Programs for Adults

CURATORIAL HIGHLIGHT TOURS

Select Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 2:30 PM
Free for Members or with paid Museum admission. 

Informative gallery tour focusing on the current exhibitions:

May 8
The Eclectic Voices of Contemporary Glass
As an expressive medium, glass permits boundless possibilities for experimentation and individuality. We will explore the techniques, styles, and unique aesthetic values employed by the foremost artists in the Contemporary Studio Glass Movement.  

May 15
Misako Inaoka
Centered on the work of Misako Inaoka, this lecture explores the artist’s miniature environments and how they encourage audience participation.

June 7
All Florida
An introduction to this year’s All Florida exhibition – including works ranging from traditional to edgy contemporary – with a focus on those artworks which received awards from the juror, and insights into the juror’s thought processes.

STROLLER TOURS Free with Museum Admission Fourth Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM Lively gallery tours of the Museum's collections and exhibitions are offered to new parents/grandparents/caregivers with their young ones, 18 months old and younger, on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Single strollers and front-carrying baby carriers are welcome! If the baby fusses, don't fret -- you'll be in good company. Reservations are not required, but are recommended. Call 561.392.2500, ext. 106 May 22 June 26

ART FILMS
Select Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM
Museum Auditorium

Free for Members or with paid Museum admission. Tickets are distributed one hour prior to film showing on a first-come basis. Seating capacity is 90. Films are subject to change.

May 23, 26 & 27
The Studio Glass Movement: Legacy of Glass (1999) 51 minutes
This program chronicles the Studio Glass Movement from its inception in the early 1960s with historic footage and interviews of Littleton, Labino, and others as they discuss the movement’s rise and the innovations they pioneered.

June 17, 20 & 23
Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress (1998) 57 minutes
Since 1969, Close’s portraits have mesmerized museum viewers.  This film traces the artist’s evolution and follows him into the NYC art scene in the late 1990s.

PUBLIC HIGHLIGHT/DAILY DOCENT TOURS
Join a guided tour through the Museum's current Exhibitions and Permanent Collections by a trained, volunteer docent.

The highlight tours take place during the following times: