
Auditorium. Seating begins at 6:30, program begins at 7pm
Photo courtesy of the artist

Fabulous First Friday 6/6/14

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 06/06/2014 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
PPFMOS-TEMP-LOGO1Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

Miami Underwater Festival 6/7/14

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Miami Underwater Festival
Sunday, 06/07/2014 – 06/08/2014 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
PPFMOS-TEMP-LOGO11Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with paid museum admission (Sat.), Free admission to plaza events (Sun.) – Parking fees may apply

In celebration of World Oceans Day, dive in with the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science for a two day festival of everything marine. Start 3rd Annual Miami Underwater Festival at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science on Saturday and enjoy a variety of beautiful underwater films and photography, learn how to build your own aquarium, participate in a fun science and art crafts coral reef project, and much more! Then continue your weekend on Sunday at the Knight Plaza next to our new museum in downtown and enjoy a community art project, sign-up for special tours, and plenty of photo ops!

Cost: Free with paid museum admission (Sat.), Free admission to plaza events (Sun.) – Parking fees may apply

For more information, visit http://www.miamisci.org

Fabulous First Friday 7/11/14

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 07/11/2014 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
PPFMOS-TEMP-LOGO12Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

Fabulous First Friday 8/1/14

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 08/01/2014 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
PPFMOS-TEMP-LOGO13Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

Port of Miami Tunnel Opening 5/24/14

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Port of Miami Tunnel Opening
Sunday, 05/24/2014 – 05/24/2014 01:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: free with museum admission

Our Neighbor, the Port of Miami Tunnel , is finally complete! Try to construct your own tunnels, and learn about this project from one of the designers who helped create the giant floodgates.

Children ‘s Book Week with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Author John Archambault 5/17/14

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Children ‘s Book Week with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Author John Archambault
Sunday, 05/17/2014 – 05/17/2014 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: free with museum admission

Come and ignite your child’s spark for reading. Learn about age-appropriate books that are perfect for your child, such as Goodnight Moon, Where the Wild Things Are, and Moo, Baa, La La La. End the week with our Children’s Book Week Celebration on Saturday, May 17th

Presents QT with SOPHIE & A. G. COOK 5/15/14

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Presents QT with SOPHIE & A. G. COOK
Thursday, 05/15/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
qt-pamm-webPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Every third Thursday evening, PAMM brings together an eclectic range of internationally-acclaimed artists for a live outdoor music series by the bay. This month, PAMM Presents QT with SOPHIE & A. G. COOK.

Free with museum admission

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Screening: “Black Narcissus,” a film selected and introduced by artist Naomi Fisher 5/8/14

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Screening: “Black Narcissus,” a film selected and introduced by artist Naomi Fisher
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 06:30 pm – 09:00 pm
BLACK NARCISSUSPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Artist Naomi Fisher whose photograph in the permanent collection is on view in “AMERICANA: Desiring Landscape” speaks briefly about the role of the natural world in her imagery and introduces “Black Narcissus” (1947), a film of her choice which reflects similar ideas in the exhibition.

“Black Narcissus” (1947)
United Kingdom. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. 101 minutes
This academy award winning Powell and Pressburger classic is set in a community of nuns struggling to establish a convent high in the Himalayas. Their spiritual aims are hampered by the arrival of a beautiful native girl and a young general, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad. Winner of two Oscars for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.

The “Desiring Landscape” gallery considers how representations of the landscape have been a means to explore human desires-from the sensual and sexual to the materialistic-to alternate interpretations of history. In correlation to the film, a brief, free public tour of “Desiring Landscape” and “Edouard Duval-Carrié: Imagined Landscapes” will also be offered at 6:30pm.

Free with museum admission. Seating begins at 6:30pm. Introduction and film screening begins at 7pm.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photo: Still from “Black Narcissus” (1947)

Shleu Shleu Miami All Stars: Presented by PAMM and the Rhythm Foundation 5/1/14

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Shleu Shleu Miami All Stars: Presented by PAMM and the Rhythm Foundation
Thursday, 05/01/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Shleu-ShleuPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
More Info Link
Cost: Free

In honor of Haitian Heritage Month and a season at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) dedicated to Caribbean art, PAMM and the Rhythm Foundation present Shleu Shleu Miami All Stars, one of the longest running musical groups in the history of Haitian Kompa music. The event also kicks off the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Miami Museum Month.

Visitors are invited to dance to Shleu Shleu Miami All Stars on the outdoor terrace, enjoy cocktails from PAMM’s waterfront bars, and enjoy Caribbean art exhibitions including “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World” and “Edouard Duval-Carrié: Imagined Landscapes.”

Free and open to the public.
Free First Thursdays is made possible in part with support from Knight Foundation.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking
Photo courtesy the Rhythm Foundation.

Fabulous First Friday 5/2/14

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 05/02/2014 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33133
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Cost: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

CoderDojo Miami 5/4/14

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CoderDojo Miami
Sunday, 05/04/2014 – 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Learn how to create computer programs to tell a story. Build games, cool apps, devices, or make 3D printable objects to show how to realize ideas. No prior programming experience is necessary and choose to bring a family laptop or use the computer in the Teen Tech Center.

For Children ages 8 to 17. Advanced registration required.

CoderDojo Miami 5/18/14

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CoderDojo Miami
Sunday, 05/18/2014 – 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Learn how to create computer programs to tell a story. Build games, cool apps, devices, or make 3D printable objects to show how to realize ideas. No prior programming experience is necessary and choose to bring a family laptop or use the computer in the Teen Tech Center.

For Children ages 8 to 17. Advanced registration required.

MCCJ Film Series in collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial The Last Survivor 5/21/14

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MCCJ Film Series in collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial The Last Survivor
Wednesday, 05/21/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $6 per person

View the film screening of this moving film exploring the true stories of genocide survivors. The Last Survivor connects visitors with the RACE exhibition by exploring real stories that resonate with the exhibition’s powerful message. Following the discussion, visitors will have time to explore the RACE exhibition.

Feel the Force Hurricane and Other Hazards Day 5/31/14

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Feel the Force Hurricane and Other Hazards Day
Sunday, 05/31/2014 – 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Are you prepared? The International Hurricane Research Center and the Miami-Dade County Emergency Management Department have joined forces with the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science to deliver a full day of hands-on activities, meet and greets with local meteorologists and Hurricane Hunters, and fun games to test your hurricane and preparedness knowledge. Join us to learn how best to protect yourself, your house, and your pets!

Performance by Akuzuru: Ak-t 2 “The Knowing” 4/25/14

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Performance by Akuzuru: Ak-t 2 “The Knowing”
Friday, 04/25/2014 – 04:30 pm – 05:30 pm
akuzuruPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

For her first live performance in the U.S., Trinidadian artist Akuzuru will debut an interdisciplinary work in two acts over two days, evoking themes of fertility and interconnectivity. The complex piece will include horses, as well as dancers who will carry out extended interventions around the exterior and interior of the Museum. Akuzuru describes in her personalized vocabulary, the latest opus in her series of fertility movements, “TRANCE –FORMATIONS: Doucement…… l’Eau por L’ORI” (Slowly……Water for the ORI) as having two “ak-ts” during two successive days.

Open to the public
Performances are free with museum admission

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photo courtesy of the artist

Photographs of PAMM Presented Venus X on 4/17/14

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Pérez Art Museum Miami Presented Venus X on Thursday, April 17, 2014.  Every third Thursday evenings, PAMM brings together an eclectic range of internationally-acclaimed artists for a live outdoor music series by the bay. This month, PAMM Presented New York-based artist Venus X.

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Caribbean Crossroads Symposium: Transnational Histories 4/25/14

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Caribbean Crossroads Symposium: Transnational Histories
Friday, 04/25/2014 – 04/26/2014 01:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Transnational Histories consists of four panels that correspond to the central themes of the exhibition: Fluid Motions, Counterpoints, Shades of History, and Kingdoms of this World. These panels bring together exceptional scholars, curators, and artists, who respond to diverse geographical, chronological, and cultural contexts of the Caribbean.

Each panel will pair a scholar or curator with an artist. Each of the participants will present an individual paper or talk on the given topic and then have a moderated conversation with one another. The symposium will begin with a Thursday evening reception to celebrate the exhibition, “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World,” during which the public will see the first act of a two part performance by artist Akuzuru. The second act will take place during the symposium on Friday.

Friday, April 25, 1:30-8:30pm and Saturday, April 26, 2014, 11am-4pm

Free with museum admission
Pre-registration recommended

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Caribbean: Crossroads of the World 4/18/14

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Caribbean: Crossroads of the World
Friday, 04/18/2014 – 08/17/2014 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
caribbean1Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Museum Admission

“Caribbean: Crossroads of the World,” opening April 18, 2014 at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), explores the diverse cultural history of the Caribbean and its diaspora, highlighting over two centuries of rarely seen works dating from after the Haitian Revolution to the present. The exhibition is the culmination of nearly a decade of collaborative research and scholarship organized by El Museo del Barrio in conjunction with the Queens Museum and The Studio Museum in Harlem. The Miami presentation, curated for PAMM by guest curator Elvis Fuentes, is a honed reiteration of this critically-acclaimed survey and offers a vital reflection of Miami’s Caribbean community. The exhibition is the centerpiece of a season at PAMM dedicated to Caribbean art, which includes related exhibitions, a two-day symposium, a Caribbean film and video series, major new performances and other related programs and events (pamm.org/calendar).

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Image: Renée Cox, Redcoat, from Queen Nanny of the Maroons series, 2004.
Courtesy of the artist.

Earth Day 4/22/14

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Earth Day
Tuesday, 04/22/2014 – 10:00 am –
EarthDay_175x153Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost:

Tuesday, April 22th
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Find out about food that is good for us and good for the Earth. Drum along with Drumming for Wellness, and create beautiful art out of recycled materials. Join us as we learn about recycling, conservation, and ways to protect our planet.

Spring Fling 4/20/14

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Spring Fling
Sunday, 04/20/2014 – 10:00 am –
SpringFling_175x153Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost:

Sunday, April 20th
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Spring is here and it is time to celebrate the sunshine! Enjoy a Peter Rabbit puppet show, and create some of your favorite springtime crafts including your own collage garden. Join us for a healthy spring cooking session and even get a chance to meet, pet, and play with the cutest farm animals in town!

Easter Brunch at Verde 4/20/14

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Easter Brunch at Verde
Sunday, 04/20/2014 – 11:00 am – 04:45 pm
verde-brunchPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Vary

Verde, the waterfront restaurant in Pérez Art Museum Miami, will offer Easter Sunday brunch with a special menu and live entertainment by The Emmet Cohen Jazz Trio featuring YoungArts alumni Emmet Cohen (piano), Russell Hall (bass) and Evan Sherman (percussion).

Guests may choose from the regular menu, or a prix fixe menu created in the spirit of the museum’s new exhibition, “Caribbean: Crossroads of World.” The prix fixe menu is $50 and bottomless mimosas are available for an additional $20 (details at pamm.org/dining). Child-friendly options are available by request. The new Pérez Art Museum Miami is located in downtown Miami between the Arsht Center and the AmericanAirlines Arena, and features sweeping views of Biscayne Bay and spacious galleries. Brunch reservations (parties up to 12) are required, and space is limited.

Brunch reservations start at 11am
For reservations, contact Rory Gurland at 786-345-5697
Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photo by Cendino Teme

Opening Celebration for Caribbean: Crossroads of the World with Akuzuru 4/24/14

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Opening Celebration for “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World” with Akuzuru
Thursday, 04/24/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
caribbeanPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: Free with museum admission

Celebrate the opening of “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World” with a performance by Akuzuru and a waterfront bar on the terrace with music by DJ Majestic.

“TRANCE-FORMATIONS: Doucement……l’Eau por L’ORI”

7–8pm: Performance by Akuzuru: Ak-t 1 Body Aphorisms

The Trinidadian artist’s first live performance in the U.S. will debut an interdisciplinary work in two ak-ts over two days evoking themes of fertility and interconnectivity. This complex work will involve several choreographed elements, including movement and sound, outside and within the museum. Akuzuru will perform Ak-t 2 The Knowing on Friday, April 25, 4:30-5:30pm.

Open to the public

Performances are free with museum admission

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Image: Renée Cox, Redcoat, from Queen Nanny of the Maroons series, 2004.

Courtesy of the artist.

PAMM Presents Venus X 4/17/14

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PAMM Presents Venus X
Thursday, 04/17/2014 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Venus-XPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Every third Thursday evening, PAMM brings together an eclectic range of internationally-acclaimed artists for a live outdoor music series by the bay. This month, PAMM Presents New York-based artist Venus X.

Venus X is renowned for her skills in live sampling/remixing and crosscutting global styles from hip-hop, to Chicago Juke, to Dominican Dembow, to Jersey club and more. Venus began touring around the world as M.I.A.’s DJ in fall 2013, adding her own instrumentation and vocals to the live show. A staple at luxury brand fashion events, art galleries, and illegal warehouses raves, Venus X is natural tastemaker developing a culture all her own with the development of her brand/party, GHE20GOTH1K.

DJ set 7-9pm

Free with museum admission. Drink specials are available for purchase.
Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photo courtesy of the artist

PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target: “The Automatic Aardvark Sang a Crumpled Cloud: Folded Books and Chance Poems” 4/12/14

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PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target: “The Automatic Aardvark Sang a Crumpled Cloud: Folded Books and Chance Poems”
Saturday, 04/12/2014 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
pamm-free-second-saturdays-photo-juan-e-cabreraPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Find inspiration in the exhibition A Human Document: Selections from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry and make a book with guest artist Carol Todaro. Also enjoy an afternoon of poetry, performance and interactive mural creation with
Omni-ZonaFranca.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photo by Juan E. Cabrera

O, Miami Poetry Festival Presents: Omni-ZonaFranca 4/12/14

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O, Miami Poetry Festival Presents: Omni-ZonaFranca
Saturday, 04/12/2014 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
o-miamiPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join Omni-ZonaFranca, a multi-disciplinary collective of street artists from Cuba for Buscando El Sol Perdido/Searching for the Lost Sun, an afternoon of poetry, performance and interactive mural creation. Also join PAMM Free Second Saturdays Presented by Target for family related activities.

Artists Amaury Pacheco OmniPoeta, Nilo Julián Gonzalez AcetatoProducciones and Luis Eligio D Omni will be at PAMM for the event.

Presented by O,Miami

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking
Photo by Ishmahil Blagrove

Yemenwed: Mystery Lessons Investigations in Movement and Expression 4/10/14

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Yemenwed: Mystery Lessons Investigations in Movement and Expression
Thursday, 04/10/2014 – 04/10/2014 07:00 pm – 08:30 pm
yemenwedPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Members of the art collective Yemenwed will screen segments of past projects, with a focus on movement and music. They will discuss the process behind the performative aspects of their work.

Yemenwed is an art collective founded in 2006 in New York City. They create collaborative works, which synthesize the artistic focus of its varying members in the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, animation, performance, and music.

The group maintains an active interest in the vocabulary of mainstream popular culture and its conventions, as well as entertainment value and notions of beauty. Each piece invariably reflects the different personal aesthetic and conceptual interests of the individual artists forming the work.

Yemenwed has released several publications and has participated in exhibitions and performances at Palais de Tokyo, Tate Modern, MOMA P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art TBA:10, Performa 09, Fake Estate Gallery, 179 Canal, Hessel Museum of Art, Asia Song Society, and Jack Hanley Gallery, among other venues.

Yemenwed are PAMM Researchers-in-Residence. This is the first of three visits, culminating in a final commissioned project in October 2014.

Free with museum admission
Open to the public
(Seating begins at 6:30)
First come, first seated.
Self-parking and valet on-site as available (rates apply) / Metromover: Museum Park station
Photo courtesy of the artist

Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science Celebrates What’s “NEXT” – From Nano to Macro, Innovation at Every Scale 4/5/14

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Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science Celebrates What’s “NEXT” – From Nano to Macro, Innovation at Every Scale
Saturday, 04/05/2014 – 04/07/2014 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Next-FestivalPatricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Museum admission

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science and the Ryder Charitable Foundation are excited and proud to host a new two-day festival, NEXT: From Nano to Macro, Innovation at Every Scale. At NEXT, science and techie fans of all ages can learn about how technology is rapidly adapting to accommodate society’s growing demand for “the NEXT big thing.” During the weekend, visitors will discover that innovation is everywhere – from the obvious to the discreet. Activities include the following:

•Explore the journey of new ideas from concept to reality through The NEXT Big Thing Innovation Showcase by University of Miami’s The Launch Pad, and be inspired to create from inventors of a variety of ages and interests.
•Climb in a big “green” truck from Ryder and electric cars from Tesla to learn about the latest technology in sustainable transportation.
•Learn how current technological developments are leading to improvements for individuals and the environment, from better repairs for the human body to more sustainable transportation with the “nano” talk series including prominent innovators, scientists and engineers from Ryder, BioNIUM, and UM’s Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering.
•Dive into the “Maker” movement through two challenges. At the Mutants Maker Challenge, artist and designer Ernesto Oroza demonstrates how to repurpose the old to become new. During the Belly of the Beast Maker Activity, artist Kerry Phillips uses old and found objects to create a new community art project.*
•Become the NEXT “Maker” with the Make Me a Maker activities series for kids led by REM Learning Center South
•Get animated by altering your surroundings through a visually striking projection mapping experience in the planetarium led by Phenomenal Experience Agency.
•Discover how the very small can impact the very big with nano interactives provided by NISE Network’s Nano Days, BioNIUM, and Materials Advantage FIU Chapter.
•Stimulate your musical side with sound demos and activities with Arduino Musical Hopstotch by DCR Arduino Brigade.
•Join The LAB Miami in its weekend long Hackathon Challenge with an app showcase on Sunday at 1pm. Pre-selected programming teams will have 24 hours to complete the challenge! (The public is welcome to attend the brainstorming kick-off event on Friday, April 4th at the Museum.)
•Design your own app at The App Challenge Workshop by TECKpert.
•Learn the basics of coding with a special Coderdojo workshop on Sunday from 2pm-5pm. The workshop is free, but advanced RSVP is required. Please see the Museum website for more details.

