Museum - The Wolfsonian-FIU in Miami Beach, Florida

Traditions are activities or objects passed down from generation to generation; they can also be personal, or maybe created afresh among friends and family. Making a wish when you blow out birthday cake candles, reading a book before bed, Zooming with a loved one who lives far awaynew or old, they are all special! In this edition of our free family day series, we're using simple materials to make fun flipbooks inspired by our favorite traditions. Presented by The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU, Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, and The Wolfsonian-FIU

Spot us at Design Miami/! Highly appropriate for 2020, this 1930s wooden relief from the Wolfsonian collection depicts a group of workers engaged in the joint effort to move a wheel and was likely a #WPA commission for a public building in Seattle. See it through Sunday in Design Miami's America(s) Podium exhibition http://ow.ly/RRM130rn8zM. #MiamiArtWeek #Miami #MiamiBeach #art #design

These flipbooks are . In Saturday's 1pm EST tradition-themed #3x3x3 virtual #family day workshop, roll up your sleeves and line up your colored pens and paper to sketch up a storm on Zoom with #FIU's three art museums. Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU, and The Wolf have engineered an afternoon designed to get all generations thinking about the rituals and hobbies that spark joy, no masks or carpooling necessary (you can even wear your jammies!) http://ow.ly/uhxn30rmWUE. #Miami #MiamiArtWeek #free

Sharing our deepest gratitude with our military #veterans today, November 11, which just so happens to also be The Wolfsonian's birthday and 25th anniversary! A quarter-century ago, we opened to the public and quickly became known for our materials that speak to the horrors, #patriotism, and sacrifice in pivotal wars of the modern agematerials like this c. 1917 postcard, "American Spirit" by Illustrated Postal Card & Nov. Co., which shows an aging #CivilWar vet shaking hands with a #WWI recruit. #VeteransDay

Well, Nathaniel Sandler twisted our arms and turned on the charmso at 7pm EST next Wednesday, December 9, it's #IntotheStacks we go (for real this time), vault keys and cameras in hand and a live feed streaming a private tour through our off-limits, staff-only #collection storage. Don't miss this unprecedented opportunity to virtually wander our shelves with the Bookleggers Library director and see the #art "face-to-face" in its natural habitat http://ow.ly/3xTm30rmVxU. #Miami #FREE and held on Zoom. Presented in conjunction with Sandler's Knight Foundation-funded project, #CryptCracking.

You may not know Swiss-American artist #LucienneBloch's name, but you’ve probably seen her work. The photographer behind iconic images of #FridaKahlo, Bloch rubbed shoulders with some of the 20th century's most famous creative personalitiesKahlo, #DiegoRivera, and #FrankLloydWrightwhile producing an astonishing range of material. See that variety (illustration, murals, glass sculpture, and beyond) for yourself and get to know her shifting styles in #CuratorsChoice, tomorrow's #members-only free talk at 7pm EST with Jon Mogul, associate director of research, education + grants. Join/register http://ow.ly/OtfU30rjdg2.

Don't call it a comeback! The Wolfsonian's museum and Design Store reopen today with #free admission, adjusted hours (ThuSun, 10am6pm), timed ticketing, and COVID precautions in place. Read up on our 4 new installations and learn how we reconfigured the visitor experience for your safety http://ow.ly/MbOA30rmUUc. #Miami #MiamiBeach #MiamiArtWeek #art #design #museum

A Miami Beach cultural anchor is about to transform! With a welcoming entrance, 50,000 square feet of galleries and program space, and countless new opportunities for learning and exploring, The WolfsonianFIU will be more deeply embedded into the fabric and character of our community thanks to longstanding support from John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, City of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, and State of Florida. Commencing in 2021, this project will be jointly shaped by the architect, city governance, preservation groups, and, of course, Miami Beach residents. For details, visit https://wolfsonian.org/expansion/. (Video: Playard Studios. Music: MB01VSKLEMTS9WP.)

Art lovers, prep yourselves for #career success! Apply for a spring exhibitions, library, or registration #internship by November 8 http://ow.ly/d69N30riQCF. #students #FIU #museums

Masks for work, masks for fun, masks for war, masks as metaphor. In her new #FrontLines blog post, curator Shoshana Resnikoff asks: "What do #masks mean as objects in the age of COVID-19?" http://ow.ly/PD8u30riHlS

#LucienneBloch wore countless hats over the course of her career#WPA artist, teacher at #FrankLloydWright's architecture school, "Life" magazine photographer, apprentice to #DiegoRivera. On Tuesday, November 10 at 7pm EST, follow her practice through Wolfsonian collection artworks with your expert guide, associate director of research, education + grants Jon Mogul, and learn why Bloch is unsung and little known despite her A-list connections and talents. Free and open to #members http://ow.ly/x52I30riGz0. #CuratorsChoice

Tomorrow, we honor Italy at #ItalianDesignDay! At 11:30am EST, celebrate the best of Italian design in a #free online tribute to trendsetting artists and trailblazers. Our own Silvia Barisione#Genoa native and former curator at our sister museum, The Wolfsonianais participating in a panel of esteemed colleagues from Europe and Miami, so lend us your lunch hour to pay homage to greats like #PieroFornasetti and #GioPonti and discover how Italian makers have shaped taste and s...tyle throughout history http://ow.ly/My6M30ritit. #Miami Keynote: Professor Alba Cappellieri, Politecnico di Milano Moderator: Professor Mario Braghieri, Istituto Marangoni, Miami Italian Consulate: Consul General Cristiano Musillo Speakers: Silvia Barisione, Wolfsonian Chief Curator; Massimo Casagrande, Istituto Marangoni; and Giovanna Talocci, Designer

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#LucienneBloch had one of the most wide-ranging artistic careers imaginable, mastering media as diverse as woodcut prints, glass sculpture, photography, children’s book illustration, and mural painting. Learn about her path through the art world, which brought her from assisting #DiegoRivera with his Detroit and New York City mural commissions to completing her own fresco for a notorious Greenwich Village women’s prison, in our next #CuratorsChoice on Tuesday, November 10 at 7pm EST http://ow.ly/UeSO30ricyo. Curator's Choice: Lucienne Bloch is open to #members only and led by Jon Mogul, associate director of research, education + grants.

Happy #Halloween! This spooky moonlight scene illustrated by #GustaveDoré comes from an 1875 edition of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," a late 18th-century poem by Samuel Coleridge. See other dread-inducing images from the Wolfsonian collection (http://ow.ly/42FM30rhJB2) or flip through the rest of this volumecollector #MickyWolfson's first purchase at age 12over on #DigiBooks http://ow.ly/sAKs30rhJAK.

*RING RING* Pick up#MickyWolfson's on the line! The Wolfsonian's personable founder is spilling tea and sharing secrets in our new digital interactive, #DialMforMicky. Read about the project's evolution on our blog (http://ow.ly/8vUh30rhAyS) before playing with the virtual rotary #telephone brought to you by our partners at Knight Foundation http://ow.ly/zWMx30rhAzw.

Join The Wolfsonian-FIU and The New Tropic for the scariest Zoom call you’ll experience this year. Special guests, a drink recipe, and fun stories. Register: https://zoom.us//r/8216034837011/WN_ITnNF5u_TaCTBIFoR-TXBA