Kids Visiting WMODA
Here’s one of our youngest visitors – our founder’s grandson enjoying WMODA. He’s obviously enchanted by Ardmore Ceramic Art just like his granddad! With the start of the school holidays, we are expecting more young visitors at WMODA. Art teacher Laurence Panadero brings children from her Velvet House summer school
Venetian Arts
The arts of Venice have become increasingly important at WMODA thanks to our Carnival & Cabaret exhibit. We now have an exciting partnership with the Venetian Arts Society and last month hosted one of their inspiring Art Salons in our Hot Glass gallery. Lladró’s porcelain masterpiece Carnival in Venice continues
Artistry in Action on International Museum Day
WMODA was bustling with creative activity during International Museum Day. Our Artistry in Action series continued with a spectacular show presented by the local artists who are represented in our museum shop. They displayed their work in the Hot Glass gallery and discussed their creative processes with visitors. Check out
Articulate
The Wiener Museum is proud to be an arts partner with the public television magazine show Articulate, which is now airing on South Florida PBS (WPBT). The Articulate stories explore how creative thinkers help shape our understanding of the world. Each episode features aspects of the visual, literary and performing
Christmas in July
WMODA belongs to BAMM, the partnership which promotes the museums and attractions in Broward county. Next month we are participating in their “Christmas in July” promotion and will be offering reduced price admission throughout the month. Save $2 on all admission tickets at WMODA. Children and students with ID always
The Art of Giving
Angela Scott, a great supporter of WMODA, has donated her book collection on British ceramics to enhance our growing reference library. Angela has been an avid collector for many years and her early English teapots feature prominently in our Art of Tea exhibition. She is a huge fan of Wedgwood’s
A Crash of Rhinos
This magnificent rhino mask has been loaned to WMODA by Balocoloc Artisans of Venice. Its arrival has inspired us to look at other rhino works of art in the museum. Not surprisingly the Ardmore artists have produced a crash of rhinos, to use the collective noun. KwaZulu-Natal, where the Ardmore
What a Beauty
On April 24th to launch #Museum Week, Louise Irvine talked about all the Flappers, Vamps & Divas at WMODA. Many were portrayed in porcelain by Goldscheider of Austria, whose artists were inspired by the pin-up movie stars of the Art Deco era. Beauty by Stephan Dakon represents Lilian Harvey, the
All That Glistens
At WMODA, all that glistens is not gold. Often it is the reflective surface of the lustrous metallic glazes which shimmer and glisten as they refract the light. One of the pioneers of iridescent luster glazes in England was William de Morgan, who rediscovered the art of the Persian potters.
Mother’s Day
As Mother’s Day approaches on Sunday, May 13, we are looking at how pottery and porcelain artists have expressed the joys of motherhood. In Contentment, a 1920s Royal Doulton figure by Leslie Harradine, he portrays the maternal bond between his wife and their first-born child. Royal Doulton artists often chose