Next: From Nano to Macro, Innovation at Every Scale 4/5/14-4/6/14

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Next: From Nano to Macro, Innovation at Every Scale
Saturday, 04/05/2014 – 04/06/2014 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
NEXTevent-logoPatricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33319
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Cost: Free with paid museum admission

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science and the Ryder Charitable Foundation are excited and proud to host this new two-day festival. At Next, science and techie fans of all ages can learn about how technology is rapidly adapting to accommodate society’s growing demand for “the Next big thing.” During the weekend, climb into one of Ryder’s Big “Green” Trucks, get your creativity flowing with out weekend long Maker’s activities series, and discover that innovation is everywhere – from the obvious to the discreet.

Women on the Rise: Teen workshop in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art 4/17/14

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Women on the Rise: Teen workshop in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art
Thursday, 04/17/2014 – 01:30 pm – 04:30 pm
Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with paid museum admission

Sign up for this two-hour workshop on an early release day from public school to explore the intersection of gender and race relations in contemporary art. The teens, lead by MOCA facilitators, will create their own works of art while learning about the perspectives that key contemporary artists have explored through their work. Teens will work in gender specific teams of 15 – boys will explore the work of Kehinde Wiley and girls will explore the work of Shoshanna Weinberger. Following the workshop, teens will have time to explore the RACE exhibition.

For Teens ages 14 to 18. Registration deadline is April 3rd.

The History of Race in American Poetry, presented by Scott Cunningham of O’Miami 4/10/14

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The History of Race in American Poetry, presented by Scott Cunningham of O’Miami
Thursday, 04/10/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $6.00 per person

Join the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science in collaboration with the O’Miami annual poetry program. Visitors will have time to explore the RACE exhibition.

MCCJ Film Series: Parallel Lives 4/24/14

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MCCJ Film Series: Parallel Lives
Thursday, 04/24/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $6.00 per person

Parallel Lives is a documentary detailing the lives of community historians Dr. Arva Moore Parks and Dr. Dorothy Jenkins-Fields, who experience growing up in the community in two very different ways but eventually found their professional and personal connection here in Miami, and went on to build a life-long friendship.

Join the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science for a post film discussion with Dr. Arva Moore Parks and Dr. Dorothy Jenkins-Fields as they discuss the film and their experiences in Miami. Following the discussion, visitors will have time to explore the RACE exhibition.

Miami Eats 4/19/14

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Miami Eats
Saturday, 04/19/2014 – 09:00 am – 06:00 pm
Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
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Cost: Free with paid museum admission

The art and science of how Miami grows, cooks, enjoys (and burns off) food. We all
need food to survive, but how does making healthy and green choices affect our bodies
as well as the environment? At the 2nd Annual Miami Eats event, we invite the
community to share in the art and science of Miami’s food and fitness scene.

Visitors can learn healthy new recipes through cooking demos and workshops, interact with special guest chefs, explore new technologies in aero-, hydro-, and aqua-ponics, stimulate all their senses, get moving with fun breakout exercise sessions, and give back to the community through a food drive to benefit the local community.

MiniCamp: Green Art 4/18/14

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MiniCamp: Green Art
Friday, 04/18/2014 – 09:00 am – 03:30 pm
Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
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Cost:

During teacher workdays, the Museum offers exciting and educational one-day camps that are sure to appeal to the scientist in everyone.

For Children in grades Pre-K to Fifth.

Cost: $45 for members; $55 for non-members
Before Care (7:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.) $5 per camper
After Care (3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.) $12 per camper

Discussion and performance: “Imaged Words and Worded Images: Production, Publication and Performance” 3/22/14

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Discussion and performance: “Imaged Words and Worded Images: Production, Publication and Performance”
Saturday, 03/22/2014 – 02:00 pm – 04:30 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

oin Max Schumann, Tom Phillips, Michael Basinksi and Primary Information for an afternoon of discussion and performance poetry. This program is organized in conjunction with A Human Document: Selections from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on view at PAMM through May 25, 2014. Primary Information is currently researching the Sackner collection, a vast repository of historic and contemporary works that synthesize word and image.

2pm
Max Schumann, Associate Director of Printed Matter, New York, speaks about the distribution of artists’ books and publications.

2:45pm
Artist Tom Phillips, whose seminal work A Humument inspired the exhibition’s title, joins the discussion from London via Skype.
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​3:30pm
Michael Basinski, a poet and curator of Poetry and Rare Books Collections of SUNY, Buffalo, New York, performs a hybrid poetry reading and lecture.

4pm
James Hoff of Primary Information, a New York-based organization devoted to publishing artists’ books and writings moderates a discussion with the participants.

Free with museum admission
Space is limited. First come, first seated

PAMM Art Storytime 3/22/14

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PAMM Art Storytime
Saturday, 03/22/2014 – 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
story-timePérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: $7-$10 plus museum admission

Every fourth Saturday at 1pm, 3-5 year-olds (and their caregivers) build on foundations of literacy with an in-gallery story reading followed by a related art activity at PAMM’s Knight Education Center. Space is limited. Pre-registration required.

PAMM members: $7 per child
Non-members: $10 per child
Plus general museum admission

Space is limited. Pre-registration required to mvickles@pamm.org / 786 354 5641

Photo by Juan E. Cabrera

Conversation: “Imagined Landscapes” with Edouard Duval Carrié and Tobias Ostrander 3/13/14

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Conversation: “Imagined Landscapes” with Edouard Duval Carrié and Tobias Ostrander
Thursday, 03/13/2014 – 03/13/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
duvalPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: Free with museum admission

For the opening of his solo exhibition, Imagined Landscapes, Miami-based, Haitian-born artist Edouard Duval-Carrié discusses his new work with PAMM Chief Curator Tobias Ostrander.

The dialog will address Duval Carrié’s shift in aesthetic, using an uncharacteristically dark palate, as well as how he translates his references, 19th century paintings depicting Florida and the Caribbean, into his own contemporary visual language. The artist’s response to the role of images of tropical paradise, both historically and today, in obscuring economic and social disparities will emerge from the conversation.

Free with museum admission. No registration required.
Seating begins at 6pm.
Space is limited. First come, first seated.

Edouard Duval-Carrié: Imagined Landscapes, organized by PAMM, is on view from March 13, 2014 to August 31, 2014.

Photo: Edouard Duval-Carrié, After Heade: Moonlit Landscape, 2013. Courtesy of the artist.

PAMM Presents Gatekeeper 3/20/14

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PAMM Presents Gatekeeper
Thursday, 03/20/2014 – 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
gate-keeperPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Every third Thursday evening, PAMM brings together an eclectic range of internationally-acclaimed DJs and musicians for an outdoor music series on the terrace by the bay. This month, PAMM Presents Brooklyn-based duo Gatekeeper.

Inspired by the sounds and visions of forgotten b-movie film scores, classic fantasy games and lurid arcade imagery, the duo of Aaron David Ross and Matthew Arkell have created their own morbidly compelling discotheque, a vividly detailed flight of fancy in which the conventions of techno, Chicago house, italo-disco and industrial are transfigured into a singular phantasmagoric adventure populated by hushed screams, Gregorian dungeon chants and cinematic washes of mammoth sound.

Free with museum admission. Drink specials are available for purchase

Vocal Performance: Stine Motland and C. Spencer Yeh 3/20/14

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Vocal Performance: Stine Motland and C. Spencer Yeh
Thursday, 03/20/2014 – 07:00 pm – 08:00 pm
VocalPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: Free with museum admission

Drawing from an expanding palette of innovative sounds, these musicians instrumentalize breath, mouth, and vocal chords to engage the physicality, variation, and sensuousness of the non-lyrical voice. C. Spencer Yeh (Brooklyn) and Stine Janvin Motland (Oslo/Berlin) improvise and compose, using the voice as a sound-making device that lies outside of speech acts and traditional modes of singing.

Established artists among a younger generation of experimental musicians, Motland and Yeh’s practices have historical precedence in movements of musique concrete, and perhaps sound poetry. Their use of non-linguistic vocal sounds in composition and improvisation may be compared to the approaches of concrete poets, who sought to elevate text above that of an impartial actor within the communication process.

Performance 7-8pm (seating begins 6:30pm)

Free with museum admission. Space is limited. First come, first seated.

PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target: Ai Weiwei Animals 3/8/14

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PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target: Ai Weiwei Animals
Sunday, 03/08/2014 – 03/08/2014 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
saturdayPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Discover Ai Weiwei’s majestic Chinese Zodiac Heads on the west terrace as you approach the PAMM’s entrance. Can you identify each creature? Join PAMM’s teaching artists on the south terrace to create zodiac sundials (based on an historic palace garden sundial with zodiac animals that inspired Ai Weiwei) and animal puppets!

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photos by Juan E. Cabrera

Oneohtrix Point Never featuring Nate Boyce 3/27/14

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Oneohtrix Point Never featuring Nate Boyce
Sunday, 03/27/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
oneohtrixPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Non-members $20, Members $16 (with promotion code at check out) Price includes museum admission.

PAMM presents an intimate concert by acclaimed electronic musician and composer Daniel Lopatin – Oneohtrix Point Never. The performance marks the musician’s Miami debut, and will feature a live, improvised mix of visuals created by video artist Nate Boyce.

Show starts at 7pm. Seating begins at 6:30pm. Seats are limited and tickets are required. Tickets not redeemed by 6:30pm will be given to those on stand-by.
*Tickets are non-refundable. Unused tickets may be redeemed for museum admission.
Non-members $20, Members $16 (with promotion code at check out)
Price includes museum admission.

Acclaimed electronic musician and composer Daniel Lopatin – Oneohtrix Point Never – performs for the first time in Miami. For his highly-praised, most recent release, R Plus Seven, Lopatin assembles the sounds of corporate design – the sort found in commercial transitions, background music, and instructional videos- into songs that are as moving as they are conceptual. Awe, doom, and wonder arise from a range of referents – pipe organs and horns to the abstract, synthesized cues for soundtracked emotions.

This performance will feature a live improvised mix of visuals created by video artist Nate Boyce. His CGI forms, some appearing as modernist sculpture or consumer products, mutate and morph in disorienting virtual space. As with Oneohtrix Point Never, Boyce uses found text, the names of towns made enigmatic and website banners cut up and layered throughout like visual poetry. The duo have toured together extensively performing together at venues, including MoMA/PS1, Walker Art Center, and Wexner Center for the Arts.

Photo by Timothy Saccenti

Race Cultural Program: For People Who Live in Bodies of every color 3/1/14

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Race Cultural Program: For People Who Live in Bodies (of every color…)
Saturday, 03/01/2014 – 10:30 am –
Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with paid museum admission

If you’ve ever felt judged or made snap judgments based on appearance, if your children or students ever tease or are teased, if you judge your own appearance harshly, come discover an engaging way to transform your views of yourself and everyone else. Presented by Anya Cordell, recipient of The Spirit of Anne Frank Award, author of Race: An Open & Shut Case, that flips preconceptions about “race” and “appearance-ism”, upside-down!

10:30am–Family friendly (Ages 6+), and educators (2 hours)

2:00pm–Preteen to adult (2 hours)

Reading Art Author Talk Geoff Dyer Some Ongoing Thoughts on Some Ongoing Moments 3/6/14

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Reading Art Author Talk Geoff Dyer: “Some Ongoing Thoughts on Some Ongoing Moments”
Thursday, 03/06/2014 – 07:00 pm –
geoof-dyewrPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Geoff Dyer will outline ideas behind and inspiration for “The Ongoing Moment,” particularly his idiosyncratic categories for organizing photographic images. Tracing some examples of particular tropes, hats for example, Dyer will ask what larger lessons can be learned from indexing photographs in a way that veers from traditional art historical chronologies and taxonomies. What is the further potential of this method? Does it reveal something about the way photographers work, about a collective optical unconscious?

“The Ongoing Moment is a masterful meditation on photographs, but what makes it particularly valuable is the way it shows how Dyer has mastered the art of the essay, understood as a piece of discursive, personal writing, in which great, often melancholy themes are raised with lightness and very dry humour.” Alain de Botton, Books of the Year, Observer

“The Ongoing Moment” is available for purchase at the PAMM store. In advance of the talk, join a discussion group on “The Ongoing Moment.”

Free and open to the public. Space is limited. First come, first seated.

PAMM Free First Thursdays is sponsored in part by Knight Foundation.

Geoff Dyer. Photo by Marzena Pogorzaly.

Film Screening and Tours: Ai Weiwei: Fairytale 2/27/14

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Film Screening and Tours: Ai Weiwei: “Fairytale”
Thursday, 02/27/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
aiweiPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Ai Weiwei’s documentary, Fairytale, will be featured in PAMM’s auditorium with special guided exhibition tours of Ai Weiwei: According to What? at 6pm and 8pm.

Fairytale, a documentary film by Ai Weiwei, chronicles the making of a work by the same name. In 2007, Ai Weiwei invited 1,001 Chinese citizens of varying ages and backgrounds to travel to Kassel, Germany, for one week each, all expenses paid. The extraordinary event of such a large group of citizens traveling outside of China, many for the first time, enabled Ai Weiwei and the participants to discuss questions concerning identity, memory, love, dreams and the possibility of cultural dialogue. This 152-minute film describes the many challenges facing the artist and his volunteers in coordinating the work.

Free with museum admission.
Auditorium. Space is limited. First come, first seated.
No registration required.

Photo: “Ai Weiwei: According to What?” Installation view Pérez Art Museum Miami. Photo: Daniel Azoulay Photography

Screening and Conversation with Artist Yael Bartana Inferno 3/1/14

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Screening and Conversation with Artist Yael Bartana Inferno
Saturday, 03/01/2014 – 02:00 pm –
YaelPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Shot and edited with stylistic references to Hollywood action epics, Yael Bartana’s film Inferno (2013) addresses the building of a grandiose replica of Solomon’s Temple by a Neo-Pentecostal Church in São Paulo. Following a screening of the short film in the auditorium, Bartana will be in conversation with Associate Curator Diana Nawi.

Free with museum admission
Auditorium. Space is limited. First come, first seated.

This project is commissioned by Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) and the 19th Biennale of Sydney, and organized by PAMM Associate Curator Diana Nawi. This film was conceived as part of a research project initiated by Eyal Danon and Benjamin Seroussi. This film is made possible by Contemporary Art Partners, New York, and Petzel Gallery, New York. Support is provided by Mondriaan Fund, Amsterdam. Additional support provided by the Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon; Centro da Cultura Judaica, São Paulo; Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam; and Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv. Additional support for PAMM’s Project Galleries provided by Jerome A. Yavitz Charitable Foundation. The presentation of this work at PAMM is supported in part by the Consulate General of Israel.

Photo: Yael Bartana. Production images from Inferno, 2013.
Courtesy of the artist; Petzel, New York; Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam; and Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv.

Reading Art Discussion The Ongoing Moment by Geoff Dyer 2/22/14

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Reading Art Discussion: “The Ongoing Moment” by Geoff Dyer
Saturday, 02/22/2014 – 11:00 am – 01:00 pm
ongoing-momentPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: Non-members $15, Members $5 (member must sign-in for discount to be applied at check out) Price includes museum admission Space is limited to 25. Registration required *Tickets are non-refundable

Considering the way images are indexed in the current exhibition, Image Search: Photography from the Collection, PAMM and The Miami Rail select The Ongoing Moment by Geoff Dyer as the Winter Reading Art book. Focusing on the ways in which canonical figures like Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Walker Evans, Andre Kertesz, Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, Diane Arbus and William Eggleston have photographed the same things – barbershops, benches, hands, roads, signs – Geoff Dyer seeks to identify their signature styles. In doing so, he constructs a narrative in which these photographers – many of whom never met – constantly encounter one another.

-11am Book discussion on the terrace (participants receive 10% discount at Verde Coffee Bar)

-12pm Tour of Image Search: Photography from the Collection led by PAMM Associate Curator Diana Nawi

The Ongoing Moment is available for sale at the PAMM Shop.

“Truly original… A whole narrative of intensely felt and observed moments… After reading it, life seems larger.” John Berger, Harper’s Magazine

Picture Credit: Lee Friedlander, “Storefront News Stand,” circa 1962

Gelatin silver print.

5-1/4 x 7-3/4 inches

Collection Pérez Art Museum Miami, promised gift of Charles Cowles

© Lee Friedlander. Courtesy Janet Borden, Inc., New York

PAMM Art Storytime 2/22/14

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PAMM Art Storytime
Saturday, 02/22/2014 – 02/22/2014 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
story-timePérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: PAMM members: $7 per child Non-members $10 – per child Plus general museum admission. Space is limited to 12 children. Space is limited. Pre-registration required to mvickles@pamm.org / 786 345 5641

Every fourth Saturday at 1pm, 3-5 year-olds (and their caregivers) build on foundations of literacy with an in-gallery story reading followed by a related art activity at PAMM’s Knight Education Center.

Space is limited. Pre-registration required to mvickles@pamm.org / 786 345 5641

PAMM members: $7 per child
Non-members $10 – per child
Plus general museum admission. Space is limited to 12 children.

