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 […]
Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024 Time: 12–1pm Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue See the artworks of Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance through the eyes of guest curator Christopher Norwood on this special Memorial Day Weekend tour. A collector, gallery owner, and passionate advocate for African American art past and present, Norwood offers insights on the […]
February 21–May 26, 2024 The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue Beginning in the 1920s, restaurant and nightclub owners used all the tools of modern graphic design—vibrant colors, bold lettering, and striking images—to promote their businesses on printed materials. These establishments often commissioned commercial artists to create alluring menu covers that drew in customers by teasing […]
Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024 Time: 1–4pm Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue Calling booklovers, print nerds, and zinesters of all ages for a celebration of printmaking and book arts! Discover rare publications in the Wolfsonian's library open house, roll up your sleeves for hands-on workshops led by local printers Tom Virgin and Melina Tsalikis, and come […]
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024 Time: 1:30–3pm Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue Dive into iconic texts featured in the Wolfsonian's latest show Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance through a three-part, exhibition-inspired book club. Hosted at The Wolfsonian and facilitated by FIU English professor Shawn Christian, our final meeting focuses on Zora Neale Hurston's Mules and […]
Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024 Time: 7–8pm Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue While The Wolfsonian's newest installation Smoke Signals: Cigar Cutters and Masculine Values focuses on men and smoking culture, women have always been integral to the cultivation of tobacco and production of cigars. Learn about these contributions from the founders of Tres Lindas Cubanas Cigars, Yvette […]
Friday, April 19 @ 6–8 pm FIU's Department of Landscape Architecture students envision how the museum could integrate green spaces into its future expansion design. At this pop-up installation and presentation, get a glimpse of how these budding architects imagined a future Wolfsonian as they showcase models developed throughout Spring 2024 under the guidance of Professor […]
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 […]
December 16, 2023–February 11, 2024 The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue The Great Plains, a region in the United States stretching from Texas up into Canada, was completely transformed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wild grasslands were converted to commercial wheat farms before poor land management and drought led to dust storms […]
JANUARY 27 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM At the Wolfsonian - FIU 1001 Washington Ave American pianist Jacob Mason leapt onto the classical music scene in 2013, when he performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the New World Symphony alongside conductor Joshua Gersen. Since then, he has played with numerous orchestras, and in some of […]
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