Alumni News

Deco: Luxury to Mass Market (opening October 19, 2018) will trace Art Deco’s European origins, migration to the U.S., and spectacular culmination in 1930s Miami Beach Walking tour neighborhood guide to bring the Wolfsonian experience  out of the galleries and into the streets The Wolfsonian–Florida International University announces the museum’s first large-scale exhibition devoted to Art […]

Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age Celebrates a Founding Figure of Modern Poster Art Influential advertisements, illustrations, prints, and more parallel the rise of graphic design as a profession MIAMI BEACH (April 27, 2017) — Starting this fall, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University calls attention to the transformative designs of one of history’s leading graphic […]

Berenice Abbott’s Route 1 at The Wolfsonian, Summer 2017 North and South: Berenice Abbott’s U.S. Route 1 (June 9–October 8, 2017) reveals daily life in 1950s America from Key West to northern Maine MIAMI BEACH (February 7, 2017) — The Wolfsonian–Florida International University is pleased to be the Summer 2017 destination for North and South: […]

The Pursuit of Abstraction, October 7, 2016–April 16, 2017 A rare tapestry by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner anchors exhibition of fine and decorative art dating 1900–1950 This October, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University examines cultural responses to spiritual crises of the modern age in The Pursuit of Abstraction, an exhibition of works by early twentieth-century artists searching […]

In Fall 2016, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University will debut Modern Dutch Design, an examination of innovative design from the Netherlands between 1890 and 1940. On view November 18, 2016 through June 11, 2017, the exhibition traces how Dutch designers, architects, and artists evolved in the modern age—cementing their country’s reputation as a center for cutting-edge […]

Leading up to Election Day (November 8), The Wolfsonian–Florida International University is presenting three months of election-themed programming centered around Thoughts on Democracy: Freedom to Vote 2016, a collaboration with contemporary designers Mirko Ilić, Oliver Munday, Paul Sahre, and Bonnie Siegler to create a graphic response to the 2016 presidential race. Using “Freedom to Vote” […]

This October, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University examines cultural responses to spiritual crises of the modern age in The Pursuit of Abstraction, an exhibition of works by early twentieth-century artists searching for meaning beyond the boundaries of scientific reasoning and rationality. Drawn from the museum’s permanent collection, The Jeri L. Wolfson Collection, and The Mitchell Wolfson, […]

Rare Photographs, Advertisements, and Posters from Pre-1959 Cuba to Premiere at The Wolfsonian on May 6, 2016 Promising Paradise: Cuban Allure, American Seduction explores how Americans and Cubans shaped perceptions of one another through print media, film, and music in the early to mid-20th century Exhibition coincides with a major gift of over 1,000 works from collector […]

Philodendron: From Pan-Latin Exotic to American Modern opens October 16, 2015 and features rarely seen objects from around the world, many on public display for the first time Exhibition celebrates the pervasive, cross-cultural influence of Latin American plant life on U.S. and European fashion, art, cinema, architecture, and design Philodendrons and other Central and South American […]

This November, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University will present Margin of Error, an exhibition exploring cultural responses to mechanical mastery and engineered catastrophes of the modern age—the shipwrecks, crashes, explosions, collapses, and novel types of workplace injury that interrupt the path of progress. Revealing the consequences of mankind’s endeavor to defy and exceed limits, Margin of […]