SPECIAL EVENT
Sunday, May 1-31
MIAMI MUSEUM MONTH—During the month of May, all visitors and locals will be offered a “Buy One, Get One Free” admission at participating museums. For more information: www.miamimuseummonth.com.
BOOK CLUB
Friday, May 6, 7pm
HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES by Jacob A. Riis (1890)—First published in 1890, Jacob Riis’s remarkable study of the horrendous living conditions of the poor in New York City had an immediate and extraordinary impact on society, inspiring reforms that affected the lives of millions of people. The Wolfsonian Book Club explores literary works whose subjects are relevant to current exhibitions and collection themes. To join or to RSVP: 305.535.2644 or lydia@thewolf.fiu.edu. Free for members.
FAMILY & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Thursday, May 12-Sunday, June 12
PAGE AT A TIME EXHIBITION—Exhibition showcasing the Page at a Time student work produced through The Wolfsonian’s educational programs are on view in the museum’s lobby. Free admission for M-DCPS students, teachers, and families.
MEMBERS’ APPRECIATION WEEKEND
Thursday, May 12-Sunday, May 15—Choose from an array of unusual and innovative items at The Dynamo Museum Shop this week. Members are entitled to a 20% discount on shop items. Certain restrictions apply. For questions or information, call 305.535.2680 or paola@thewolf.fiu.edu.
PERFORMANCE
Friday, May 13, 7pm
SONGS FOR ALL—To celebrate the Art for All exhibition on view, Florida Grand Opera Young Arts will perform a range of British music from the 1920s to 1960s. Selections include works by Vaughn Williams, Benjamin Britten, Herbert Howells, and more. Join us for a guided tour of the exhibition at 6pm prior to the performance. Co-presented with the Florida Grand Opera. Free.
SPECIAL EVENT
Wednesday, May 18
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY—Join The Wolfsonian and other area museums in celebrating International Museum Day. In honor of the event, The Wolfsonian offers free gallery admission and an opportunity to view the Page at a Time student exhibition produced through The Wolfsonian’s educational programs.
ON VIEW
ART FOR ALL: BRITISH POSTERS FOR TRANSPORT
ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 14, 2011
Organized by the Yale Center for British Art
In 1908 the London Underground began an aggressive campaign that became one of the most successful, adventurous, and best sustained branding operations ever attempted. This poster campaign not only encouraged ridership on the public transport system; it helped to foster a civic identity for the city of London. The more than 5,000 works produced include some of the greatest achievements of poster art. Art for All features outstanding posters executed for both the Underground and the British railways.
REWRITING THE WORLD: PRIMERS AND POETRY IN THE AGE OF CONFUSION
ON VIEW IN THE MUSEUM’S RARE BOOK AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS VESTIBULE THROUGH JUNE 5, 2011
Drawing on the museum’s holdings of rare books from the early twentieth century, the selection of materials represents a range of attempts to define the contours of everyday life through renovations of language.
Whether a motorcar marketing booklet, a literacy manual for non-native speakers, or a poem comprised of innovative typography and non-sense sounds, these works emerged from certain social and political agendas.
The exhibition surveys the ways in which such agendas are inscribed in the rudiments of language—set into speech and written into thought.
PAGE AT A TIME
ON VIEW IN THE MUSEUM’S LOBBY MAY 12 THROUGH JUNE 12, 2011
Page at a Time, now in its fourteenth year, showcases six unique books created by Miami-Dade County elementary school students with a focus on social and political themes reflected by objects in the collection. This year’s participating schools are: David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center, South Pointe, Southside, Wesley Matthews, and Norma Butler Bossard Elementary Schools.
Page at a Time is a long-running interdisciplinary arts-education program created by The Wolfsonian in collaboration with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and made possible thanks to the support of Carnival Foundation.
ART AND DESIGN IN THE MODERN AGE: SELECTIONS FROM THE WOLFSONIAN COLLECTION
ONGOING
The Wolfsonian–FIU holds an astounding collection of modern objects—both the rare and the overlooked—from the 1885 to 1945 era, demonstrating the active role design plays in motivating actions, expressing ideas, creating desires, and shaping identities. Exhibition themes underscore designers’ responses to new materials and technologies, the role of graphic design as an instrument of political and commercial persuasion, and the nature of state-sponsored public art and architecture programs.
DYNAMO HIGHLIGHT
The Dynamo Museum Shop is the destination for unique toys, jewelry, books, fashion, accessories and housewares.
THE DYNAMO FOOD FACTORY & CAFÉ
The Wolfsonian’s Dynamo Food Factory & Café offers a creative and varied menu with enough options to suit a wide range of palates and preferences, including vegetarian. For more information, 305.535.1457 or mphelps@shirazevents.com.
The Museum Shop and Dynamo Food Factory & Café are open noon-6pm on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; and noon-9pm on Friday; closed Wednesday.