Lampworking from the Venetian Lagoon

By Louise Irvine WMODA is awash right now with weird underwater critters. Mermaids have been joined by mollusks and crustaceans from the Venetian Lagoon as well as some creepy crawlies brilliantly created in glass by two talented Italian lampworkers, Dario Frare and Emanuel Toffolo. Dario Frare Dario Frare was born

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The Mermaid Tale

Louise Irvine & Alexandra Barth Once upon a time, Rhanu the mermaid appeared at WMODA to tell us all about the wonders of the deep. She helped us create an entertaining and informative scavenger hunt around the museum by explaining some of the natural history behind the ocean-themed decorative arts

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Who’s Who at WMODA – Alexandra Barth

Rhanu, our new mermaid in residence, made her debut at the Mermaid Tale Halloween event to launch our Mermaid Quest scavenger hunt around the museum. Rhanu modeled the wearable glass art creations of Chelsea Rousso to accessorize her beautiful mermaid tail. On land, Rhanu is better known as Alexandra Barth, a graduate

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Dive into the WMODA Shop

Donatella Versace’s spring collection was described as a "utopian settlement on the seabed ruled by Medusa." Life has to be better under the sea than it is on land right now, so fashionistas are aspiring to be mermaids for the new season. Look out for dresses ruffled like jellyfish in

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A Safari for the Soul

Opens November 18 Tuesday - Saturday • 10am - 4pm Join us on A Safari for the Soul at WMODA to explore the wild and wonderful world of Ardmore Ceramic Art. Be inspired by the Ardmore artists and words of wisdom from Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, who famously

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Ardmore Comes to WMODA

by Louise Irvine Ardmore Ceramic Art has been building an international reputation for the last twenty years thanks to some dedicated individuals promoting South African art and culture. Ardmore exhibitions have been held in major cities around the world including, London, Edinburgh, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, and Sydney. In America, the

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Shop WMODA – Halloween Howl

We are all sick to death of this pandemic, but pranksters have been seeing the funny side of mask-wearing in Britain. Plague doctors have been roaming the streets of some cities and it is not Halloween yet! We are not suggesting you terrify your neighbors with our Venetian plague doctor

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Trick or Treat

By Louise Irvine Trick or treating will not be the same this year so we are looking back nostalgically at costume parties of the past. The Halloween tradition began with the Celts, who believed that condemned souls would come back to wreak havoc on October 31. They dressed up in

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Who’s Who at WMODA – Steven Lynch

Our ambition to create virtual experiences for our WMODA audience is how we met Steven Lynch of L55 Media. He produced the virtual concert of Esther Underhay playing her harp in the museum galleries, which has been much enjoyed online. He is now volunteering his expertise to produce videos about

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Petroglyphs in Glass · William Morris

by Louise Irvine Symbols of a North American bison and a stag are depicted on one the most dramatic glass vessels at WMODA. It is from the Petroglyph series that William Morris created in the late 1980s. Morris became fascinated with Native American anthropology and archaeological fragments while growing up

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