Photo by Juan E. Cabrera

Sensory Saturday 3/8/14

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Sensory Saturday
Saturday, 03/08/2014 – 09:00 am – 11:00 am
SensorySat_Flyer_03_2014Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost:

Sensory Saturday is a monthly event that allows children
with special needs and their families to explore the
Museum and our exhibits in a sensory modified and
supportive setting.
Join us on the second Saturday of each month for:

• Special programming including
yoga, art, music therapy and more
• The opportunity to make connections
with other families
• Access to information from community
partners and organizations
• The ability to explore MCM with limited crowds,
sound & lighting adjustments and cool down rooms

Saturday
March 8 th
9 to 11 a.m.
Only $6 per person!

Admission to this event is at a reduced rate and attendance is limited.
RSVP is required. For more information or to RSVP please e-mail
sensorysaturday@miamichildrensmuseum.org or call 305.373.KIDS (5437).

PAMM open for Presidents Day with free exhibition tours and free admission with Metromover ride 2/17/14

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PAMM open for Presidents’ Day / Offering free exhibition tours and free admission with Metromover ride
Monday, February 17, tours at 11am, 11:30am, 2pm and 2:30pm
Perez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
*Anyone who takes the free Metromover to PAMM on Monday, February 17, will receive FREE museum admissionIn honor of Presidents’ Day, Pérez Art Museum 
Free tours with museum admission: Adults $12 / Seniors (62+ with ID), Students (with ID) and Youth (ages 7-18) $8 / Members, Children (under 6) and Active U.S. Military (with ID) free

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

In honor of Presidents’ Day, Pérez Art Museum Miami will offer free exhibition tours at 11am, 11:30am, 2pm and 2:30pm. The tours are led by trained museum guides and last 45 minutes.   Space is limited-first come, first served.

Pérez Art Museum Miami opened in December 2013 in downtown Miami’s Museum Park. The Museum is focused on collecting and exhibiting modern and contemporary art that represents Miami’s cultural diversity, while providing progressive educational and community programming. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the new, cutting-edge facility will provide room to showcase growing collections, expanded exhibition space to bring more world-class exhibitions to Miami-Dade County, and an educational complex. For more information, please visit pamm.org, find us on Facebook (facebook.com/perezartmuseummiami), or follow us on Twitter (@pamm).

PAMM Presents Total Freedom 2/20/14

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PAMM Presents Total Freedom
Thursday, 02/20/2014, 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
total-freedom1Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Entry Fee: Free with museum admission

Every third Thursday evening, PAMM brings together an eclectic range of internationally-acclaimed DJs and musicians for an outdoor music series on the terrace by the bay. This month, PAMM Presents Los Angeles-based producer and artist Total Freedom.

Adventurous, often confrontational but always playful, a DJ set from LA’s producer and artist Ashland Mines, aka Total Freedom, draws listeners into a whirlwind of ever-evolving texture and sensation. Unafraid to assault crowds with jarring shifts in mood and tempo, in his hands, R&B-concrète collides with rap, grime and ballroom house, while sung vocals abruptly dissolve into swamps of syrupy, dragged-out noise swells. As akin to real-time sonic collage as typical dance music DJing, Mines’ free-associative approach places recogniseable hip hop and R&B glimpses within abrasive, rhythmically distorting sonic space, making the familiar thrillingly unfamiliar. Alongside LA friends and contemporaries like Nguzunguzu, Kingdom and Arca, he’s poised among the vanguard of a vibrant, still evolving new aesthetic in club music.

Mines has presented sound installation and performance work around the world for institutions such as MOCA, The New Museum, LACMA, the Whitney, Carnegie Museum of Art, MCA Chicago, and Tate Modern.

The series is free with museum admission, and all galleries are open throughout the evening. Food and drink specials are available for purchase. DJ set begins at 7pm.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photo Credit: Total Freedom by Christelle de Castro, 2012

Judith Barry: Casual Shopper Screening and Conversation with the Artist 2/13/14

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Judith Barry: Casual Shopper Screening and Conversation with the Artist
Thursday, 02/13/2014 – 07:00 pm – 08:30 pm
casual-shopperPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Non-members $15, Members $5 (with promotion code)

Informed by conventions of Hollywood film and television commercials, Judith Barry’s “Casual Shopper” (1980-81) presents a female protagonist wandering through a seemingly endless array of product displays.

The woman both follows and is followed by a male figure, who appears to exist somewhere between reality and fantasy, within a carefully structured and intoxicating elevator-music-filled department store. The piece conflates romantic desire with consumer desire, as both figures perpetually search. Following a screening of the 28-minute video in the auditorium, Judith Barry will be in conversation with PAMM Chief Curator and Deputy Director Tobias Ostrander, followed by a Q&A.

TICKET INFO:
Non-members $15, Members $5 (with promotion code)
Price includes museum admission.
Space is limited. Registration recommended.
*Tickets are non-refundable.
http://bit.ly/pammcasualshopper

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / www.pamm.org/parking

Photo Credit: Judith Barry, “Casual Shopper,” 1980-1981
Courtesy of the artist

PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target: Kaleido-Crabs 2/8/14

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PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target: Kaleido-Crabs
Saturday, 02/08/2014 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
kaleido-crabsPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Create colorful crabs with Miami’s TM Sisters! They are known for multimedia performance art and video. Inspired by Ai Weiwei’s installation, youth of all ages can make their own crustaceans using a swirling kaleidoscope of materials. These mini sculptures will then “come to life” in the PAMM Theater by placing them in a green screened magical background.

Free general admission 10am-6pm

For reservations to Verde, the museum’s waterfront restaurant, visit www.pamm.org/dining

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photo by World Red Eye

Miami International Map Fair 2/8/14

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Miami International Map Fair
Saturday, 02/08/2014 – 02/09/2014 10:00 am – 05:00 am
flyer-hi-resHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: $15 for adults; $5 for museum members & kids 6-12.

The Miami International Map Fair, the largest map fair in the world, will return to HistoryMiami February 8-9, 2014. This year, the Map Fair will be hosted in HistoryMiami’s newly expanded facility, the former home of the Miami Art Museum, adjacent to the museum’s current location on Downtown Miami’s Cultural Plaza.

Some of the interesting, rare and decorative maps to be showcased at this year’s fair include:
• van Keulen Map (1780) – Drawn earlier in the 18th century, this 1780 edition is considered a landmark in mapping Florida, Cuba and the Western Caribbean. The level of detail was well ahead of its time, including unprecedented accuracy in mapping the Florida Keys. Also included in the map were inset charts detailing developmental plans for the city of Havana, as well as charts of Matanzas Bay & Hondo Bay.
• Popple Map (1746) – The first map to show all Thirteen Colonies, including plans for harbor development along the Eastern seaboard, as well as archaic spellings of names like the ‘Western’/ ‘Atlantick’ Ocean and ‘South’ Sea, which we know today as the Pacific Ocean. Comprised of 20 sheets, the Popple Map is considered one of the two most important large- format maps of North America published in the 18th century. At a time when colonial control of North America was by no means certain, this map made a profound statement of England’s designs for dominance of the North American continent.

Held each year during the first weekend in February, the Miami International Map Fair provides both the serious collector and casual buyer with a weekend to browse antique maps, rare books, as well as attend a series of special topical lectures.

This year’s lecturers include:
• Alex J.C. Johnson, Ph.D. – author of the new book, The First Mapping of America: The General Survey of British North America, 1764-1775 (London: I.B. Tauris, 2014). He is a recognized academic and commercial specialist in historical geography, with a particular interest in the mapping of Great Britain and her former colonies in North America and the West Indies.
• Margaret Pritchard – the senior curator and curator of prints, maps and wallpaper for the Colonial Wiliamsburg Foundation. Margaret has lectured and published on topics relating to the collection for which she is responsible. Her most recent publication was a comprehensive catalog of the map collection at Colonial Williamsburg, Degress of Latutuide: Mapping Colonial America (Harry N. Abrams, 2002)
• Susan Schulten, Ph.D. – professor and chair of the history department at the University of Denver. She is the author of Mapping the Nation: History and Cartography in the Nineteenth-Century America (University of Chicago Press, 2012) and The Geographical Imagination in America, 1880-1950 (University of Chicago Press, 2001).

Also new to the fair for 2014 is a free, ‘Map-tacular’ Family Fun Day on Saturday, February 8. The Family Fun Day is open to the public and features interactive map exhibits for the whole family, as well as a photo opportunity with Super WHY from PBS Kids.

Artist Talk: Leonor Antunes 2/1/14

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Artist Talk: Leonor Antunes
Saturday, 02/01/2014 – 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
leornorPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Leanor Antunes will open a project gallery installation at PAMM in June 2014. While visiting to research the context for this new site-specific piece, she will deliver a talk to introduce her work to PAMM’s public. Often researching important architectural histories, Antunes, now based in Berlin, has created work informed by her studies of sites in Brazil, Italy, and her native Portugal. Antunes creates elegant minimal installations often using craft techniques that correspond to measurements, material, site and memory.
Free with museum admission.

Auditorium. Space is limited. First come, first seated.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / www.pamm.org/parking

Photo: Leonor Antunes, “the last days in Chimalistac.” Installation view: Kunsthalle Basel, 2013. Courtesy of the Artist and Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie, Berlin; Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles, Air de Paris, Paris; Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo. Photo: Nick Ash

Cortadito: An evening of Cuban Music celebrating Amelia Peláez: The Craft of Modernity 2/6/14

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Cortadito: An evening of Cuban Music celebrating Amelia Peláez: The Craft of Modernity
Thursday, 02/06/2014 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
cortaditoPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Pérez Art Musuem Miami will present Cortadito, a traditional Cuban Son ensemble that performs music from the 1920-50s. Influenced by the sounds of Son Montuno, Boleros and other early Cuban musical styles, this dynamic group brings you back to a time when Trio Matamoros and Ignacio Piniero ruled the airwaves. Enjoy dancing under the stars, a rum bar on on the terrace, and see paintings by Cuban modernist Amelia Peláez along with other works on views in the galleries.

For reservations to Verde, the museum’s waterfront restaurant, visit www.pamm.org/dining

PAMM is free every first Thursday of the month

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / www.pamm.org/parking

“Cortadito,” Photo: Luis Olazabal, 2013

PAMM Free First Thursdays is sponsored in part by Knight Foundation.

Photographs of ARTcycle Exhibition Bikes Become Art Exhibit Opening at Coral Gables Museum on 1/23/14

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ARTcycle Exhibition Bikes Become Art Exhibit Opening and Artist Reception at Coral Gables Museum on Thursday, January 23, 2014.

“ARTcycle merges the Miami art scene with the Miami bike movement with an exhibition of bicycle-related artwork and sculptures made with bikes. This innovative exhibit furthers ARTcycle’s mission to raise awareness, respect and tolerance for cyclists, promote cycling and reduce the number of bike-related accidents in our city.”

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Tertulia Amelia Peláez 1/25/14

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Tertulia Amelia Peláez
Saturday, 01/25/2014 – 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
ameliaPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Non-members $15, Members $5 (with promotion code) Price includes museum admission.

A tertulia is a literary or artistic gathering for the purpose of discussion, a sort of salon. We invite you to a three-part tertulia focused on the exhibition Amelia Peláez: The Craft of Modernity.

Part one – Amelia’s Architectural Precedents – Raul L. Rodriguez, AIA
The integration of the built environment into the work of Amelia Pelaéz is evident. Rodriguez illustrates how three cultural streams syncretized and influenced twentieth century art in Cuba.

Part two – “Magnificent Femininity”: Critical Interpretations of Amelia Peláez del Casal – Ingrid W. Elliott, Ph.D.
Contemporary critics paid a great deal of attention to Peláez’s position as a female artist; particular consideration was given to the notion of “femininity” in relation to her painting. Elliott assesses the ways in which Peláez’s expression of craft and domesticity are in dialogue with these gendered interpretations of her work by her peers.

Part three – Finding Amelia: Excerpts from RUM & COKE – Carmen Peláez
The artist’s great-niece performs a staged reading of excerpts from her play RUM & COKE. After seeing a Peláez painting in person for the first time, the protagonist decides to go to Cuba, hoping to discover what makes beautiful, beautiful.

TICKETS:
Non-members $15, Members $5 (with promotion code)
Price includes museum admission.
Space is limited. Registration recommended
*Tickets are non-refundable. Unused tickets may be redeemed for museum admission

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Amelia Peláez, “Bandeja con frutas (Sandía) (Tray with Fruits [Watermelon]),” 1941
Private Collection, Coconut Grove © Amelia Pelaez Foundation. Photo credit: Sid Hoeltzell

MCM’s One Day Camp: Ireland 2/7/14

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MCM’s One Day Camp: Ireland
Friday, 02/07/2014 – 02/07/2014 09:00 am – 03:00 pm
OneDayCamp_Ireland-pic_175x153Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $45 for Members, $50 for Non-Members, $20 walk-in fee

Learn about the country and culture of Ireland at MCM’s One Day Camp on Friday, February 7th from 9 am to 3pm. Your children will get to make some Celtic art, watch traditional Irish dance performances, learn about Irish mythology from an “MCM leprechaun” and more! Don’t forget to bring your MCM passport to get stamped! $45 for Members, $50 for Non-Members, $20 walk-in fee. Before and after care available. To register or for more information, call 305.373.KIDS (5437) ext. 112
or email slombardi@miamichildrensmuseum.org

Symposium: Abraham Lincoln and the Constitution 1/25/14

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Symposium: Abraham Lincoln and the Constitution
Saturday, 01/25/2014 – 02:00 pm – 04:30 pm
W1006_Lincoln300dpiHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

An original 2001 watercolor of Abraham Lincoln by legendary singer and painter Tony Bennett will go on view January 25 at HistoryMiami to mark the third annual Lincoln symposium co-sponsored by the museum and The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation (ALBF).

The symposium, titled Abraham Lincoln and the Constitution, will take place on Saturday, January 25 from 2:00-4:30 P.M. Pulitzer Prize-winning dean of Civil War historians, James M. McPherson, will be the keynote speaker, to be followed by a discussion among a panel of experts on the Constitutional and humanitarian issues that confronted Americans during the Civil War.

The symposium is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception made possible by ALBF Board Member Jean Soman of Pinecrest, Florida, and her husband William Soman. This year FIU College Law joins the event as a co-sponsor, and attendance at the symposium will provide CLE credits to attorneys.

Panelists include: Thomas Campbell, ALBF Treasurer and leading authority on both the legal aspects of the war and the role of Chicago during the conflict; Ediberto Roman, professor at FIU Law; Noah Weisbord, associate professor at FIU Law; and Frank J. Williams, ALBF Board Member, Lincoln scholar, and former chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. ALBF Chairman Harold Holzer will introduce the sessions and moderate the panel.

PAMM Art Storytime 1/25/14

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PAMM Art Storytime
Saturday, 01/25/2014 – 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
storytimePérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: PAMM members: $7 per child Non-members: $10 per child plus general museum admission

Every fourth Saturday at 1pm, 3-5 year-olds (and their caregivers) build on foundations of literacy with an in-gallery story reading followed by a related art activity at PAMM’s Knight Education Center.

Space is limited. Pre-registration required to mvickles@pamm.org / 786 354 5641
PAMM members: $7 per child Non-members: $10 per child plus general museum admission

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station. www.pamm.org/parking

PAMM Art Storytime is produced by Pérez Art Museum Miami with support from Peacock Foundation, Inc., Batchelor Foundation, Inc., Publix Super Market Charities, and The Israel Rose Henry And Robert Wiener Charitable Foundation Inc.

CURATED SESSION 1 Open files with Dora García A project by Guillaume Désanges in collaboration with Dora García 1/30/14

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CURATED SESSION 1 Open files with Dora García A project by Guillaume Désanges in collaboration with Dora García
Thursday, 01/30/2014 – 01/30/2014 10:00 am – 09:00 pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Independent curator and critic, Guillaume Désanges begins a new series which proposes to curate a show over a one or two day period with an invited guest. For this session Dora García, a Barcelona-based artist, will publicly brainstorm with the curator, according to thematic links to her work, and to immediately formalize it using documents, images, texts, words, ideas, and objects placed on boards. The result of this live research is an exhibition – or a diagrammatic scheme for an exhibition – something between the actual show, its catalogue, and its working notes.

Free with museum admission
Open to the public
Vattikuti Learning Theatre (Space is limited. First come, first seated.)

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / Valet / www.pamm.org/parking

CURATED SESSION 1 : Open files with Dora García is produced as part of the PAMM Researcher-in-Residence program.

History Of Performance In 20 Minutes A performative lecture by Guillaume Désanges 1/23/14

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History Of Performance In 20 Minutes A performative lecture by Guillaume Désanges
Thursday, 01/23/2014 – 07:00 pm –
History-of-performancePérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Independent curator Guillaume D̩sanges suggests that a lecture can be considered as a living exhibition. A history of performance in 20 minutes aims at dividing the history of performance into 10 gestures which are played live: 1 РAppearing, 2 РReceiving., 3 РHolding back , 4- Escaping, 5 РAiming, 6- Falling, 7 РCrying, 8 РBiting, 9- Empting oneself , 10 РDisappearing, discussing very subjectively those ten gestures.

“History Of Performance In 20 Minutes” is produced as part of the PAMM Researcher-in-Residence program.

Free with museum admission
Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / Valet / pamm.org/parking

An Anthology of Concrete Poetry Book Launch and Discussion 1/18/14

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An Anthology of Concrete Poetry Book Launch and Discussion
Saturday, 01/18/2014 – 02:00 pm –
discussiomPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

This conversation with PAMM Researchers-in-Residence, Primary Information, and collectors, Ruth and Marvin Sackner, will discuss two specific publications and the current exhibition A Human Document: Selections from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry to explore sites for encounters with word and image. Considering the book as site, in addition to the archive, the exhibition, and the web, panelists will speak about how all function in their projects.

Free with museum admission
Open to the public
Auditorium (Space is limited. First come, first seated.)

