You can help us prepare plentiful Thanksgiving feasts for homeless and hungry men, women and children in our community by supporting the “Pack the Pantry” food drive organized by The Caring Place in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Last year, they served over 850,000 meals and they are seeking hams, turkeys,

September is World Fun Fair Month dedicated to the joy and excitement of fun fairs worldwide. At WMODA, we have had lots of fun with our very own carousel horse and look forward to welcoming back visitors, young and old, for photo opportunities again soon. As summer draws to a

By Louise Irvine The American Ceramic Circle conference will be held in St. Louis this year and Louise Irvine has been invited to talk about Royal Doulton art pottery displayed at the World’s Fairs in America. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis was the biggest event in the

The Wedgwood collection at WMODA has inspired a junior high school class in world history. Luis Montanez, our building manager, invited his son, Nestor, to see the new museum while he was visiting from North Carolina. He was so fascinated by the Wedgwood exhibition that he started haunting antique shops.

Elephants are facing an ecological crisis at Victoria Falls in Africa as they are victims of plastic pollution. The elephants scavenge the rubbish dumps surrounding the Falls ingesting plastics and other harmful waste. Fée Halsted and the Ardmore artists are helping to raise awareness of the elephant’s insidious enemy with

By Louise Irvine The Humorous and Grotesque Art Exhibition was held in London in 1889 and a photograph from the Doulton archives gives us some insights into quirky Victorian humor. The exhibition featured work by two of the Lambeth studio’s leading sculptors, George Tinworth and Mark V. Marshall, who continue

By Louise Irvine WMODA visitors loved the museum’s previous Jabula and Safari Dance exhibitions which included Ardmore wallpaper and textiles. In Hollywood, we have reimagined them in our new Ardmore Design Shop, where you can purchase wall coverings, pillows and table linens to enliven your home with the spirit of

By Louise Irvine The first week of August is International Clown Week, and we are honoring the profession that makes us laugh by revisiting their antics in the WMODA collection. It takes all kinds of humor to brighten up our lives, and there are many different types of clowns, including

By Louise Irvine Color and form became the new aesthetic of British art pottery in the late 19th century. Exhibitions of Chinese ceramics introduced English potters to the brilliant monochrome glazes of the Qing dynasty. By trial and error, they aspired to recreate intense blood-red flambé glazes known as “sang-de-boeuf”

Tea towels became fashionable in 18th century England when society ladies embroidered linens to use while serving tea. Today, many people enjoy collecting decorative tea towels, including Fée Halsted, the founder of Ardmore, who designs whimsical tea towels inspired by their ceramic art.