By Louise Irvine Join us on A Safari for the Soul to experience the wild and wonderful world of Ardmore Ceramic Art. Imagine yourself as an intrepid explorer traveling through the lush jungles and grassy savannas of South Africa to visit the Ardmore community of ceramic artists. Our destination is

By Louise Irvine WMODA is awash right now with weird underwater critters. Mermaids have been joined by mollusks and crustaceans from the Venetian Lagoon as well as some creepy crawlies brilliantly created in glass by two talented Italian lampworkers, Dario Frare and Emanuel Toffolo. Dario Frare Dario Frare was born

Louise Irvine & Alexandra Barth Once upon a time, Rhanu the mermaid appeared at WMODA to tell us all about the wonders of the deep. She helped us create an entertaining and informative scavenger hunt around the museum by explaining some of the natural history behind the ocean-themed decorative arts

Rhanu, our new mermaid in residence, is appearing on Halloween, to launch our Mermaid Quest scavenger hunt around the museum, which is entertaining and informing guests of all ages. Rhanu has also been modeling the wearable glass art creations of Chelsea Rousso to accessorize her beautiful mermaid tail. On land,

by Louise Irvine Ardmore Ceramic Art has been building an international reputation for the last twenty years thanks to some dedicated individuals promoting South African art and culture. Ardmore exhibitions have been held in major cities around the world including, London, Edinburgh, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, and Sydney. In America, the

We are all sick to death of this pandemic, but pranksters have been seeing the funny side of mask-wearing in Britain. Plague doctors have been roaming the streets of some cities and it is not Halloween yet! We are not suggesting you terrify your neighbors with our Venetian plague doctor

By Louise Irvine Trick or treating will not be the same this year so we are looking back nostalgically at costume parties of the past. The Halloween tradition began with the Celts, who believed that condemned souls would come back to wreak havoc on October 31. They dressed up in

Our ambition to create virtual experiences for our WMODA audience is how we met Steven Lynch of L55 Media. He produced the virtual concert of Esther Underhay playing her harp in the museum galleries, which has been much enjoyed online. He is now volunteering his expertise to produce videos about