An Anthology of Concrete Poetry Book Launch and Discussion is produced as part of the PAMM Researcher-in-Residence program.

PAMM Presents Laurel Halo 1/16/14

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PAMM Presents Laurel Halo
Thursday, 01/16/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
laurelPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Laurel Halo from Ann Arbor, Michigan will be the guest DJ for Pérez Art Museum Miami’s (PAMM) third Thursday music series on Thursday, January 16, 6-9pm.

The series is free with museum admission, and all galleries are open throughout the evening. Food and drink specials are available for purchase.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / Valet $20 starting at 4pm

PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target Photo Fun 1/11/14

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PAMM Free Second Saturdays presented by Target Photo Fun
Saturday, 01/11/2014 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
photofunPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join PAMM’s Teaching Artists for art-making on the terrace! Discover the magic of cyanotypes, also known as sunprints, an early photographic process.
A family–friendly tour highlighting photographs in the galleries meets in the lobby at 2pm.

General admission to the museum is free from 10am – 6pm.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / Valet / www.pamm.org/parking

Performance: “Marcel Duchamp,” written and directed by Guillaume Désanges and Frédéric Cherboeuf 1/9/14

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Performance: “Marcel Duchamp,” written and directed by Guillaume Désanges and Frédéric Cherboeuf
Thursday, 01/09/2014 – 07:00 pm –
marcelPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Both pioneer of the founding principles of postmodern art and chess player, Marcel Duchamp remains a mystery. Between captivation and admiration, this creation personifies, invokes and evokes the inventor of the readymade. Far from an academic interpretation, this show takes us into Duchamp’s work allowing for an experience of chance and magic.

Free with museum admission
Open to the public

PAMM Auditorium (Space is limited. First come, first seated.)

Image: Guillaume Désanges & Frédéric Cherboeuf, Marcel Duchamp. 2013. Photo: GD/Work Method

Free tour Ai Weiwei According to What 1/2/14

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Free tour Ai Weiwei According to What
Thursday, 01/02/2014 – 07:00 pm –
aiPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

: In Straight (2008-2012), comprised of 38 tons of once mangled rebar recovered from the rubble of collapsed schoolhouses, which the artist had straightened, Ai Weiwei expresses his concern over society’s ability to start afresh “almost as if nothing had happened.”

Tours at 7pm and 8pm (30 minute tours)

Meet at the M. B. Fernandez Family Gallery I on the second floor

No registration required

Presented by Citi.

Photo Credit: Daniel Azoulay Photography

Film Screening On the Way to the Sea directed by Tao Gu 1/2/14

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Film Screening On the Way to the Sea directed by Tao Gu
Thursday, 01/02/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
On_the_Way_to_the_Sea_filmstill2-loPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
More Info Link
Cost: Free

On the Way to the Sea is a poetic short film that weaves together fictional elements, documentary fragments and visual abstraction, investigating the dreams, memories and sensory perceptions of two earthquake survivors – the filmmaker’s parents.

Screenings at 6:30pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / Valet $20 starting at 4pm

Sponsored by the Knight Foundation.

Image: Still from “On the Way to the Sea,” 2010. Canada/China. Directed by Tao Gu. Courtesy of GreenGround Productions.

Photographs of PAMM Third Thursdays Music Series Presents Nguzunguzu on 12/19/13

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PAMM Third Thursdays Music Series Presents Nguzunguzu on Thursday, December 19, 2013.  I am so happy that they have brought back the third Thursday event.  What a great way to spend a Thursday evening at a wonderful museum overlooking the bay.

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Bob Marley Messenger Closing Party 1/4/14

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Bob Marley Messenger Closing Party
Saturday, 01/04/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Bob-Marley-Closing-Party3HistoryMiami
101 W. Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
More Info Link
Cost: $10.00

Put on your reggae dancin’ shoes and join HistoryMiami to close out the Bob Marley Messenger exhibition! Listen to DJ Waggy T spin a three-hour marathon session of Bob Marley music, Spanish-language reggae tunes from Tony G, and a Marley tribute by award-winning jazz artist Nicole Henry. Witness the creation of a Marley portrait, painted live by street artist Trek6. Enjoy lite bites, refreshments and enter a raffle to win a hotel stay in Jamaica. RSVP by January 2, 2014 to 305-375-1614 or rsvp@historymiami.org.

PAMM Third Thursdays Music Series Presents Nguzunguzu 12/19/13

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PAMM Presents Nguzunguzu
Thursday, 12/19/2013 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Nguzunguzu_111Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
More Info Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Pérez Art Museum Miami Kicks Off Third Thursdays Music Series with Los Angeles-Based duo Nguzunguzu

Every third Thursday of the month, PAMM brings together an eclectic range of internationally-acclaimed DJs and musicians for an outdoor music series on the terrace by the bay. The evening series, 6-9pm, kicks off with a focus on experimental sounds and diverse cross-genre dance music. Nguzunguzu offers a unique blend of R&B, rap, club, house, kuduro, and grime. Free with museum admission. Drink specials and light bites by Verde restaurant and bar.

Nguzunguzu’s (pronounced en-goo-zoo-en-goo-zoo) otherworldly productions weave energetic polyrhythms, eerie melodies, and dramatic soundscapes to create a new emotive electronic club realm that is sad, sexy, and scary. Raised on 90s R&B/Hip-Hop radio and underground club music, the Los Angeles based duo (Asma Maroof and Daniel Pineda) dig deep to complement the explicitly experimental modern sounds of international club music with some of the freshest urban pop happening now.

Nguzunguzu, which takes its name from a traditional Solomon Island figurehead used to protect against supernatural forces during canoe trips, offers a unique blend of R&B, rap, club, house, kuduro, and grime.

Photographs of Perez Art Museum Miami Opening and ABMB Party 12/5/13

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Pérez Art Museum Miami Opening Events for its new Herzog & de Meuron-designed building during Art Basel Miami Beach 2013. The cocktail party included a performance by multimedia performance duo Los Jaichackers commissioned specifically for the opening of the Museum’s new facility.

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PRESS RELEASE
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) welcomed 5,000 guests to the museum’s annual Miami Art Week celebration featuring a performance by multimedia art collaborative LOS JAICHACKERS. PAMM director Thom Collins kicked off the celebration with a special Ruinart toast to the artists whose work is presented in the museum’s opening exhibitions. Guests of the Maserati VIP Lounge observed the festivities from the third-floor terrace, while thousands of Art Miami, Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach VIPs, museum members and invited guests danced on the veranda, explored the galleries, and enjoyed the breathtaking views of Biscayne Bay from the Museum’s expansive terraces.

LOS JAICHACKERS’ performance, titled Night Shade/Solanaceae, included: two new videos in the museum’s auditorium; an ice sculpture which melted throughout the evening to reveal mysterious packages and strange, exotic night fruits; and enlisted the musical talents of TOTAL FREEDOM (Los Angeles), DJ LENGUA (Los Angeles) and Los Master Plus (Guadalajara, Mexico).

PAMM Presents LOS JAICHACKERS: Night Shade/Solanaceae was sponsored by Maserati. Support was provided by American Express with additional support provided by Miami Downtown Development Authority. In-kind support was provided by GQ. Cocktails and beverages were sponsored by LVP Sangria, Honey Jack, Finlandia, Pampelonne and Perrier. Designer furniture was provided by Zanotta.

PAMM Free Second Saturdays Presented by Target 12/14/13

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PAMM Free Second Saturdays Presented by Target
Saturday, 12/14/2013 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Second-saturday-evite-finalPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
More Info Link
Cost: Free

Visitors of all ages are invited to kick off the museum’s free monthly program with art-making, family friendly tours, and music celebrating Miami’s new cultural port!

Hear “First Beat,” an original performance created just for PAMM: 12 female drummers from Miami and beyond stationed throughout the building and its exterior will play a composition orchestrated by Mindy Abovitz, founder and publisher of Tom Tom Magazine. Create your own percussion instruments and join in the fun!

Community Days Free admission for Miami-Dade residents 12/4/13-12/8/13

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Community Days Free admission for Miami-Dade residents
12/04/2013 to 12/08/2013
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
Contact: education@pamm.org

Miami-Dade County residents receive free museum admission opening week (with ID). PAMM Community days is generously underwritten by Macy’s.

On December 4, 2013, the Miami Art Museum will reopen as the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in its new Herzog & de Meuron-designed facility. With its reopening, the Museum will strengthen its role as a vital cultural and educational center, serving as a resource commensurate with Miami’s thriving community of artists, designers, and collectors, its art-engaged public, and the location of one of the world’s most important art fairs, Art Basel Miami Beach. The Museum will continue to serve one of the most diverse populations in one of the fastest growing regions in the country, where a confluence of Caribbean, North American, and South American cultures adds vibrancy and variety to civic activity.

PAMM’s design reflects the natural and urban landscape of Miami and responds to the city’s rapid growth as a cultural destination. The facility is situated on the northeast side, bordering the MacArthur Causeway, with its front façade oriented toward the green space of the park, the bay, and the city, making it a highly visible landmark amid Miami’s cityscape. PAMM includes 32,000 square feet of galleries as well as education facilities, a shop, waterfront café, and exterior plazas and gardens. The new building supports the institution’s expanded mission to serve local populations as a dynamic social forum, stimulating collection growth and enabling the Museum to better fulfill its role as the principal contemporary visual arts and educational resource in the region.

Wine Down Wednesday 12/4/13

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Wine Down Wednesday
Wednesday, 12/04/2013 – 05:00 pm – 07:00 pm
Bob-Marley-PhotoHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: $10

Join HistoryMiami for the last Wine Down Wednesday of the year! Sip on delicious refreshments, explore the Bob Marley Messenger exhibition, and enjoy a special poetry event, The Messengers: A Spoken Word Experience, hosted by ”Soulcialite” Ingrid B. Free parking available at the Miami-Dade Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Ave.

Remembering Bob Marley 11/16/13

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Remembering Bob Marley
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
Marley-web-image-croppedHistoryMiami
101 W. Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
More Info Link
Cost: $8 Adults; $7 Seniors/Students; $5 Children 6-12; Children under 6 and HistoryMiami members are free

Don’t miss this chance to learn more about Bob Marley at HistoryMiami! Moderated by Pat McKay, Program Director for The Joint on Sirius XM, this panel discussion will feature speakers who were close to Marley. Panelists will include: Neville Garrick, Marley’s album cover artist; James Malcolm, pianist, composer, and Marley’s cousin; and, Lee Jaffe, harmonica player and personal friend.

Gem and Mineral Show 10/26/13-10/27/13

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Gem and Mineral Show
Saturday, 10/26/2013 – 10/27/2013 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Minerals-Show-Flyerx1Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Miami Science Museum and the Miami Mineralogical Lapidary Guild are hosting the annual Gem and Mineral Show. On display will be rocks, gems, mineral specimens, artisan jewelry, fossils and more. Visitors will enjoy an array of classes, workshops, and demos. They will also have the opportunity to interact with vendors and enthusiasts.

Photographs from Miami Marine Stadium Concrete Paradise at Coral Gables Museum on10/17/13

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Miami Marine Stadium Concrete Paradise at Coral Gables Museum on Thursday, October 17, 2013.  What a wonderful exhibition and a great way to learn the history of the Miami Marine Stadium.  I really hope that they are able to raise the money to bring back the Miami Marine Stadium to its former glory and it was be so awesome to have a waterfront stadium for concerts and other activities.  This exhibition will run from October 17, 2013 – January 5, 2014.

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Photographs of Bob Marley Messanger Celebration at HistoryMiami on 10/10/13

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Bob Marley Messanger Celebration at HistoryMiami on Thursday, October 10, 2013.

Bob Marley Messenger will be at the HistoryMiami from October 11, 2013 – January 05, 2014.  The show uses artifacts, photographs and interactive displays to show us his life and music.  This is a wonderful exhibition one that should not be missed.

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Miami Science Museum to Take Visitors Out Of This World 10/12/13

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Miami Science Museum to Take Visitors Out Of This World
Saturday, 10/12/2013 – 10/12/2013 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Miami Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami , Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: After 6 p.m., $6 per person.

In honor of National Astronomy Day, Miami Science Museum will present AstroJam: Mission to the Future. Perfect for kids and adults alike, AstroJam will explore the links between science, technology, and imagination. Some of the science and technology imagined in science fiction stories – hover crafts, smart robots, and bionic limbs – have started to become reality. Visitors will go on a mission to the future, learning about technology, experimenting with hands-on activities, enjoying 3-D printing demos and imagining what the next innovation might be.

Presenters include Dr. James Webb, professor of Extra-Galactic Astronomy at Florida International University in Miami. During his talk titled “The Science of Star Trek,” Dr. Webb will discuss the real science behind science fiction stories: what is possible, what’s not, and what technology from science fiction has actually become reality.

The event’s door prize is a high-quality Celestron telescope.

“French Weeks Miami”: FIU presents a tour of the Frost Museum in French 11/5/13

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“French Weeks Miami”: FIU presents a tour of the Frost Museum in French
Tuesday, 11/05/2013 – 05:00 pm – 06:00 pm
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU
10975 SW 17th St.,
Miami, Florida 33199
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

“French Weeks Miami” highlights the rich partnership of France and Miami through cultural programs, economic networking, festivals, economic organizations, cities, and schools. Dr. Maria-Antonieta Garcia, French Program Coordinator and Senior French Instructor at the Department of Modern Languages at the Florida International University is pleased to offer you a tour of the Frost Art Museum… in French! This event is free and open to all.

Reptile Day 11/2/13

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Reptile Day
Saturday, 11/02/2013 – 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Included with Museum admission

Reptile lovers and those who want to learn more about the intriguing creatures are invited to attend Miami Science Museum’s Reptile Day on Saturday, Nov. 2. Reptile Day will include entertaining and interactive activities about many different reptile species including:
• Eyes and Ears (invasive reptile detection and reporting training) presentation by Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA)
• Live invasive reptile display by ECISMA
• Reptile artifacts from MSM Collection Vault
• Live python animal presentation by MSM herpetologist
• Turtle race
• Eat Like a Reptile by Chef Kat Duran
• Pet reptile contests: Attendees can enter their pet reptiles in several contests for prizes. Each pet entry will receive two free admission tickets (limit one pet entry per family).
• Arts & crafts activities: Activities will include a sea turtle craft, spiral snake craft, and chameleon camouflage challenge (learn how camouflage is used as a survival technique as you color the chameleon to make it disappear into the background.)

Cardboard Carnival for the Global Cardboard Challenge 10/5/13

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Cardboard Carnival for the Global Cardboard Challenge
Sunday, 10/05/2013 – 02:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Members only: Annual Miami Science Museum membership fees are: Individual – $40, Family – $95; Young Patron – $100 for one or $175 for two; Contributor – $250; Donor – $500; Benefactor – $1,000. For more information about Miami Science Museum memberships, visit www.miamisci.org/www/membershipjoin.html.

Junior Miami Science Museum members will be utilizing their love of engineering, costume designing and carnivals to create pieces for the Cardboard Carnival at the museum. Participants and their families at this members-only event will create their own carnival rides, costumes, food stands and more out of cardboard. Miami Science Museum will provide materials, as well as snacks and refreshments.

Volunteers from Makeshop Miami, a shared resource space for tinkerers, creatives, artisans, aspiring entrepreneurs, and community seekers, will be at the event, acting as helpers/guides for the activities.

The event is being held in conjunction with the 2nd annual Global Cardboard Challenge worldwide celebration, organized by the Imagination Foundation. Inspired by the short film Caine’s Arcade, the Global Cardboard Challenge is a worldwide celebration of child creativity and the role communities can play in fostering it. Kids are challenged to create and build using cardboard, recycled materials and imagination. Oct. 5 marks the anniversary of the flash mob that came out to make Caine’s day in the short film, as well as the day that communities all around the world will come together and play!

First Fridays at the Museum Café Music and Lunch on the Plaza 10/4/13

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First Fridays at the Museum Café Music and Lunch on the Plaza
MOAFL-Plaza-photo-by-Robin-Hill-c-HI-RES-9Friday, 10/04/2013, 12:00 pm-02:00 pm
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
Venue Address
1 E Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Come listen to live music while enjoying lunch from the Museum Café. Each month will feature a different musician and specials from the café. You can also take time to browse in the store for the latest must have items and find out about the upcoming author appearances.

For more information contact Museumstore@moafl.org or 954-262-0255

AstroJam: Mission To The Future 10/12/13

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AstroJam: Mission To The Future
Saturday, 10/12/2013 – 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost:

Blast off on October 12th for AstroJam: Mission To The Future, an event to honor National Astronomy Day! Have you ever looked up into the night sky and wondered about rovers exploring the surface of Mars, how Galileo used a small telescope to discover four moons of Jupiter, or how astronomers create those beautiful images of galaxies? At AstroJam: Mission To The Future, you’ll find out, and discover lots more amazing things about the Universe and how it works.

Fabulous First Friday 9/6/13

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 09/06/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Miami Science Museum’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission:
$4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

8:00pm “Pop” (Family Laser Show)
9:00pm Best of the Beatles
10:00pm Pink Floyd: Echoes
11:00pm Bob Marley
Midnight Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

End of Summer Party 8/31/13

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End of Summer Party
Saturday, 08/31/2013 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
MOA_SF_CulturalConsortium_EBLASTMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
1 E Las Olas Blvd ,
Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33301
Webpage Link
Cost:

Join us as we welcome our new Director Bonnie Clearwater and celebrate the last weeks of the 2013 South Florida Cultural Consortium exhibition Who Am I To You? with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and live music.

This event is free for Museum members; $5 for non members. RSVP to kmedlin@moafl.org or 954-262-0227.

Shuttle service to the Fat Village Art Walk will be available during this event.

