Museums

Old Fort Lauderdale Museum

Digging Up the Past and Historic District Walking Tour. Ongoing. Currently at the Old Fort Lauderdale Museum of History, there is an exhibition organized in conjunction with the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History entitled Digging Up the Past. The exhibition features an installation of artifacts uncovered in the 1996-1997 archaeological excavation of the site of the second Stranahan Trading Post. Built … +

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Water Stories

Historical Museum of Southern Florida. From Jun 23rd through Jan 20th, 2008. Water Stories explores our interaction with water in South Florida over the past 10,000 years through a family-friendly, multi-sensory experience with four main themes: nourishment, transportation, recreation and environmental impacts. Hear over 25 stories about survival and recreation in South Florida’s aquatic world. See prehistoric maritime artifacts, a commercial fisherman's … +

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Tamayo: A Modern Icon Reinterpreted

Miami Art Museum. Upper Level Gallery. From Jun 24th through Sep 23rd, 2007. A Modern Icon Reinterpreted is the first major exhibition in the U.S. of the work of Mexican artist, Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991), in nearly 30 years. This retrospective brings together approximately 100 of the best canvases made by Tamayo over a long and productive career that spanned seven decades. The … +

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Celebrate free Sundays at Vizcaya Museum

August 26th and Sep 30th, 2007. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the European-inspired estate on Biscayne Bay, opens its gates to the public free of charge on August 26th and September 30th for a day of history, art and culture. Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and share insights on agricultural industrialist James Deering's 1916 winter home on Biscayne Bay.

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Wolfsonian Museum

Agitated Images: John Heartfield & German Photomontage, 1920-1938. From Sep 21st, 2007 through Feb 1st, 2008. The Wolfsonian Museum presents a survey exhibition on the work of German graphic artist John Heartfield, considered among the most significant practitioners of modern photomontage and a pioneer of the technique. The exhibition explores the impact of his ideologically charged works during a politically difficult time: … +

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MoCa North Miami

Solo Exhibition of Karen Kilimnik. From Sep 7th through Nov 11th, 2007. The Museum of Contemporary Art is presenting the first American survey of the work of artist Karen Kilimnik . Kilimnik draws upon imagery from popular consumer culture, historical events and literature to create a new romanticism that is at once seductive and unnerving. Kilimnik, who was born in Philadelphia in … +