By Louise Irvine The dragon is unique in the world of fantastic animals, as no other imaginary creature has been recorded in such a diverse variety. As you will discover in the Dragon Quest at WMODA, these serpentine creatures can be found with two legs, four legs or no legs

By Louise Irvine The most recent gift to the WMODA library is a comprehensive set of books featuring Dale Chihuly’s most impressive works on paper. The three volumes were donated to the museum by our stalwart volunteer Julio DiFilippo, known to his friends as “Flipper.”  He is a great fan

By Louise Irvine The WMODA scavenger hunts were very popular with visitors of all ages at our original Dania Beach location. Now, we are working on a Dragon Quest for our Hollywood Museum, and the research has unearthed some fascinating facts about these wondrous beasts. Delve into some dragon lore

There is still more work to be done on our building to prepare WMODA for reopening, but the museum team has been very busy creating a new exhibition of 100 elephants inspired by the Great Elephant Migration. As the sun rose on July 4th, a herd of magnificent Indian elephants

The Ancient Spanish Monastery will hold its 4th Annual Artists in the Cloisters fund-raising event on Thursday, September 5th, from 6 to 10pm. Well-known WMODA supporters Lloyd Goradesky, Chelsea Rousso, and Laurence Panadero will be among the featured artists. In addition to an amazing selection of artwork for sale, there

August 1 is International Mahjong Day, an opportunity to learn more about this popular strategy game. The 19th-century game became popular in the United States in the 1920s. It is like the Rummy card game but played with tiles featuring Chinese characters and symbols. Local artist Wendy Chercass has used

by Louise Irvine August 12 is World Elephant Day, and we are celebrating these magnificent animals in ceramic art. We are inspired by the Great Migration Project, which recently arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, and will travel via New York to Miami Beach, Florida, in December. The Coexistence Collective of

By Louise Irvine Among the stars of the Elephant Safari exhibition at WMODA are the impressive Royal Doulton figures of Princess Badoura arriving at her wedding on an elephant. Edmund Dulac illustrated the exquisite spectacle of the marriage procession for Princess Badoura: A Tale of the Arabian Nights in 1913.

It has been a busy and challenging time at WMODA as the team continues to work towards our reopening. We have been making some necessary modifications to our new building and preparing new exhibitions and galleries for your enjoyment. As we strive to create new museum experiences, we have had

By Louise Irvine The upcoming Olympic Games in Paris inspired us to investigate the sporting subjects in the WMODA collection more deeply. We learned that the artist behind two of Wedgwood’s impressive Art Deco athletic figures was a young American sculptor who worked briefly at the Etruria factory in Staffordshire,