Photographs of Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on 8/7/13

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Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.  Together HistoryMiami and the Consulate General of Jamaica of Miami celebrated Jamaica’s birthday and the countdown to the Bob Marley, Messenger exhibition set to open on October 11. We enjoy live Jamaican mento music and a sneak peek at Bob Marley memorabilia.

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Photographs of Beats After Sunset Urban Surf Party at Bass Museum of Art on 8/2/13

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Beats After Sunset Urban Surf Party at Bass Museum of Art on Friday, August 2, 2013.  This month’s Beats after Sunset was the launch of FIAT’s series of Urban Surf Parties. The Urban Surf Party featured a silent disco with beats by DJ Seamstar. DJ Seamstar was spin directly into wireless headphones creating a silent disco for you to listen to as you danced around the museum.

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Nova Southeastern University’s AutoNation Academy of Art and Design Open House 9/2/13

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Nova Southeastern University’s AutoNation Academy of Art and Design Open House
Saturday, 09/07/2013 – 09/07/2013 10:00 am – 02:00 pm
Nova Southeastern University’s Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
1 E Las Olas Blvd ,
Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33301
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join us for our Open House where you will have the opportunity to rotate through our studios and disciplines, including: Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Computer, Graphic Arts, Printmaking, and Textiles. Meet and speak with our Academy Director Anthony Lauro and his faculty members about their respective course offerings and workshops.

ATN Silent Auction 9/19/13

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ATN Silent Auction
Sunday, 09/19/2013 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
silent-auctionNova Southeastern University’s Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Peck Terrace
1 E Las Olas Blvd ,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link
Cost: The event is free for ATN members; $10 + free drink for non-members.

Join us for an evening of art and items as ATN auctions off local donations and artwork on the Peck Terrace. This night is complete with light refreshments and entertainment, while members silently bid. There will also be a raffle during the evening.

Fabulous First Friday 8/2/13

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 08/02/2013 – 07:00 pm – 12:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $4 per child; $8 per adult

Miami Science Museum is presenting its Fabulous First Friday, a fun-filled evening of laser lights, stars, and more for the entire family. The event includes a free Planetarium Star Show, rooftop observatory viewing, and the museum’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium. Perfect for the little ones are the hands-on activities and demonstrations for kids ages 3 and older in the Space Gallery.

7 p.m.: Free Planetarium Star Show
8-9 p.m.: Hands-on activities and demonstrations for kids ages 3 and older in the Space Gallery
8:30-10 p.m.: Rooftop observatory viewing (weather permitting)

Laser Shows:
8 p.m.: “Pop” (family laser show)
9 p.m.: Best of Pink Floyd
10 p.m.: Led Zepplin
11 p.m.: Bob Marley
Midnight: Radiohead

For more information about Fabulous First Friday and other Miami Science Museum events, visit www.miamisci.org or call (305) 646-4200.

Photograph of Opa-locka: Mirage City Exhibition Opening at HistoryMiami on 6/27/13

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Opa-locka: Mirage City Exhibition Opening at HistoryMiami on Thursday, June 27, 2013.  This is an amazing exhibition I had no idea that Opa-Locka had such an interesting and wonderful history.  The exhibition runs from June 28, 2013 – September 08, 2013, this a must see.

“Opa-locka: Mirage City explores one of South Florida’s most unique architectural communities. Based on stories and names of characters from the Arabian Tales, Opa-locka presents itself as both eccentric dream; an exotic Middle-eastern urban oasis in a subtropical paradise, and tourist’s kitsch; an architectural conceit more akin to a Hollywood film set. Founded in the 1920s in an undeveloped area of northwest Miami-Dade, the city is a highly romanticized interpretation of an exotic cultural milieu popularized by Hollywood films and archeological discoveries of its time. The exhibition presents original drawings and architectural models that reintroduce the original fabled vision, aiming to rouse interest in the city’s iconic structural design and encourage efforts to preserve its endangered architectural heritage.”

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Kindergarden Kickoff 8/3/13

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Kindergarden Kickoff
Saturday, 08/03/2013, 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Miami Childrens Museum
980 MacArthur Causway,
MIami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost:

Get ready for school with Miami Children’s Museum! Our 1st Annual Kindergarten Kickoff will prepare children and their parents for this important transition to school through playful practice and minimize the anxiety associated with this day. Highlights include being able to get on a real bus, practicing before-school and at school procedures, exploring a real classroom, participating in a circle time and more. There will also be lots of community institutions on hand to display their resources for parents and their children.
General Admission: $16, State of FL Residents: $12
Children 1 year and under: Complimentary
MCM Members: Complimentary
For more information, please call (305)373-KIDS (5437) or visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org.

Hot Nights Cool Jazz with Paul Ayick Quintet 6/28/13

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Hot Nights Cool Jazz | Paul Ayick Quintet
Friday, June 28, 7-9
jazzBass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL  33139

Paul Ayick Quintet
Trumpet player Paul Ayick performs mainstream jazz compositions using the traditional jazz quintet format. The group will consist of trumpet, tenor saxophone, upright bass and drums, and will be performing both Mr. Ayick’s original compositions as well as selections from the American Song Book. Paul Ayick was born in New Jersey and spent a considerable amount of time on the New York jazz scene before moving to Broward County. This will be a rare oportunity to listen to one of South Florida’s hidden treasures.

Gov. Scott Accepts UEL Award for “Unraveling Florida’s Environmental Regulations”

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Last night’s Orchids and Onions event, organized by the Urban Environment League (UEL) of Miami and hosted by the Coral Gables Museum, presented Orchids (those are the good awards) to Miami’s leading civic and environmental activists – people who have spent the better part of the last decade, or in the case of Sallye and Jim Jude, their entire lives, preserving Miami-Dade’s historic landscapes and landmarks alike. Some other deep-rooted members of the community received a less glamorous kind of recognition. Continue reading “Gov. Scott Accepts UEL Award for “Unraveling Florida’s Environmental Regulations”” →

Fabulous First Friday 7/5/13

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 07/05/2013, 08:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
3280 South Miami Avenue, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Miami Science Museum’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

For more information, call 305-646-4234

Photographs of Miami Art Museum Closing Party BBQ on 6/1/13

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Miami Art Museum Closing Party BBQ on Saturday, June 1, 2013. This was Miami Art Museum’s last party at the Cultural Center Plaza as the museum is preparing to move to their new home, Perez Art Museum in downtown Miami’s Museum Park to reopen in December.  Entertainment curated by the end, a nomadic artist project in the closing exhibition, New Work Miami 2013.  Community radio station Hot 97.7 DJs  were there playing through their 17’ wall of speakers and Sparky’s Roadside Barbeque provided the food and it was all amazing.

As part of New Work Miami 2013, NWM2013 programs are organized by SPRING BREAK/the end, a nomadic project that presents artist-driven educational and performance events at different venues throughout Miami.

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Feel the Force: Hurricane and Other Hazards Day 6/1/13

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Feel the Force: Hurricane and Other Hazards Day
Sunday, 06/01/2013, 11:00 am – 06:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Are you prepared? The International Hurricane Research Center and the Miami-Dade County Emergency Management Department have joined forces with the Miami Science Museum to deliver a full day of activities and informative speakers. Join us to learn how best to protect yourself, your house, and your pets!

Fabulous First Friday 7/5/13

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Fabulous First Friday
Sunday, 07/05/2013, 07:00 pm – 12:00 am
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)
Later in the evening, check out Miami Science Museum’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission:
$4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult
Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
For more information, call 305-646-4234

Orchestra Miami Performs Oceanophony, a Delightful Combination of Music and Science for Children 5/26/13

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Orchestra Miami Performs Oceanophony, a Delightful Combination of Music and Science for Children
Sunday, 05/26/2013, 04:15 pm – 06:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Children and their families are invited to plunge into a world of undersea wonders with Oceanophony, merging beautiful music and science! In this piece by award-winning composer Bruce Adolphe, performed by eight musicians from Orchestra Miami, conducted by Artistic Director Elaine Rinaldi and with visual images by Michael Greenberg, children will learn about undersea life, coral reefs, biodiversity and more through music and poems. Attendees will discover answers to questions such as: What happens when you poke a pufferfish? Do seahorses mate for life? What exactly is a cleaning station? Is marine snow cold?

4:15 p.m., 5 p.m. performances: Free with museum admission
5:45 p.m. performance: Free and open to the public, no museum admission required

Museum Admission: Adults: $14.95 Seniors(62+):10.95 Students w/ID & Children 3-12: $10.95 Children 2 & under: Free

Moms Rock! Miami Science Museum Offers Mother’s Day Special 5/12/13

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Moms Rock! Miami Science Museum Offers Mother’s Day Special
Sunday, 05/12/2013, 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
600px-Moms-Rock-copyMiami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

In honor of all moms, Miami Science Museum is offering moms free entry for the day with a paid child’s admission on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12. Moms and their children/families can enjoy a fun-filled day at the Museum, which features a wonderful array of family-focused exhibits, a historic planetarium, rehabilitative Wildlife Center and Clinic, award-winning educational programs, and much more.

Miami Museum Month May 2013

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miamimuseummonthMiami Museum Month
May 2013
www.MiamiMuseumMonth.com

Take in Greater Miami and the Beaches’ Special Exhibits, World-Class Permanent Collections, Memorials & More with Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) and  "Join One – See Them All" Offerings
                                                                           
Art, history and culture are ingrained in every Greater Miami and the Beaches experience from sipping mojitos amidst iconic Art Deco buildings and strolling through murals along the Wynwood Walls to exploring the emerging Design District and browsing during Art Basel.  To celebrate its rich attractions and evolving art scene, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) brings Miami Museum Month to visitors and residents again this May 1 – 31:

BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE (BOGO): An ideal time to add a museum visit to your vacation or business trip itinerary or for families to spice up weekend plans, the "Buy One, Get One Free" gives admission to two for the price of one to any participating museum.

JOIN ONE, SEE THEM ALL: Absolutely the best time to join! When purchasing a membership at any one of the participating museums you can visit any of the other participating museums for free during Miami Museum Month. This saves visitors more than $50 per adult.

"The diverse experience that Greater Miami and the Beaches offers to our business and leisure visitors continues to evolve and it’s wonderful to see the growing popularity of our museums and cultural attractions," notes GMCVB President and CEO William D. Talbert, III, CDME.   "While visitors continue to enjoy our year-round sunshine and stunning beaches, we gladly welcome them to stay longer to enjoy more of what the destination has to offer – restaurants, nightlife, hotels, and spas as well as our new, emerging and heritage neighborhoods."
 
Participants to-date in this year’s Miami Museum Month program include:
Art Center/South Florida
Bakehouse Art Complex
Bass Museum of Art
City of Miami Police & Courthouse Museum
Coral Gables Merrick House
Coral Gables Museum
The Dezer Collection
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
The Haitian Heritage Museum
HistoryMiami
Holocaust Memorial of Miami Beach
Jewish Museum of Florida – FIU
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Miami Art Museum
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Miami Children’s Museum
Miami Science Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
Wings Over Miami Air Museum
The Wolfsonian – FIU
World Erotic Art Museum

This year’s program features a special kick-off event themed "Miami Then and Now," a retrospective look at Miami through the years.  "Miami Then and Now" will take place on May 1, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at The Coral Gables Museum located at 285 Aragon Avenue and will also serve as a platform to unveil the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau’s newest Heritage Guide Book.
 
The program will also feature a special "Night at the Museum" promotion where a lucky winner will have the chance to invite a group of friends for a sleepover and private dinner party while screening the film "Night at the Museum" at the History Miami Museum.  The group will spend the night surrounded by the exhibits and will be immersed in history as the destination’s founders come to life during an enchanted evening.  To learn more about how you can win a "Night at the Museum," visit the website.
 
Miami Museum Month is part of the GMCVB’s Temptations Program, which takes a thematic focus on the best that Miami has to offer throughout the year at attractive prices.  Other Temptations promotions include Shop Miami Month, Miami Film Month, Miami Golf Month, Miami Romance Month, Miami Spa Month, Miami Spice, Miami Attractions Month and Miami Live Music Month.  For more information on the Temptations Program please visit www.MiamiTemptations.com .

Don Pascual Apaza Flores, Peruvian High Andean Wisdom Keeper of the Q’ero Nation 5/4/13

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Don Pascual Apaza Flores, Peruvian High Andean “Wisdom Keeper” of the Q’ero Nation
Friday, 05/03/2013, 11:30 am – 01:30 pm
Don-Pascual-Apaza-FloresMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

The Peruvian shaman will share his ancient wisdom and bless the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale’s exhibition Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru. The event is hosted by Carey Stokes.

Don Pascual Apaza Flores is visiting South Florida for the first time. He will share the opportunity to experience balance and harmony on a personal and global level. Flores was born in the southern highlands of Peru, a place where it is said that the spiritual energy and essence of the Andes is conserved. He gained much his knowledge from his spiritual master, the Alto Misayoq Don Manuel Quispe Apaza, and from lengthy days spent in the quiet heart of the mountains.

This event is free and open to the public.

Author Appearance and Book Signing | Chris Raschka and Bob Staake 5/4/13

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Author Appearance and Book Signing | Chris Raschka and Bob Staake
Bluebird-book-image1Saturday, 05/04/2013, 11:00 am – 01:00 pm
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Chris and Bob are talented, award-winning artists in their own right and will incorporate drawing/painting demonstrations into their presentation.

In Chris’s latest EVERYONE CAN LEARN TO RIDE A BICYCLE: Learning to ride a bike is one of the most important milestones of childhood, and no one captures the emotional ups and downs of the experience better than Chris Raschka, who won the 2012 Caldecott Medal for A Ball for Daisy. Using very few words and lots of expressive pictures, here is a picture book that not only shows kids how to learn to ride, but captures what it feels like to fall . . . get up . . . fall again . . . and finally “by luck, grace, and determination” ride a bicycle!

Bob Staake’s latest BLUEBIRD: In this emotional picture book, readers will be captivated as they follow the journey of a bluebird as he develops a friendship with a young boy and ultimately risks his life to save the boy from harm. Bob Staake has been working on this book for 10 years, and truly believes he was born to write this story.

This event is brought to us by Random House Unplugs: Random House is committed to helping schools, libraries and bookstores nationwide UNPLUG and Read during Screen Free Week to raise awareness about the importance of balancing screen time against other developmentally important tasks, like reading.

To pre-purchase books or for more information contact 954-262-0255 or Museumstore@moafl.org

Author Appearance and Book Signing | Dana Buckley author of the Living Desert 5/2/13

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Author Appearance and Book Signing | Dana Buckley author of the Living Desert
Thursday, 05/02/2013, 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Dana_Buckley_coverMuseum of Art Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Award-winning photographer, Dana Buckley recently released her second fine art photography book, Living Desert. In her new book, Dana traveled to some of the nation’s most undiscovered terrain and captured plant life that has thrived in the most rugged conditions, including cacti, agaves, aloes and shrubs.

In the book Living Desert, Buckley captures plant life that has thrived in the most rugged conditions where life is a struggle and beauty is even harder won.

To pre-purchase a book or for more information call 954-262-0255 or Museumstore@moafl.org

Author Appearance and Book Signing | Augusten Burroughs, author of THIS IS HOW: Surviving What You Think You Can’t 5/4/13

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Author Appearance and Book Signing | Augusten Burroughs, author of THIS IS HOW: Surviving What You Think You Can’t
Saturday, 05/04/2013, 04:00 pm – 06:00 pm
This-Is-How-bookMuseum of Art Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

If you believe life has a grudge against you, if you have ever wondered –How am I supposed to survive this? This is how.

Augusten Burroughs is the number one New York Times bestselling author of A Wolf at the Table, Possible Side Effects, Magical Thinking, Dry, Running with Scissors, and Sellevision.

This is a ticketed event. You will receive a free ticket with the purchase of the book ($15.00). Additional tickets may be purchased for $5.00 each. You must pre-purchase your book from Books & Books at the Museum to enter the signing line. Books and tickets can be purchased by calling 954-262-0255 or Museumstore@moafl.org

Monthly Art Roundtable 5/14/13

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Monthly Art Roundtable
Tuesday, 05/14/2013, 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

A complimentary event for members at the Museum Enthusiast ($150) level and above

Join our curatorial staff, faculty, and educators for a fascinating and informal behind-the-scenes discussion on the inner workings of our Museum of Art. To RSVP and for more information, contact Lee Ledegang at lee.ledegang@moafl.org or 954-262-0221. Lunch is available at our own Museum Café and a discount applies for Museum members. Please pre-order by Friday, May 10.

AutoNation Academy of Art + Design Open House 5/18/13

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AutoNation Academy of Art + Design Open House
Saturday, 05/18/2013, 10:00 am – 02:00 pm
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Join us at the AutoNation Academy of Art + Design Open House where you will have the opportunity to rotate through our studios and disciplines, including: Drawing and Painting, Ceramics, Computer / Graphic Arts, Printmaking and Textiles.

Meet and speak with our Academy Director Anthony Lauro and Faculty members about their respective course offerings and workshops.

For more information and to RSVP please contact 954-262-0239 or education1@moafl.org

Author Appearance and Book Signing | Ella Cisneros, author of Pulses of Abstraction in Latin America 5/18/13

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Author Appearance and Book Signing | Ella Cisneros, author of Pulses of Abstraction in Latin America
Saturday, 05/18/2013, 03:00 pm – 05:00 pm
ellen-cisnerosMuseum of Art Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Join us as we welcome Ella Cisneros, a Venezuelan –born major art collector, who runs the Cisneros Fontanels Foundation in Miami.

