My Octopus Teacher
by Louise Irvine The most unexpected star in this year’s Oscar nominations is an octopus. The creature’s daily life was documented for almost a year by Craig Foster, a South African filmmaker, and naturalist, while freediving in an underwater kelp forest. The pair formed an extraordinary bond and the experience
The Dania Beach Mermaids
by Louise Irvine Many WMODA visitors are having fun with our Mermaid Quest scavenger hunt to find all the mermaids hiding around the museum. Soon the scope of the scavenger hunt will widen to include the City of Dania Beach and under the waves. This summer, the 1000 Mermaids Project
Firing Miss Daisy
By Louise Irvine Ninety years ago, in April 1931, Daisy Makeig Jones left Wedgwood after a blazing row with Josiah Wedgwood IV. Initially, she had been asked to retire from her position as the designer of Fairyland Lustre, but she refused and continued to come to work. As she stormed
Earth Air Fire Water – Breathing Life into Glass
By Louise Irvine In celebration of Earth Day 2021, we are highlighting the four classical elements of EARTH, AIR, FIRE, and WATER that ancient philosophers believed were the fundamental building blocks of nature. They used them to explain the phenomena of the natural world and the complexity of all matter
Who’s Who – Louise Irvine
In Women’s History Month, we are paying tribute to our illustrious leader, Louise Irvine. Louise wears many hats at WMODA. She is the Executive Director responsible for the administration of the museum, which has been particularly challenging during the pandemic. She is also the curator of the WMODA collection and
Who’s Who – Team WMODA
By Louise Irvine The dedicated WMODA team has kept the museum-going through the pandemic, thanks to our benefactor Arthur Wiener. There is light and color at the end of this dark tunnel as can be seen in our Hot Glass Gallery! Everyone has been challenged with learning new skills and
Chihuly – A Colorful Icon
By Louise Irvine “I’m obsessed with color – never saw one that I didn’t like” Dale Chihuly once claimed, and this is abundantly clear in the Art on Fire exhibit at WMODA. The Hot Glass Gallery is an immersive experience of intense, saturated colors from Chihuly’s expressive palette. Chihuly has
Blowing Bubbles
By Louise Irvine Albert Einstein, the great physicist, once said, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” You will find lots of inspiration in our spectacular Fairyland Lustre collection. However, not everyone
Dive in with Roger Cockram
By Louise Irvine One of the stars of our new Dive into WMODA exhibit is the British potter, Roger Cockram. Recently he made two ceramic sculptures especially for Arthur Wiener and sent us a visual story of his creative process. Many years ago, Arthur visited Roger’s studio and gallery in