Today Miami Beach is one of the most “broadcasted” locations in the world, but 100 years ago the age of broadcasting was just becoming a reality. This exhibition explores the first consumer mass media device and how it helped promote and shape Miami Beach’s early development. As radio proliferated through the first half of the […]
About the Exhibition Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids traces the natural and cultural roots of some of the world’s most enduring mythological creatures from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and beyond. This alluring exhibition includes imaginative life-size models including a 17 foot-long dragon with a wingspan of over 19 feet, a giant Kraken sea monster with […]
Raymond Elman: The Portraits October 22– March 3, 2024 Raymond Elman documented his life in the Outer Cape Cod art colony of Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet, from 1970 to the present, by making large-scale, mixed-media portraits of the many impactful artists and writers that had befriended him when he was still in his twenties (and […]
December 22 – March 10, 2024 For 50 years before Miami grew into the renowned art mecca it is today, Zena Posever pioneered as an artist, teacher, and activist residing on Miami Beach. The sculptures and paintings in this exhibit are a sample of her wide-ranging career in the visual arts.
The Big World, focusing on depictions of the land in The Wolfsonian's collection, challenges expectations of landscape art as it goes beyond bucolic scenes to reveal changing vistas of the modern era rendered in paintings, the decorative arts, and even a grand piano. The exhibition charts a course through the end of the 19th century and […]
The flourishing of literary, visual, and musical arts between the 1920s and '40s known as the Harlem Renaissance projected a new picture of Black life to the world. Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance considers the role of art in this movement, paying special attention to the collaboration between artists and writers on […]
Nam June Paik (b. 1932, Seoul; d. 2006, Miami Beach) was a pioneer in the development of electronic moving images and digitized compositions as a form of creative expression. Credited with originating the term “electronic superhighway” in 1974, Paik’s complex works demonstrated enormous prescience for the influence and proliferation of digital media as an artistic […]
The Washington Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is set to host a landmark tribute event honoring the unparalleled legacy of Muhammad Ali, commemorating the 60th anniversary of his historic victory over Sonny Liston on February 25, 1964 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Experience the life-changing history and timeline of Muhammad Ali and celebrate the pivotal moments that catapulted […]
Guests will explore various highlights of the collection, the museum’s architecture and current exhibitions both inside and outside of The Bass through an interactive guided tour. Trained educators who facilitate engaging discussions will provide behind-the-scenes experience of The Bass and activities to further engage your experience with art. This tour is included with cost of […]
GMP Live & Jam Cruise present: The Official Jam Cruise 20 Pre-Party Join us as we kick off the Jam Cruise 20 festivities with a Pre-Party under the palm trees at the Miami Beach Bandshell, featuring longtime Jam Cruise favorites, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe! Cool Cool Cool and Miami's own Electric Kif round out the […]
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