If anything defines the adventure of twentieth-century art it is its liberation from the pursuit of beauty as an end in itself. It was a moment of change in which art and artists arose as researchers and producers of knowl¬edge, reflection and experience. In this convulsive panorama that shook the very foundations of art, as we can see in Pulses of Abstraction in Latin America, we find some of the most inspiring experiences and ex¬plorations ever to occur in the history of art.

There will be a conversation between Ella Cisneros and Peter Boswell, Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Curator at Large.

To pre-purchase a book or for more information, contact 954-262-0255 or Museumstore@moafl.org

Eve Sussman Rufus Corporation Video and Photography Stills Opening 4/12/13

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Eve Sussman Rufus Corporation Video and Photography Stills Opening
April 12, 2013 through August 11, 2013.
sussmanbass museum of art
2100 collins avenue
miami beach, fl 33139

The Bass Museum of Art is proud to present the exhibition Eve Sussman | Rufus Corporation, a presentation of the video artist’s recent projects. This exhibition will present two major video installations, including an entirely new exploration of her noted film The Rape of the Sabine Women. A feature-length video-musical, The Rape of the Sabine Women is a contemporary reinterpretation of the eponymous Roman legend. Presented in a traditional five act operatic format set in the 1960s, each of the film’s acts takes place in different locations, including Berlin’s Pergamon Museum and Tempelhof Airport, Athens’ Agora meat market, a classic modern 60’s dream house overlooking the Aegean and Athens’ Herodion Theatre. For this exhibition, Sussman and her team have reedited the film, and she is presenting it in a five-part installation, where each act of the film runs simultaneously in separate spaces.

Also on view will be her 89 Seconds at Alcázar, a twelve-minute film based on the Diego Velazquez’s enigmatic Las Meninas, 1656.  In her work, Sussman uses film to elucidate the circumstances of the exact moment that the painting aims to portray. By using a 360º Steadicam, Sussman is able to probe the quotidian scene that has become immortalized in one of Western culture’s most-discussed paintings.  In addition to these video works, Sussman will present photographic stills from these films alongside historical portraits from the collection of the Bass Museum of Art.

Eve Sussman founded the Rufus Corporation in 2003. Along with Rape of the Sabine Women, 2004, and 89 Seconds at Alcázar, 2007, the company has collaborated on other projects including Yuri’s Office, 2009, and whiteonwhite:algorithmicnoir, 2011. Rufus Corporation’s works have been exhibited and screened internationally and are included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Margulies Collection, Miami; Fundación La Caixa, Barcelona; and Centro Galego de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Eve Sussman is a 2010 recipient of the Anonymous was a Woman Award.

Lecture | Textile Artist Maximo Laura and Art Andes 4/4/13

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Lecture | Textile Artist Maximo Laura and Art Andes
Thursday, 04/04/2013, 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Art-Andes-photo-of-Maximo-LauraMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Textile Artist Maximo Laura is one of South America’s most accomplished weavers. He is a fifth-generation master weaver who learned the traditional style of ancient weaving, known as Cumbimayocs, from his parents and grandparents – all master weavers from Ayacucho, Peru. While he is ultimately respectful of the iconography and colors of the ancient Huari culture (which predates the Inca culture), it is his juxtaposition of those traditions with his own design elements and narrative that have earned him many international awards, distinctions, and exhibits. Laura is a scholar of textile art and has traveled the world exploring and teaching in his field.

This lecture is complimentary for museum members and $15 for non- members. Reservations are required. RSVP to achadwick@moafl.org or 954-262-0241.

Lecture | Archaeologist Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D 4/6/13

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Lecture | Archaeologist Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D
Saturday, 04/06/2013, 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm
LuisJaimeCastilloMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D, is one of the foremost experts on the Moche culture. An archaeologist at Peru’s Catholic University in Lima, he has conducted excavations for the last 20 years, particularly at San Jose de Moro, a remarkable Moche cemetery yielding incredible ancient burial sites. Dr. Castillo’s discovery of the Tombs of the Priestesses in 1991, with their extraordinary richness and complexity, was one of the most significant advances in Peruvian archaeology. He is co-editor of the recently published New Perspectives on Moche Political Organization.

This lecture is complimentary for museum members and $15 for non- members. Reservations are required. Please RSVP to Kelly Medlin at kmedlin@moafl.org or call (954) 262-0227

Reception honoring Archaeologist Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D 4/6/13

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Reception honoring Archaeologist Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D
Saturday, 04/06/2013, 03:00 pm – 04:30 pm
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Complimentary event for members at the Academy Supporter ($250) level and above

Join us for a private reception to meet Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D., one of the foremost experts on Moche culture and archaeologist at Peru’s Catholic University in Lima. Hear Dr. Castillo’s enlightening lecture, Discovering Peru: Excavating the Lost Cultures, between 2:00 – 3:00 pm followed immediately by the reception.

Please respond by April 1st. To RSVP, contact Camile Moseley at camile.moseley@moafl.org or (954) 262-0296.

Monthly Art Roundtable: Repairing the Future with Rebecca Bradley and Gage Couch of Cadence 4/9/13

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Monthly Art Roundtable: Repairing the Future with Rebecca Bradley and Gage Couch of Cadence
Tuesday, 04/09/2013, 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm
CadenceMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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Rebecca Bradley and Gage Couch of Cadence led a discussion of how art, design, business and connectivity woven together properly have the power to fix our future. Cadence is a full service Landscape Architecture and Urban Design firm based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The Cadence team has a focus on urban projects that reimagine the way South Floridians experience their living environments.

This is a complimentary event for members at the Museum Enthusiast ($150) level and above. Reservations are required. To RSVP and for more information contact Lee Ledegang at lee.ledegang@moafl.org or 954-262-0221.

Lunch is available at our Museum Café and a discount applies for Museum members. Please pre-order by Friday, April 5.

Lecture | Have You Ever Heard of the Wari? 4/11/13

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Lecture | Have You Ever Heard of the Wari?
Thursday, 04/11/2013, 07:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Carol Damien 2008Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Dr. Carol Damian, Director of The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University

In the ancient world of the Andes, the Wari Empire is quite known to the general public, eclipsed by the Incas. However, the Wari reigned for 400 years as the largest dominant culture before the Inca took over their territory. Who were they and what happened to them? What can we learn from the artifacts that remain? This talk will introduce the Wari, the objects of their culture now described as art, and their relationship to the Inca Empire that followed almost 200 years later.

This lecture is complimentary for museum members and $15 for non- members. Reservations are required. Please RSVP to Kelly Medlin at kmedlin@moafl.org or call (954) 262-0227

Film Series | Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru 4/25/13

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Film Series | Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru
Thursday, 04/25/2013, 05:00 pm –
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Please join the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale this month as we continue our film series in conjunction with our newest exhibition, Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru. The Museum will be featuring films in our Horvitz Auditorium documenting the unique Peruvian culture with special screenings of exciting Wari-based motion pictures on the Peruvian people and their extraordinary history.

Free and open to the public.

To RSVP, contact Kelly Medlin at kmedlin@moafl.org or 954-262-0227.

Author Talk and Signing with Ben Katchor, author of Hand Drying in America and other stories 4/25/13

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Author Talk and Signing with Ben Katchor, author of Hand Drying in America and other stories
Thursday, 04/25/2013, 06:00 pm –
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Ben Katchor is one of the most original and imaginative American cartoonists at work today. HAND-DRYING IN AMERICA is a collection of graphic narratives on the subjects of urban planning, product design, and architecture—a surrealist handbook for the rebuilding of society in the twenty-first century.

BEN KATCHOR is the author of The Cardboard Valise, The Jew of New York; Julius Knipl & Real Estate Photographer: The Beauty Supply District. He teaches at Parsons The New School for Design and has contributed to The New Yorker, The Forward, and Metropolis. The first cartoonist to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, he is the subject of the documentary The Pleasures of Urban Decay.

For more information and to pre-purchase a book, contact Museumstore@moafl.org or 954-262-0255.

Lecture | Arbus and the Extraordinary 4/27/13

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Lecture | Arbus and the Extraordinary
Saturday, 04/27/2013, 02:00 pm –
Foto-Ft-LauderdaleMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

What makes Diane Arbus’s photographs so enthralling? Is it subject matter or creative style, or a combination of both? George Slade, consulting curator of photography at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, offers insights into the distinctive qualities of this ground-breaking American photographer in conjunction with the Diane Arbus exhibition on view as part of Foto Lauderdale.

This lecture is complimentary with paid admission. For more information regarding this event and to RSVP, please contact Kelly Medlin at kmedlin@moafl.org or 954-262-0227.

Lecture and Book Signing with Richard Blanco 4/27/13

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Lecture and Book Signing with Richard Blanco
Saturday, 04/27/2013, 06:00 pm –
Blanco2Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Join us as we welcome Richard Blanco, as he reads from a selection of his poems and participates in a Q & A session. Blanco was selected to write and read the inaugural poem for President Obama’s second swearing-in on January 21, 2013. He is the first immigrant, Latino, and openly gay poet chosen to read at an inauguration and at 44, also the youngest.

This event will be followed by a book signing. Books & Books at the Museum will have a selection of his titles available for purchase.

This is a ticketed event. One Free Ticket with purchase of Richard Blanco’s Book Looking for the Gulf Motel ($15.95) or $10.00 each, (without book purchase). To purchase book or tickets contact 954-262-0255 or Museumstore@moafl.org.

Author Talk & Signing | Augusten Burroughs, author of THIS IS HOW:Surviving What You Think You Can’t 5/4/13

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Author Talk & Signing | Augusten Burroughs, author of THIS IS HOW:Surviving What You Think You Can’t
Saturday, 05/04/2013, 04:00 pm –
This-Is-How-bookMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

If you believe life has a grudge against you, if you have ever wondered –How am I supposed to survive this? This is how.

Augusten Burroughs is the number one New York Times bestselling author of A Wolf at the Table, Possible Side Effects, Magical Thinking, Dry, Running with Scissors, and Sellevision.

This is a ticketed event. You will receive a free ticket with the purchase of the book ($15.00). Additional tickets may be purchased for $5.00 each. You must pre-purchase your book from Books & Books at the Museum to enter the signing line. Please visit the Museum store to purchase any books and tickets, or by calling 954-262-0234.

NWM2013/Spring Break presents Planetarium Krautrock: a Multimedia Audio Visual Timeline 4/6/13

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NWM2013/Spring Break presents Planetarium Krautrock: a Multimedia Audio Visual Timeline
Saturday, 04/06/2013, 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
nwm2013_krautrockMiami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
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NWM2013/SPRING BREAK presents Planetarium KRAUTROCK: a Multimedia Audio Visual Timeline. Artist Kevin Arrow and Musician Romulo Del Castillo present an audio and visual experience on Krautrock, an umbrella term for the rock and electronic experimental music that originated in Germany in the late 1960s. The term is a result of the English-speaking world’s reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one particular scene, style, or movement, as many who came to be known as krautrock artists were not familiar with one another.

Largely divorced from the traditional blues and rock & roll influences of British and American rock music up to that time, the period contributed to the evolution of electronic dance and ambient music as well as the birth of post-punk, alternative rock and New Age music. Key artists associated with the tag include Can, Amon Düül II, Ash Ra Tempel, Faust, Popol Vuh, Cluster, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Neu!, and Kraftwerk.

This presentation will be accompanied by the technical support of Mark Bennett, Robert Cruz, Dylan Römer and Barron Sherer.

Krautrock at the Planetarium is presented by Miami Art Museum and Miami Science Museum in collaboration with SPRING BREAK as part of MAM’s New Work Miami 2013 exhibition.

Miami Science Museum, 3280 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33129. $8, MAM and Miami Science Museum members free. #NWM2013

Miami Children’s Museum Summer Camp 3/18/13

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Miami Children’s Museum Summer Camp
Monday, 06/10/2013, 09:00 am – 03:00 pm
Miami children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Miami Children’s Museum Summer Camp
June 10 – August 16
980 MacArthur Causeway Miami FL 33132
www.miamichildrensmuseum.org
(305) 373-KIDS (5437)

Summertime at Miami Children’s Museum means a new educational adventure every week!
Campers ages 3 to 11 will enjoy a fun-filled learning experience as they explore the museum from top to bottom while developing new interests and making new friends. Children will experience fun and educational weekly themes through special programming offered for Pre-K (3 years) – 2nd Grade and 3rd – 5th grades.

Camp hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, weekly beginning June 10th and ending August 16th.

Cost is $198 per week for museum members and $220 for non-members. Before and after care are also available for a fee.

To learn more or to register, please visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org or call (305) 373-KIDS (5437) ext. 112.

Sensory Saturday 3/13/13

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Sensory Saturday
Saturday, 04/13/2013, 09:00 am – 11:00 am
Miami children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Miami Children’s Museum Sensory Saturday
Saturday, April 13th
9:00 – 11:00 AM
One Saturday a month from 9:00 am -11:00 am, Miami Children’s Museum will turn into an environment designed specifically for children with special needs and their families. MCM will be closed to the public to avoid large crowds and will provide modified lighting, sound adjustments and “cool down” rooms for children to relax in. Special programming includes yoga, art, music therapy, and more. Admission for this special event will be at a reduced rate and space is limited. Pre-registration for this event is required. Please email sensorysaturday@miamichildrensmuseum.org to register.
To learn more, please call (305) 373-KIDS (5437) or visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org

Brain Fair 3/23/13

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Brain Fair
Saturday, 03/23/2013, 10:00 am – 04:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
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The Brain Fair is a free educational event sponsored by the University of Miami at the Miami Science Museum. The Brain Fair is designed to teach children and their parents about how the brain and spinal cord functions. The children will get to participate in hands-on learning activities such as building a neuron from clay, dissecting and holding a real brain, playing with visual illusions and finding out if they are “super tasters.” Additional fun activities will include face painting and puppet shows about how the brain works. Free bike helmets will be given away and free bike helmet fittings will be available. There will also be lectures for adults given by University of Miami neuroscientists on topics such as which apps are best for kids to learn, signs of autism, and the best food choices for kids to eat to help their brains grow.
Cost: Free

DNA Day 4/21/13

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DNA Day
Sunday, 04/21/2013, 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
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The University of Miami and the Miami Science Museum have teamed up to bring you another exciting day of hands-on activities. Ever wonder what DNA is and what it looks like? What are genetic traits? How does DNA help solve crimes? Find out the fun way at DNA day!
Cost: Free with paid museum admission
Museum Admission: Adults: $14.95 Seniors(62+):10.95 Students w/ID & Children 3-12: $10.95 Children 2 & under: Free

Fabulous First Friday 4/12/13

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 04/12/2013, 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Miami Science Museum’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

Science Eggstravaganza 3/19/13

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Science Eggstravaganza
Sunday, 03/31/2013, 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Ready for some Eggcellent Eggsperiments and an Eggciting Egg Hunt? Then join us for a day of spectacular science fun at the Miami Science Museum! There will be a total of five eggs containing golden tickets up for grab throughout the day –find one to win an exciting grab bag from the Museum Store.
Cost: Free with paid museum admission
Museum Admission: Adults: $14.95 Seniors(62+):10.95 Students w/ID & Children 3-12: $10.95 Children 2 & under: Free

Marine Mania Spring Camp 3/25/13

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Marine Mania Spring Camp
Monday, 03/25/2013, 09:00 am – 03:30 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Do you love the ocean? So do we! Join us this Spring Break to learn why the ocean is so special. Using our Sea Lab and Wildlife Center as backdrops, campers will learn about ocean habitats (like mangroves, seagrass and corals), common and bizarre marine organisms, and the roles we can play to help conserve and protect these incredible and wet natural resources.

Monday, March 25th: Coastal Treasures
Tuesday, March 26th: Reef Relief
Wednesday, March 27th: Slippery, Slimy, and Spineless
Thursday, March 28th: Secrets of the Deep

Friday, March 29th: Shark Bait

For Children in grades Pre-K to Fifth.

Cost: $45 for members; $55 for non-members
$200 (Members)/ $250 (Non-members) for a full week
Before Care (7:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.) $5 per camper
After Care (3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.) $12 per camper

All Ages Can Become “Brainiacs” @ Miami Science Museum 3/23/13

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All Ages Can Become “Brainiacs” @ Miami Science Museum
Saturday, 03/23/2013, 10:00 am – 04:00 pm
Miami Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Sponsored by the University of Miami, the Brain Fair at Miami Science Museum is a free, educational event designed to teach children and their parents about how the brain functions and the fascinating discoveries being made in the field of neuroscience.

Children can participate in fun, hands-on learning activities including:
•Brain anatomy – build a neuron from clay, brain puzzles
•Brain models of difference species – match the brain to the animal
•Visual system – explore visual illusions
•Sheep brain dissections – handle a sheep brain with a glove and dissect with a plastic knife
•SpikerBox – demonstrates how neurons work by sending electrical impulses
•Foods for Thought – explains how foods contribute to neurological functioning
•Reflexes – teaches how reflexes work
•Action potentials – demonstrates how neurons use electricity and memories are facilitated by context
•Supertaster and Taste – count how many taste buds on the tongue; model of tongue, taste buds; taste a jelly bean with or without the nose closed
•Spinal cord injury – build a simple vertebral column and spinal cord to demonstrate the need for protection
•WalkSafe, BikeSafe, SkateSafe – teaches methods of safe street crossing practice, how the brain needs protection from injury
•Pediatrics and FAAST iPad learning programs
•Mind games and brain teasers
•Sebastian the Ibis

Additional fun activities will include face painting, “Brain Minders” puppet shows about how the brain works, a science video and a coloring/storytelling area. Free bike helmets will be given away and free bike helmet fittings will be available at the Pilot Club of Miami table.

When they arrive, participants will receive a Brain Passport, which will be stamped at each exhibit once they complete one of its activities. Upon completion of all activities, children will receive a pencil and brain eraser, and one ticket for a raffle to win a $10 iTunes card.

