By Louise Irvine The WMODA museum collection continues to grow with generous donations and bequests. Our most recent acquisition from Arthur Wiener is a spectacular glass bowl over two feet in diameter by James Nowak, a brilliant artist in Seattle, Washington, the center of the studio glass movement.

The Ancient Spanish Monastery in Miami is honoring Louise Irvine, our Executive Director & Curator, during their 10th Diamond Legacy “Gala in the Garden” on January 23. Louise is being recognized for her remarkable leadership and for elevating arts and culture in our community. Through her curatorial role at WMODA

By Louise Irvine The elephants are here! The Great Elephant Migration has arrived in Miami Beach in time for Art Week and they look amazing! The life-size sculptures in this public art installation have taken up residence on the beach between 36th and 37th Streets and will be there until

One of the highlights of the new Hollywood museum is an audio tour of the key exhibits narrated by Louise Irvine, our Executive Director and Curator. When you plan your visit to WMODA, make sure your cell phone is fully charged and you bring your headphones or earbuds for the

Have fun with our new scavenger hunt when you visit WMODA in Hollywood. You will be searching for all kinds of dragons lurking in their lairs around the museum’s ceramic galleries. On your quest, you will discover more about Chinese Imperial dragons, ferocious winged dragons from Europe and dragonslayers rescuing

By Louise Irvine Chelsea Rousso’s Unity in the Community installation has returned to WMODA for our reopening. Chelsea has been busy during the last year developing her exciting public art project. Since September, she has been exhibiting at Plunge Beach Resort and has recently unveiled a spectacular new wall of

By Louise Irvine Our new Elephant Safari exhibition at WMODA features luxurious home furnishings created by the Ardmore Design Studio. For over a decade, Ardmore has been reimagining motifs from their iconic ceramics into textiles and wall coverings to transform our living spaces. Celebrate the beauty of the natural world

By Louise Irvine Get into the festive holiday spirit with our Cheers exhibition featuring Royal Doulton character jugs. Many of them are enjoying a glass of ale or a nip of whisky as a winter warmer. Toby jugs originated in British pubs at the end of the 18th century and

As we prepare for the reopening of WMODA, we are seeking volunteers to join our dedicated museum team. We need help welcoming visitors to our new Hollywood location and enhancing their experience in the exhibition galleries. We have a new audio tour to guide guests through the collections on display

By Louise Irvine John Eyre was one of the stars of Doulton’s Lambeth Studio, creating stunning exhibition vases and tile murals for the world’s fairs. He taught pottery painting to young women and was also a very talented painter and book illustrator. Towards the end of his career, he produced