Thirty years after transforming the city and its canals with his groundbreaking Chihuly Over Venice project, Chihuly’s team returned to the source of his inspiration for this year’s Venice Biennale. Three dramatic new sculptures have been installed along the Grand Canal, celebrating the artist’s enduring dialogue with the city that

Celebrating 50 Years of the Broward County Cultural Division. Broward County officially proclaimed 2026 as the Year of Arts & Culture to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Broward County Cultural Division. This milestone honors five decades of public art ordinances and investment in creative spaces and features ongoing community-wide celebrations under the “50 &

What an amazing program of events we had at WMODA in May, in the lead-up to International Museum Day, honoring its 2026 theme, “Museums Uniting a Divided World.” The events also celebrated Broward County Cultural Division’s “50 and Forward” anniversary, marking 50 years of artistic growth in the community.   Flowers & Fine ChinaMother’s Day Tea On May

Our Mother’s Day celebration at WMODA was a sell-out success! We honored our mothers, mentors and the important women in our lives with a beautiful tea party in our Victorian Gallery. The “Art of Tea” was celebrated by Louise Irvine, our Executive Director and Curator, who shared tips on British

Louise Irvine The Spirit of Ubuntu is spreading in South Florida. The ancient African philosophy translates to “I am because we are” or “We are because of others,” which is the affirmation of the Ardmore community in KwaZulu-Natal. This guiding principle has become a way of life for the successful

By Louise Irvine Dale Chihuly is considered the visionary pioneer of the American Studio Glass Movement. Through constant experimentation and boundary-breaking projects, Chihuly has changed the way the world thinks about glass. No longer just a functional material, glass has become an exciting and compelling medium for artistic expression. The

By Louise Irvine Floriography is the “language of flowers,” and secret messages were communicated through “talking bouquets” to circumvent the strict etiquette of the Victorian era. A detailed knowledge of flowers was an essential part of life and love for fashionable ladies, and British potters produced an abundance of floral

Ignite Your Passion for the Fired Arts May is Membership Month at WMODA, and we are thrilled to introduce new ways to experience the magic of our museum. Last year, the incredible support of our Fired Arts family empowered us to host engaging programs, vibrant events, and hands-on workshops that

The striking Mega Kaleidoscope mosaic mural at WMODA was acquired by Arthur Wiener after a visit to Allison Eden Studios in Brooklyn, where he encountered her extraordinary craftsmanship using hand-cut stained-glass and mirror mosaics, created without machinery. With her luminous, kaleidoscopic compositions, Allison Eden captures fleeting optical beauty and transforms

By Louise Irvine Alan Tinter has been collecting kaleidoscopes since the 1980s, and he is excited to introduce this intriguing art form to WMODA as part of our International Museum Day celebrations on May 17. Alan will showcase some of his favorite kaleidoscopes created by contemporary designers, featuring fused, slumped,