The event will also include lectures for adults given by University of Miami neuroscientists on topics such as which apps are best for grow.

The Miami Brain Bee, open to high school students grades 9-12, is similar to a spelling bee, except that it tests knowledge of the brain. Winners will receive cash prizes. Registration is necessary for participation in the Miami Brain Bee.

Brain Fair sponsors are Miami Science Museum, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Pilot Club of Miami, Society for Neuroscience Miami Chapter, University of Miami Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, Brain Awareness Week, Kidz Neuroscience Center, Nova Southeastern University Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, St. Thomas University School of Science Technology & Engineering Management, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miami Neuroscience Center at Larkin, Mailman Center for Child Development Department of Pediatrics, Barry University, Larkin Community Hospital, and FAAST (Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology).

Sensory Saturday 2/19/13

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Sensory Saturday
Sunday, 03/09/2013, 09:00 am – 11:00 am
Miami children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Miami Children’s Museum Sensory Saturday
Saturday, March 9th
9:00 – 11:00 AM
One Saturday a month from 9:00 am -11:00 am, Miami Children’s Museum will turn into an environment designed specifically for children with special needs and their families. MCM will be closed to the public to avoid large crowds and will provide modified lighting, sound adjustments and “cool down” rooms for children to relax in. Special programming includes yoga, art, music therapy, and more. Admission for this special event will be at a reduced rate. Pre-registration for these events are required. Please email sensorysaturday@miamichildrensmuseum.org to register.
To learn more, please call (305) 373-KIDS (5437) or visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org

Miami Children’s Museum Spring Camp 2/19/13

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Miami Children’s Museum Spring Camp
Monday, 03/25/2013, 09:00 am – 03:00 pm
Miami children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

March 25–29
Join us for a road trip across America!
Discover the 50 states through fun and educational activities that reflect American songs, dance, food, art, and stories of historical characters! Campers will go on mini-adventures to our newest exhibit Weebles: Coast to Coast. There, they will take a ride in a hot-air balloon over New Mexico, go whitewater kayaking in Idaho, camp in the mountains of West Virginia, and much more! To register and for more information, please call Yanet at 305.373.KIDS (5437) ext. 112 or email Yanet@miamichildrensmuseum.org.
PreK4 – 5th grade
Members $195/Non-Members $220 (9:00am – 3:00pm)
Before Care (for the week) $25 (8:00am – 9:00am)
After Care (for the week) $60 (3:00pm – 6:00pm)

Dr. Seuss’ 109th Birthday 2/12/13

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Dr. Seuss’ 109th Birthday
Friday, 03/01/2013, 10:00 pm – 06:00 pm
Miami children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Friday, March 1st
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
This event is offered FREE to the public through the generous support of The Children’s Trust

Join Miami Children’s Museum as Read Across America’s official East Coast host location as we welcome The Cat in the Hat from his National tour in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ 109th birthday on Friday, March 1st! This FREE day-long celebration, generously supported by The Children’s Trust, will include celebrity readers, performances, appearances by Dr. Seuss characters, Seuss filled activities, and of course, birthday cake! Free to the public from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. To learn more call 305.373.KIDS (5437) or visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org.

Zoo Miami To Open National Geographic Crittercam Exhibit 1/18/13

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Zoo Miami To Open National Geographic Crittercam Exhibit
Sunday, 01/18/2013, 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
penguin2Zoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
12400 SW 152 Street, Florida Miami
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Swim through tropical landscapes with turtles, dive beneath the ice with penguins and forage in the forest with a family of bears — experience life as animals do in a new traveling exhibition opening at Zoo Miami.

“National Geographic Crittercam: The World Through Animal Eyes,” a 6,000-square-foot traveling exhibition developed by the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., will run from January 18 through May 5, 2012 at Zoo Miami. Crittercam, invented by National Geographic marine biologist Greg Marshall, is a scientific video- and data-gathering tool safely worn by wild animals, offering researchers insights into animal behavior and clues to protecting animals and the world we share.

Through interactive displays, firsthand footage and evocative environments, visitors to the exhibit can explore the many stories and animals that are part of the science and adventure of Crittercam. The exhibit focuses on Crittercam’s deployment on seals and sea lions, sharks, sea turtles, whales, penguins, bears and lions.

In the seals and sea lions section, a series of viewing and listening stations show how these animals communicate, hunt, feed, care for their young and attract mates. Visitors then move to the sharks section for a close-up view of an 18-foot-long great white shark model and displays that illustrate the hunting and migratory behaviors of several shark species. A shark fin model features the latest way of attaching the Crittercam — via a fin clamp. As visitors feel the rough sandpaper that keeps the clamp in place, they can watch a video depicting daring deployments, from early tether systems to a researcher deploying the fin clamp by hand.

The sea turtles section offers insights into how turtles search for mates, different foraging behaviors and how the animals avoid becoming a meal themselves. From atop a life-size model of a leatherback, children and adults can watch point-of-view footage from a female leatherback, while other displays show life as seen by loggerhead and hawksbill turtles.

In the whales section, visitors enter into a chamber of bubbles to see the cooperative behavior of humpbacks known as bubble net or lunge feeding. Other highlights include an up-close look at the toothed whales of Hawaii and footage of the mysterious “unicorn of the sea,” the narwhal.

In the penguin pod, exhibition-goers enter the world of Penguin Ranch, the main research site of the Crittercam team in Antarctica, to investigate a penguin’s life beneath the ice and learn about research with penguins trained to wear Crittercam. Visitors can squeeze into an observation tube to watch a video of penguins soaring underwater, while youngsters can crawl through a tunnel and pop up in a bubble to come face-to-face with a penguin wearing a working Crittercam. On exiting the tunnel, children can view footage of themselves from the penguin’s perspective.

The terrestrial version of Crittercam is the newest development in the program. In the land animals section of the exhibition, visitors learn about the trial-and-error process of developing the land-based technology, from deployments on domestic dogs and cats to partnering with animal rehabilitation centers. Visitors also learn about the unique challenges of studying land animals, from penetrating the dense forest habitat of the grizzly bear to getting the Crittercam collar to pass the lion cub “chew toy” test. Point-of-view footage shows a young Alaskan bear cub napping, feeding and traveling with its family, as well as a lioness hunting, tending to her cubs and sharing a meal with them.

The final section of the exhibition focuses on Crittercam technology, with information on how it works and the original inspiration that led to its development. Visitors can design their own Crittercams using Build-a-Cam, touch a Crittercam model and examine deployment methods such as an adhesive patch, penguin harness and suction cup. Youngsters can try their hand at a Crittercam puzzle. There is also a “What’s New” kiosk that features recent deployments and findings on species such as the tree kangaroo and Humboldt squid.

From January 18-May 5, 2013, Crittercam will be open at Zoo Miami’s Dr. Wilde’s World from 10 am to 5 pm daily. Crittercam is included with Zoo admission. Zoo Miami is located at 12400 SW 152 street; Miami, FL 33177. General Zoo Admission is: $15.95 plus tax, per adult and $11.95 plus tax, per child (3-12). Hours are 9:30 am – 5:30 pm; ticket booths close at 4 pm. Parking is free. Annual pass holders and children under 2 are also free. For more information, please visit www.zoomiami.orgor call 305.251.0400
“National Geographic Crittercam: The World Through Animal Eyes” is organized, produced and traveled by the National Geographic Museum.

The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to “increase and diffuse geographic knowledge,” the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet. The National Geographic Museum produces exhibits based on National Geographic projects, which are displayed at the Society’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. and travel to museums around the world.

Miami Children’s Museum One Day Camp – Camp Around the World Series 2/1/13

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Miami Children’s Museum One Day Camp – Camp Around the World Series
Friday, 02/01/2013, 09:00 am – 03:00 pm
Miami children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Friday, February 1st – Explore the Indonesian Island of Bali
9:00 am to 3:00 pm (before and after care is available)
Pre-K (4) – 5th Grade
Join us as we dive into Balinese culture!
• Watch a Balinese Dance show and a Topeng (masked) Drama put on by The MCM Players!
• Paint your own mask (topeng).
• Play a Gangsa (musical instrument) from the Gamelan orchestra.
• Sing and move to the Monkey Chant.
• Taste traditional Balinese food such as krupuk (shrimp chips) and gado-gado salad.
Campers who wear yellow or orange will receive a special gift!
$45 – MCM Members
$50 – Non-Members
(There will be a $20 fee for walk ins)
To register and for more information, call Yanet at 305.373.KIDS (5437) ext. 112 or email Yanet@miamichildrensmuseum.org

Engineering Day 2/1/13

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Engineering Day
Saturday, 02/23/2013, 08:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Join the Miami Science Museum as we celebrate Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day! Join us for a memorable day of fun engineering activities, career awareness and talks for young and old alike. The day will include career panels featuring successful women engineers sharing their stories of and keys to success, showcases by local engineering organizations and students, and hands-on activities and workshops. So grab your daughter, granddaughter, niece, or cousin to show them how creative and collaborative engineering is and how engineers are changing our world.

MiniCamp 2/1/13

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MiniCamp
Friday, 02/01/2013, 09:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

During teacher workdays, the Museum offers exciting and educational one-day camps that are sure to appeal to the scientist in everyone.

For Children in grades Pre-K to Fifth.

Cost: $45 for members; $55 for non-members
Before Care (7:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.) $5 per camper
After Care (3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.) $12 per camper

Fabulous First Friday 2/1/13

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 02/01/2013, 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Miami Science Museum’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show Admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Check out our Activity Room for kids – a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
For more information, call: 305-646-4234

The Art of Wine and Food Series 1/24/13

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The Art of Wine and Food Series
Thursday, 01/24/2013, 06:00 pm – 07:30 pm
Red and white wine, with bunches of grapesMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Pump Up your Palate with a Wine Tasting Workout to start the New Year: Learn to Break Down and Identify the Components of Wine and Up Your Tasting Acumen!

This monthly series will be hosted by Stephanie Miskew, certified sommelier and wine educator. The guest chef of the month will pair perfect flavors with these fine wines making our tastings the talk of the town.

Reservations are required and seating is limited. RSVP to gvilone@moafl.org

Wine Reception 1/10/13

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Join us for a private wine reception following the lecture by Carol Troyen,
Kristin and Roger Servison Curator Emerita of American Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

This is a complimentary event for Museum members at the Benefactor ($1,000) level and above.

RSVP is required to Camile Moseley at (954) 262-0296 or camile.moseley@moafl.org.

Family Day: Winter in the City 1/17/13

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Family Day: Winter in the City
Saturday, 01/19/2013, 10:00 am – 01:00 pm
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Explore urban landscapes and wintry cities in the early 1900’s while you observe works in our Return to the Ashcan exhibition. Families will enjoy turn of the century games, dress up and music.
Join Broward County Main Library Youth Services team for Story Time and collaborative, interdisciplinary activities by Art Explosion: A Family Oriented Workshop.

Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Lobby

Free with museum admission.

Wine Reception 1/10/13

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Join us for a private wine reception following the lecture by Carol Troyen,
Kristin and Roger Servison Curator Emerita of American Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

This is a complimentary event for Museum members at the Benefactor ($1,000) level and above.

RSVP is required to Camile Moseley at (954) 262-0296 or camile.moseley@moafl.org.

Lecture on the Ashcan School 1/10/13

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Lecture on the Ashcan School
Thursday, 01/17/2013, 06:00 pm – 07:00 pm
Lecture-on-Ashcan-Image-Spring-PlantingMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Lecture by Carol Troyen, Kristin and Roger Servison Curator Emerita of American Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

This event is complimentary for all Museum members; $10 for nonmembers.

RSVP is required to Lee Ledegang at (954) 262-0221 or lee.ledegang@moafl.org.

Talk and Book Signing: Sherry and John Petersik authors of Young House Love 1/10/13

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Talk and Book Signing: Sherry and John Petersik authors of Young House Love
Thursday, 01/10/2013, 06:00 pm –
Book-Signing-ImageMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Books & Books at the Museum of Art

Join us as we welcome John and Sherry Petersik as they discuss their book Young House Love. The book is over 300 pages filled with tons of ideas, projects and step-by-step tutorials for showing your home some love (in the same don’t-take- yourself- too- seriously DIY spirit of their blog!)There are big picture decorating ideas all the way down to small sprucing projects and quick-fixes- all written with the same dorked out , budget-friendly, and ceramic-animal-lovin’ approach that they are known for.

To pre-purchase your book please contact Museumstore@moafl.org or 954-262-0255

AutoNation Academy of Art + Design’s Open House 1/5/13

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AutoNation Academy of Art + Design’s Open House
Saturday, 01/05/2013, 10:00 am – 02:00 pm
Jan-open-house-imageAutoNation Academy of Art + Design
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Come and visit our renovated studios and receive hands-on introduction to the Autonation Academy of Art + Design and its exciting expanded disciplines!

A studio photography session will be set up with celebrity photographer Bette Marshall where you can participate in short demonstrations and receive instruction on lighting , set up and camera functions. You will also have the opportunity to rotate through the studios and disciplines , including Drawing and Painting, Ceramics, Computer / Graphic Arts, Printmaking and Textiles. You will also meet and speak with our Academy Director, Anthony Lauro and Faculty Members.

For more information and to RSVP contact education1@moafl.org

First Friday’s at the Museum Café 1/4/13

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First Friday’s at the Museum Café
Friday, 01/03/2013, 12:00 pm – 02:00 pm
First-Friday-ImageMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Music and Lunch on the Plaza

Join us for our First Friday’s on the Plaza and enjoy our daily special and live entertainment. Don’t miss out of the fun.

For more information contact the Museum Café at 954-262-0255 museumstore@moafl.org

Film Series: Surfing and Sharks 1/3/13

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Film Series: Surfing and Sharks
Thursday, 01/03/2013, 05:00 pm – 06:00 pm
Film-Series-SURFING-AND-SHARKSMuseum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Horvitz Auditorium

Surfing and Sharks is a film about facing fears in South African waves! This documentary goes up close with Pro Surfers Lungani, Andrew and Avuyile, their family’s traditions and tribulations along side a hand selected group of the best shark experts from the region to uncover the real secrets and stories that surround the shark stigma that exists in South Africa. (55 minutes)

Free with admission. For more information contact achadwick@moafl.org

Shark Exhibition Closing Party 1/3/13

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Shark Exhibition Closing Party
Thursday, 01/03/2013, 10:00 am – 03:00 pm
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

Museum Lobby

Over winter break families can celebrate the closing of SHARK. Enjoy face painting from 10am-12pm, a family friendly movie “The Shark Riddle” at 11am, a lecture by Sara Brenes, the Shark Whisperer, at 1pm and ongoing story time and art activities inspired by our friends under the sea!

Free with Admission. For more information contact achadwick@moafl.org

ARTtuesdays Panel Discussion 12/18/12

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ARTtuesdays Panel Discussion
Tuesday, 12/18/2012, 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
MehretuJulie-RogueAscension-detail-6401Girls’ Club
117 NW 2nd Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

In conjunction with ARTtuesday/Miami, a monthly gathering of artists, arts professionals and aficionados, Girls’ Club hosts a panel discussion to consider the role of drawing in the current contemporary art environment.

Enjoying a close proximity to the artist’s hand and thought, drawings have historically been defined as intimate. With little technological advancement since the 19th century, the medium is often eclipsed by new media and large-scale projects in the contemporary art market.

Join us as we discuss the trajectory of and prognosis for contemporary drawing.

Panelists:
Carol Jazzar, curator/gallery owner Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
Virginia Fifield, visual artist, Hollywood, FL
Tyler Emerson-Dorsch, curator/gallery director Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
Emmy Mathis, visual artist/educator, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL

Image: Julie Mehretu, Rogue Ascension (detail), 2009

Photographs of Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on 11/7/12

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Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, November 7, 2012..  I love  HistoryMiami, always has the best exhibits and Wine Down Wednesday is the best time to go and see the museum.  Clos Bistro & Cafe has been catering with some amazing wines, empanadas and dessert.  Remember it is the first Wednesday of every month.  See you next month!!

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Mini Monday Mornings 11/5/12

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Mini Monday Mornings
Monday, 11/05/2012, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Join MCM Educators every Monday morning in November for a special time just for the littlest members of the family! Mini Monday Mornings are designed for children three years and under to have a quiet time to explore the museum and enjoy programs made just for them. Children will engage all of their developing senses with painting, participating in sand play, story times, and more with MCM Educators! (To better accommodate our smallest friends, MCM will be school group-free on these mornings)

Reptile Day 11/3/12

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Reptile Day
Saturday, 11/03/2012, 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link

Reptile lovers and those who want to learn more about the intriguing creatures are invited to attend Miami Science Museum’s Reptile Day on Saturday, Nov. 3. Reptile Day will include entertaining and interactive activities about many different reptile species including:
• Meet and greet with Animal Planet’s Gator Boys celebrities Chris and Ashley
• Python Control in the Everglades presentation by Shawn Heflick, host of National Geographic’s Python Hunters
• Live venomous snake handling show by Venom One
• Eyes and Ears (invasive reptile detection and reporting training) presentation by Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA)
• Alligator aquaculture presentation by Gatorama
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission airboat display
• Live invasive reptile display by ECISMA
• Reptile artifacts from MSM Collection Vault
• Live python animal presentation by MSM herpetologist
• Turtle race
• Eat Like a Reptile by Kat Duran
• Outdoor tables featuring Venom One, FWC, ECISMA, Shawn Heflick of National Geographic’s Python Hunters, Gatorama, Animal Planet’s Gator Boys celebrities Chris and Ashley and Gator Boys merchandise sale, Zoo Med prizes, Eat Like a Lizard

Arts & Crafts activities will include a sea turtle craft, spiral snake craft, and chameleon camouflage challenge (learn how camouflage is used as a survival technique as you color the chameleon to make it disappear into the background.)

