Arts & Culture

Breathtaking in scope and deeply personal, Sabbath Queen is an extraordinary 21-year cinematic journey that follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic story as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. Grappling with the powerful pull of ancestral legacy, Amichai must choose between becoming the leader his lineage has […]

Join The Bass Board of Trustees and Executive Director Silvia Karman Cubiñá for the museum’s annual Black Tie celebration inspired by exhibitions on view. Proceeds from the evening will benefit The Bass’ exhibitions and education programs. Learn more at thebass.org/bass-ball.

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025 Time: 6:30–8pm Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue In 1931 writer Langston Hughes visited Haiti, where he met the poet and intellectual Jacques Roumain. Both were anti-colonial and anti-racist activists whose art focused on the Black masses—the U.S. Black working class and the Haitian peasantry. This talk by Johns […]

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025 Time: 7–9pm Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue Enjoy a pre-Valentine's Day treat at February's Into the Stacks—a collection deep dive all about sugar! Get up close and personal with photographs, advertisements, utensils, tableware, and more with Bookleggers Library director Nathaniel Sandler and Wolfsonian interpretation specialist Molly Channon, who […]

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025 Time: 6–9pm Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue We're partnering with the City of Miami Beach and neighboring institutions to present free monthly evenings of à la carte culture. Just hop on the complimentary trolley service stopping near participating locations (or grab your bike or comfy walking shoes!) and […]

Date: Friday, February 28, 2025 Time: 7–8:30pm Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue Asere is a word with West African origins that many Cubans use to address a friend—it has been called the "most representative word in Cuban Spanish." Experience the spirit of asere in this evening featuring the folk/country band Cortadito, rumba group […]