Art from the Heart
The story of Lloyd Goradesky’s Let LOVE Guide Your Way project has melted the hearts of WMODA visitors for many years. His artwork is for sale in the museum’s curated Studio Collection and his original kinetic weathervane stands outside city hall in Dania Beach. An even bigger kinetic art sculpture
Art Deco Centennial Celebration
The Paris World’s Fair in 1925 gave its name to the Art Deco style, which was influenced by the aerodynamic designs of ships, trains and automobiles. Ceramic artists such as Clarice Cliff introduced vibrant vases decorated with colorful geometric motifs. Porcelain statuettes portrayed alluring women in the flapper fashions of
Red · The Fired Arts are Hot
Red is the color of love, as well as danger and sin. Red has also been a symbol of wealth and status. Chinese potters of the Ming Dynasty created red-glazed porcelains and European ceramic artists strived to emulate the rare beauty of their oxblood Sang de Boeuf glazes in the
Elephant Safari • Meet the Herd
The Great Elephant Migration currently traveling through the United States inspired this exhibition of 100 elephants from the museum collection. The international herd at WMODA includes portrayals of domesticated Asian elephants made by British potteries from the early 1800s, realistic sculptures in Boehm’s American porcelain and African elephants created by
Cheers · The Art of Hospitality
In the Roaring Twenties, “Cheers” became a drinking toast with the clinking of glasses. Storage and serving containers for wine, beer and spirits have been made of ceramics and glass for centuries. The pottery industry also made teapots, cups, and saucers for serving tea, which has been promoted as a
Xavier Riddle Scavenger Hunt: Passport to Broward
WMODA is thrilled to be participating in an interactive scavenger hunt adventure throughout some of Broward County’s popular cultural institutions inspired by Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: The Exhibit at the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) from now through May 11.
Centennial Celebrations
We have a lot to celebrate at our Fired Arts museum in 2025! The city of Hollywood, now home to WMODA, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, as does the city of Stoke-on-Trent in England, where many of our ceramic works of art were made. It is also 100 years
Art Deco Dogs
By Louise Irvine Speed and streamlined forms epitomized the Art Deco movement in the Roaring Twenties and Glamorous Thirties. Even the fashionable canine companions of the era were sleek and fast. Stylish Art Deco ladies were portrayed with greyhounds, salukis and borzois in fashion plates and porcelain statuettes. See the
Candlemas Day
We were delighted to reopen WMODA at the beginning of December. Our Board President, Ken Evans, dressed the museum with spectacular Christmas decorations he had collected for many years. We had three Christmas trees, vintage garlands and hand-blown Murano glass ornaments. Everybody was reluctant to take down the festive decorations,
Year of the Snake
By Louise Irvine The Year of the Snake in the Chinese Zodiac runs from January 29, 2025 to February 16, 2026. The ancient lunar calendar dates back over 2,000 years and is based on a 12-year cycle, with each year represented by an animal from Chinese mythology. The Snake Year