Fun-filled floor demos at Reptile Day will be:
• Alligator vs. Crocodile – Think you know the difference between the two? Complete our venn diagram to identify the characteristics of each, then visit them in our Wildlife Center.
• Sea Turtle Bingo – Grab a “turtle egg” and follow the life stages of a sea turtle as you play this game of survival.
• Reptile Scavenger Hunt – Complete the scavenger hunt to learn more in-depth info about our reptile residents.
• Feeding Frenzy – Match the prey item to its reptile predator.
• Guess the Number of Eggs – Clutch size (the number of eggs laid in a nest) differs greatly among lizard species. Can you guess how many eggs each species lays?
• Lizard Personality Quiz – Lizards have interesting personalities, just like we do! Take this personality quiz to find out which lizard you fit in best with.

Reptile Day is sponsored in part by Venom One, ECISMA, Gatorama, MSM Collection, Zoo Med, GEICO, Tom Crutchfield, and United Pet Group, Inc. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Donald Uricchio at duricchio@miamisci.org.

COST:
Included with Museum admission. Students (with valid ID), seniors (62+) and children 3 – 12, $10.95; adults are $14.95. Admission is free for Miami Science Museum members and children under 3. Parking is free.

Warhol and Cars: American Icons 11/10/12

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Warhol and Cars: American Icons
Saturday, 11/10/2012, 07:00 pm –
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd. ,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link

This is the first exhibition to examine Andy Warhol’s enduring fascination with automobiles as products of American consumer society. Featuring more than forty drawings, paintings, prints, photographs and related archival material spanning the years 1946 to 1986, the exhibition traces the development of Warhol’s work with cars throughout his career.

Miami Children’s Museum One Day Camp – Fall Fun 10/26/12

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Miami Children’s Museum One Day Camp – Fall Fun
Friday, 10/26/2012, 09:00 am – 03:00 pm
Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Friday, Oct. 26th
9 AM – 3 PM

Who says there can’t be fall in Miami? Children in Pre-K (4) – 5th Grade are invited to join us for pumpkin painting and other fun fall related activities. Before and after care are available.

$45 – MCM Member
$50 – Non-MCM Member

To register, please call Yanet at (305) 373-5437 ext. 112 or email Yanet@miamichildrensmuseum.org.

Photographs of Beats After Sunset at the Bass Museum on 10/5/12

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Beats After Sunset at the Bass Museum of Art on Friday, October 5, 2012.  We enjoyed complimentary Grey Goose Vodka cocktails and music by DJ Josef K.  Also, we got to visit their current exhibitions, including “UNNATURAL,” “John Cage: Variations VII, 1966” and the Egyptian Gallery. For the first time, Bass Museum of Art partnered with a nonprofit organization, this month benefited the Humane Society of Greater Miami’s young professionals group, PetNet.   Beats after Sunset has complimentary admission for members and basspass holders and only $10 museum admission for non-members.  If that was not enough fun there is an afterparty at Chalk Ping Pong and Billiards Lounge, located at 1234 Washington Ave., from 11 p.m. to midnight.  Those that attended Beats get to enjoy one complimentary beverage and ping pong, make sure to get your wristband at the Bass Museum.

Make sure to make it out next month, Friday, November 3rd, Life Is Art and Soul of Miami will be hosting Beats After Sunset.

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MiaSci Hurricane Andrew Day of Remembrance Event 8/25/12

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MiaSci Hurricane Andrew Day of Remembrance Event
Saturday, Aug. 25 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Miami Science Museum
3280 S. Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33129
For more information on “Hurricane Andrew Remembrance Day”, please visit www.MiamiSci.org.
COST: Free with paid Museum admission.

Miami Science Museum Remembers Hurricane Andrew During 20th Anniversary Event on Aug. 25

Special Event to Feature Planetarium Show About Andrew, Panels & Stories with Renowned Weather & Emergency Management Officials, News Footage, Kids’ Activity Stations and More

Twenty years after Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida on Aug. 24, 1992, Miami Science Museum is hosting a day of remembrance and activities through its event “Hurricane Andrew Remembrance Day.” Event sponsors are State Farm®, Florida International University (FIU), and WLRN Public Radio and Television.

“Hurricane Andrew Remembrance Day” will feature the following:

Planetarium Show: Remembering Andrew Under the Stars: 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
There will be two showings of this presentation, which includes WLRN stories, at the Museum’s Planetarium. This special presentation of WLRN’s Remembering Andrew radio program will be presented in its entirety in the Museum’s Planetarium, with the stars “dialed” back to August 24, 1992.

Hurricane Forecasting Then and Now Panel Discussion: 12 – 12:45 p.m.
Frank Marks, director of the HRD and Chris Landsea, science and operations officer with the National Hurricane Center, will present 5-minute presentations and conduct a Q&A session.

Hurricane Andrew Remembered: 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
The following acclaimed hurricane experts will share their Hurricane Andrew experiences: Max Mayfield, former hurricane specialist and director of the National Hurricane Center, now hurricane consultant on WPLG Channel 10 – Miami; Stan Goldenberg, survivor and hurricane researcher at NOAA’s Hurricane Research Division (HRD); and Bryan Norcross, former meteorologist with WFOR Channel 4 – Miami and presently on The Weather Channel.

The Aftermath of Hurricane Andrew: 3 – 3:45 p.m.
Kate Hale the former director of Miami-Dade Emergency Management and Richard Ford of the Salvation Army Disaster Relief Team will share their post-Hurricane Andrew experiences.

Theater Video Presentations: Andrew Specials: 11:20 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 2:20 p.m., 3:50 p.m.
These will include footage from WTVJ NBC 6, The Weather Channel, and others, covering Andrew before, during and after the storm struck.

Tropical Weather Briefings at the Magic Planet: 11:45 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:45 p.m.
Visitors can hear about the current state of the tropics by a meteorologist.

Kids’ Activity Stations
These will include a hurricane spin-up activity, create a hurricane competition, etc.

Community Involvement Activities
Visitors can tell their Andrew stories, write their experiences on cards to be placed on a pin-up board; kids can draw their own Hurricane Andrew, etc.

Miami Science Museum aims to make a difference in people’s lives by inspiring them to appreciate the impact that science and technology can have on every facet of our world. For over 60 years, Miami Science Museum’s award-winning educational programs, family-focused exhibits, historic planetarium, and rehabilitative Wildlife Center and Clinic have enriched locals and tourists alike. In 2015, the legacy continues with the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, a new world-class, state-of-the-art facility designed by Grimshaw Architects in the heart of downtown Miami. Miami Science Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. For more information about the current Museum or our future home, the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, visit www.miamisci.org or call (305) 646-4200.

Miami Science Museum is funded with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

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Photographs of Beats After Sunset at The Bass Museum on 8/3/12

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Beats After Sunset at The Bass Museum on Friday, August 3, 2012.  One of most favorite events, this month we enjoyed complimentary cocktails by Herradura Tequila and great music by DJ kace 101. The museum is always open during Beats after Sunset so we checked out the current exhibition’s “MENS SUITS” by Charles LeDray and “Erasey Page” by Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer in collaboration Eric Shoenborn.  The after party was at Chalk Ping Pong and Billiards Lounge were we got to play complimentary ping pong, I love ping pong.

Sponsors: Herradura Tequila, Societe Perrier, The Sagamore Hotel and Chalk Ping Pong & Billiards Lounge

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Photographs from Wine Down Wednesday at HistoryMiami on 8/1/12

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Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, August 1, 2012.  I love  HistoryMiami, always has the best exhibits and Wine Down Wednesday is the best time to go and see the museum.  Clos Bistro & Cafe has been catering with some amazing wines, empanadas and dessert and beautiful live music by Cat Shell.  Remember it is the first Wednesday of every month.  See you next month!!

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Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale Museum Day Live 9/29/12

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Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale Museum Day Live!
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 10am to 5pm
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
1 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Get Your Ticket Online

In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale is participating in Museum Day Live!, an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket for free.

All in the Family Paintings and Works on Paper by Members of the Glackens Family

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All in the Family: Paintings and Works on Paper by Members of the Glackens Family
On View Until October 7, 2012, The Museum is open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. with extended hours on Thursdays until 7 p.m. Sundays 12-5 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale – NSU
One East Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.moafl.org

The Museum of Art is the repository of the estate of American painter William Glackens, a member of The Eight and a transformative artist at the turn of the twentieth century. Installed in the Museum’s Glackens Galleries, this exhibition includes works by each of the artists in the Glackens family, with a large concentration of the art of William Glackens, the family’s most celebrated painter.

Associates and Inspiration: The CoBrA Movement and the Arts of Africa and New Guinea

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Associates & Inspiration: The CoBrA Movement and the Arts of Africa and New Guinea
On View Until September 1, 2012, The Museum is open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. with extended hours on Thursdays until 7 p.m. Sundays 12-5 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale – NSU
One East Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.moafl.org

This lively and thought-provoking installation juxtaposes paintings, sculptures and works on paper by artists of the CoBrA movement. Masks, totems, and carvings created by the South Pacific island of New Guinea and the continent of Africa are also on display.

Wall Paintings: Installations by Arturo Herrera, Jen Stark and Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt

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Wall Paintings: Installations by Arturo Herrera, Jen Stark and Roberto Behar & Rosario Marquardt
Now until Dec 31, 2013, The Museum is open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. with extended hours on Thursdays until 7 p.m. Sundays 12-5 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale – NSU
One East Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.moafl.org

Four art installations on exterior of Museum of Art ⎪ Fort Lauderdale. Largest installation is 30×50 foot mural by internationally-known Venezuelan painter Arturo Herrera on the Bernard and Miriam Peck Terrace. Other artists include Jen Stark and husband and wife team Roberto Behar & Rosario Marquardt.

Cost: Adults (18 +): $10.00, Seniors (65 +), Military: $7.00, Children (6-17): $5.00, Children 5 and under FREE., Museum Members FREE, College Students with a current, valid student ID FREE, NSU Student, Faculty and Staff with Current Shark ID: FREE

Photographs of Opening Reception for Transcultural Pilgrim Three Decades of Work by Jose Bedia at Miami Art Museum on 5/23/12

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Opening reception for Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia at Miami Art Museum on  Wednesday, May 23, 2012.  I have to say Jose Bedia is one of my favorite artist and has been for years.  If you have a chance go by Miami Art Museum and see this wonderful exhibition of his work, truly awesome!!!

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Miami Museum Month May 2012

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Miami Museum Month
May 2012
miamimuseummonth.com

Buy One, Get One Free: During May, “Buy One, Get One Free” admission at participating museums.

Join One, See Them All: Membership at any one of the participating museums will work as a free pass to any of the other museums.*

Whether you just joined or have been a member for years, this is an incredible opportunity to museum hop and experience the Miami cultural scene.

To join a museum, or with questions specific to a participating museum, please find their information on the participants’ page and contact them directly.

The cultural scene in Greater Miami and the Beaches is unique and diverse. During May, celebrate Miami Museum Month. This is an incredible opportunity to experience the area’s inspiring museums.

*Please check individual participating museum pages for exclusions and limitations.
¤ Ancient Spanish Monastery
¤ ArtCenter/South Florida
¤ Bakehouse Art Complex
¤ Bass Museum of Art
¤ Coral Gables Museum
¤ Dezer Collection Automobile Museum
¤ Gold Coast Railroad Museum
¤ The Haitian Heritage Museum
¤ HistoryMiami
¤ Holocaust Memorial of Miami Beach
¤ Jewish Museum of Florida
¤ Lowe Art Museum
¤ Miami Art Museum
¤ Miami Beach Botanical Garden
¤ Miami Children’s Museum
¤ Miami Science Museum
¤ MOCA—Museum of Contemorary Art
¤ The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
¤ Wings Over Miami Air Museum
¤ The Wolfsonian—FIU
¤ World Erotic Art Museum

Internationally acclaimed cellist Ian Maksin performs at the Bass Museum of Art 5/20/12

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Internationally acclaimed cellist, Ian Maksin
Bass Museum of Art
Sunday, May 20 – 3pm
Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL. 33139
Concert is free with the price of admission to the museum.

Internationally acclaimed cellist and composer Ian Maksin will be presenting a unique performance at the Bass Museum of Art. Gaining accolades as one of the most versatile and innovative musicians of his generation, Maksin is quickly gaining international recognition as a cellist, composer and producer. Having appeared with such artists as Andrea Bocelli and Sting, Maksin takes the concept of the cello way beyond its traditional span. His program will encompass classical, Latin, jazz and world music. He will be joined by celebrated South Florida singer Susana Behar and guitarist Federico Bonacossa. Seating is limited to the first 70 guests, so be sure to arrive early for this one-of-a-kind performance.

The Bass Museum of Art is located in Miami Beach, the Bass Museum of Art offers a dynamic year-round calendar of exhibitions exploring the connections between contemporary art and works of art from its permanent collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture, textiles, Apulian Vessel Gallery and Egyptian Gallery. Artists’ projects, educational programs, lectures, events, concerts and free family days complement the works on view. Founded in 1963 when the City of Miami Beach accepted a collection of Renaissance and Baroque works of art from collectors John and Johanna Bass, the collection was housed in an Art Deco building designed in 1930 by Russell Pancoast. Architect Arata Isozaki designed an addition to the museum between 1998 and 2001 that doubled its size from 15,000 to 35,000 square feet. Most recently, the museum selected internationally acclaimed Oppenheim Architecture + Design to lead its first phase of design and renovation tied to the 2010 completion of Miami Beach’s Collins Park. Oppenheim redesigned and relocated the museum’s arrival area to flow from and into the new park on Collins Avenue. For more information, please visit www.bassmuseum.org.

Photographs of Wine Down Wednesday at History Miami on 5/2/12

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Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.  I love  HistoryMiami, always has the best exhibits and Wine Down Wednesday is the best time to go and see the museum.  Remember it is the first Wednesday of every month.  See you next month!!

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Photographs of Bass Museum of Art Annual Fundraiser A Night At The Museum on 4/26/12

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Bass Museum of Art hosted their annual fundraiser A Night At The Museum on Thursday, April 26, 2012.

Third Annual “A Night at the Museum” Bass Museum of Art’s Annual Fundraiser
The Bass Museum of Art, one of Miami Beach’s key cultural landmarks, along with a select group of the city’s leading arts patrons and philanthropists rang in its annual fundraiser on April 26, 2012. With over 500 guests in attendance, “A Night at the Museum” was a night to remember.

Guests enjoyed hors d’oeurves by TiramesU, cocktails and refreshments from Mandarine Napleon, Kanon Organic Vodka, Yardbird , Zonin Prosecco, Breezette, Vie Vite, and Perrier and sweet treats from Stella’s Sweet Shoppe. While guests sipped and noshed, they were entertained with beats by DJ Sample & Saxophonist Natty Rico. Celebrating the museums’ latest exhibition: “Charles LeDray: Bass Museum of Art” curated by Bass Museum of Art adjunct curator, Steven Holmes, guests enjoyed a private preview of the institutions newest exhibition, featuring LeDray’s most ambitious piece, “MENS SUITS”.

The museum continues its mission: “to inspire and educate by exploring the connections between our historical collections and contemporary art”. In doing so, on view in the Taplin Gallery are selections from the permanent collection in dialogue with contemporary works on loan. There was also a silent auction filled with art experiences such as: a studio visit and lunch with artist Carlos Betancourt, Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 VIP Package and Wynwood art and design tour with Nina Johnson of Gallery Diet, among many others.

Notable attendees included: Executive Director and Chief Curator Silvia Karman Cubiñá and Bass Museum of Art Board President George Lindemann; A Night at the Museum event co-chairs Criselda Breene & Christina Getty-Maercks; exhibiting artist Charles LeDray and local artists: Augustina Woodgate, Manny Prieres, Frances Trombly, Leyden Rodríguez- Casanova, Carlos Betancourt, and Christina Lei Rodriguez; gallerists Fred Snitzer, Nina Johnson, David Castillo, and Anthony Spinello; collectors Charles Cowles, Constance & Marty Margulies, and Kathryn Mikesell; Anthony Shriver, Belkys Nerey, Terence Riley, Fernando Wong, Alison Zhuk, Suzi & Walid Wahab, Fabian Basabe, JP Souto, Lisa Pliner, Nicole Lozano, Patty & Leonard Fluxman; Bass Museum of Art Board Members: Cathy Vedovi, Alan Randolph, Ali Matlick, Hugh Bush, Jonathan Z. Kurry, Jose Miguel Net, Laura Paresky Gould, Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, Ramiro E. del Amo, Richard Toledo, Brian Ehlrich, Sarah Harrelson and husband, interior designer Austin Harrelson, and Tom Murphy.

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Celebrate the Opening of The New Young At Art Museum 5/4-6/12

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Celebrate the Opening of The New Young At Art Museum!
May 4th – Gala (tickets holders only!)
Saturday May 5th- & Sunday 6th, 12 – 6pm
The new Young At Art Museum
751 SW 121 AVE
Davie, FL 33325

Be the first to experience the new YAA before it opens to the general public, become a Founding Member today!

Free and open to the public

Join Us…..To Celebrate the opening of
The New Young At Art Museum!

“Giants In The City ”
Monumental inflatable Sculpture Public Art Project

The 55,000 square-foot GOLD LEED-certified Museum will be the epicenter of cultural arts education for families.
The Museum will feature four permanent exhibit galleries:

GreenScapes
CultureScapes
WonderScapes
and ArtScapes.
The new facility will also include a 10,000 square-foot Broward County Library, a National Traveling Exhibition Gallery, Presentation Theatre, Teen Center & Recording Studio, Museum Gift Shop, Creative Cafe and a preschool classroom to accommodate 22 children.