The Immortal Jellyfish

By Louise Irvine Childhood seaside holidays evoke images of jellyfish washed up on the sand and groups of frightened but fascinated kids prodding them with toy spades. We were warned that they could still sting if the tentacles were hydrated which made swimming in the North Sea even more terrifying

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Chelsea Rousso Classes

Chelsea Rousso’s Creative Glass Workshops were highlights of the programs in the Hot Glass Gallery at WMODA. Students experienced the joy of creating their own translucent works of art surrounded by inspiration from Chihuly’s Garden of Glass. On the last WMODA workshop on October 14, many made suncatchers to capture

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Palm Parade

By Louise Irvine Palm Parade, the latest table linen design from Ardmore, features majestic giraffes leading a procession of animals to the waterhole. Ardmore recently held a fabulous launch party in South Africa and we can’t wait to recreate this party atmosphere with festive table settings like this when we

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Coffee Break

By Louise Irvine The Art of Tea exhibition and our afternoon tea parties were a popular attraction at WMODA. Now that we have begun the Great WMODA Pack-up, the energizing coffee break has assumed more importance! The invigorating qualities of the beverage have been recognized for thousands of years so

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Bye for Now

By Louise Irvine Visitors flocked to WMODA on November 19th to say goodbye to the museum in its Dania Beach location. They revisited favorite exhibits and reminisced about memorable events with the WMODA team of staff and volunteers. Louise was taken even further back down memory lane by Pam Smith

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Giving Back

By Louise Irvine WMODA has been helping the less fortunate in our community thanks to initiatives by Luis Montanez, our Maintenance & Logistics Manager. He spearheads food drives for Thanksgiving and toy drives for Christmas with the museum’s family and friends in conjunction with Work2Live and Steady Revival Ministries. One

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Don’t Stop Believin’

By Louise Irvine Dave Rosenthal has been a great friend to WMODA. He first visited the museum in December 2020 when we were installing the newly donated Lladró porcelain chandelier and he was inspired to write original music for the unveiling ceremony.  Now he has returned to capture video and

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Ceramics for a Community

By Louise Irvine Laundry day used to be fun at the Somers Town Housing Estate in London. The washing line posts were crowned with Royal Doulton finials inspired by nursery rhymes and songs. They were designed in the 1930s by the distinguished sculptor, Gilbert Bayes (1872-1953). It was Christmas all

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Halloween Howl

By Louise Irvine Guests who joined the WMODA team in Halloween costumes received free admission to the museum on Saturday, October 29. They were welcomed by Jesus Reyna portraying René Magritte’s famous surrealist painting The Son of Man.  He mingled in the galleries entertaining costumed characters including a werewolf and

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Mission of Light

By Louise Irvine Guest artists, leaders and communities unite in a mission for change in partnership with The Ancient Spanish Monastery Foundation during Miami Art Week from November 30th to December 3rd. The prestigious contemporary art exhibition will take visitors on a journey of reflection on humankind, our present time, and

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