The Wolfsonian

What can a 1930s aluminum cocktail shaker reveal about history? Economics? National identity? Plenty. The Wolfsonian reinvents the museum experience with exhibitions that ask compelling questions about the hows and whys of early modern design.
www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu

Museum of Contemporary Art

Provocative and innovative exhibitions seek a fresh approach in examining the art of our time. MOCA maintains an active exhibition schedule and has a permanent collection with more than 400 works.
www.mocanomi.org

Vizcaya Museums & Gardens

A Mediterranean palazzo in Miami? Mr. Deering's Renaissance mansion has 34 rooms with filled with 15th - 19th century antiques. He even made his own ice - 300 lbs. a day - in the basement! Take a guided tour and find out more.
www.vizcayamuseum.org

Zoo Miami

Bengal tigers stretching in the shade; monkeys swinging around; and a floating hippo. Yep, the big guy floats! You get to see the animals in a natural setting without having to book a safari vacation.
www.miamimetrozoo.com

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is truly a unique place. Here you can walk garden paths surrounded by the wonders and beauty of nature, talk to experts in horticulture, conservation and science, view impressive art, see butterflies and birds at every turn and take classes on everything from photography to grafting.
www.fairchildgarden.org

Miami Science Museum

This exhibit features a collection of over 40 mechanical sculptures, called automata, which are intricately designed and full of humor. Their humor is brought to life by tiny cranks, pulleys and gears that allow the sculptures to move and take action. 20 can be operated by museum visitors who will find it hard to resist bringing the creations to life at the touch of a button. Now through September 6.
www.miamisci.org

Artcenter South Florida

Going to SoBe? Stop in at ArtCenter/South Florida on Lincoln road to see real artists at work. They have studio spaces, galleries and lots of different activities so you can see how art is really done.
www.artcentersf.org

Bass Museum

The museum's permanent collection includes European paintings from the 15th through the early 20th centuries with special emphasis on Northern European art of the Renaissance and baroque periods. The museum has Florida's ONLY Egyptian gallery, including an Egyptian sarcophagus and mummy!
www.bassmuseum.org

HistoryMiami

HistoryMiami is the premier cultural institution committed to gathering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami's history as the unique crossroads of the Americas.
www.historymiami.org

Crime in Miami - HistoryMiami

Investigate the facts and fictions behind Miami’s unique criminal history. Learn about prohibition-era rumrunners and infamous gangsters such as Al Capone, unsolved murder cases of the 1950s and the drug wars of the 1980s.
www.historymiami.org

human rites - Bass Museum

Examines ritual through art; or examines art through ritual, depending on your point of view. From mundane human activities to sacred practices, from the past through the present, rites and rituals have been pervasive subjects in artistic practice. Human Rites presents works such as 15th century devotional polychrome statues of Mary and 16th century altarpieces alongside works by renowned contemporary artists. This juxtaposition of works circumscribes the timelessness of rituals, expressed historically and anthropologically in religious, as well as other contexts.
www.bassmuseum.org

kolkoz - Bass Museum

French artists amuel Boutruche and Benjamin Moreau live and work in Paris under the Kolkoz moniker. They create art in a diverse range of mediums that spans from video to sculpture and installation. One of their recent series turns the idea of framing art on its head creating sculptural forms using just the frame. These works consist of multiple frames within a frame. Ornate gold borders are assembled together in an Escher-like optical illusion with no image at all.
www.bassmuseum.org

Natural Disasters of the Caribbean, 1495-2010 - HistoryMiami

For thousands of years, the people of the Caribbean have endured earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and hurricanes. The most powerful of these occurrences wreak havoc upon humans. This exhibition will present images and objects relating to historic disasters, beginning with the first recorded event—a ca. 1500 hurricane described by Christopher Columbus.
www.historymiami.org

Paul Strand in Mexico - Frost Art Museum

These photographs provide a visual record of Paul Strand’s journey through Mexico from 1932–34 and his brief return visit in 1966. Today recognized as one of the great photographers of the twentieth century, Strand believed firmly in the power of art and social documentary. In Mexico, especially during his initial visit, he sought to chronicle what he thought of as the country’s essential character while fostering its revolutionary transformation through the tools of photography and filmmaking.
thefrost.fiu.edu

Spiritual Healing: Shamans of the Northwest Coast - Frost Art Museum

For countless centuries indigenous peoples have lived along the Northwest Coast of the North American continent, thriving in a rich natural environment. They believe that all nature is endowed with spirits. Illness is believed to come from the supernatural realm of these spirits. The shaman is the ritual healer who draws directly upon his helper spirits to drive away illness using a wide variety of objects. Explore the objects that connect the shaman to the spirits.
thefrost.fiu.edu

Tap Tap: Celebrating the Art of Haiti - Frost Art Museum

This exhibition is part of a larger project to contribute works lost in the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti and assist in the rebuilding of the island’s cultural and artistic heritage. The exhibition will feature the works by artists of the lost patrimony from The Frost Art Museum’s large collection of Haitian art.
thefrost.fiu.edu

Volf Roitman: From MADI to The Ludic Revolution - Frost Art Museum

Revolution is a series of major works celebrating the 60-year-long career of Uruguayan painter, sculptor, architect, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, and humorist Volf Roitman. Samples of Roitman’s work from the ‘50s to the present will be on view, including a splendid array of motorized, kinetic works of a humorous style. The exhibition will celebrate the Ludic, or playfulness and whimsical, which is the basis of his creations. His newest innovations include giant MADI banners and MADI lightboxes.
thefrost.fiu.edu

Family Fun Day: Be Aware & Be Safe! - HistoryMiami

The Museum wants you to stay safe so join us for a special presentation on how to help the authorities in the prevention of crime. Help become skilled at remembering important details and aware of your surroundings. Kids will make their own police badges. It's FREE and much better than watching a Shrek marathon for the 100th time!
www.historymiami.org

Snake Day! - Miami Science Museum

Proud owners show off their pet snakes and compete for prizes in a competition with categories such as: The Largest, Best of Show, Most Unusual, People's Pick and Junior Herpetologist. In addition to the pet reptile competition, guests will also enjoy a sampling of Insect Cuisine freshly prepared by a professional chef featuring stir fried mealworms and Chocolate "Chirp" Cookies (with crickets!) Don't worry - it's all been approved for humans. If you would like to enter your pet, visit MiamiSci.org beginning July 1 for more information. You get two free passes when you register.
www.miamisci.org

Film Screening: Scene of the Crime - HistoryMiami

Resident historian Dr. Paul George and Rene Ramos, Director of Maimi Dade College's Lynn and Louis Wolfson II FLorida Moving Image Archives screen and discuss television news coverage of crime in Miami.
www.historymiami.org

Family Fun Day: Passport to Africa - HistoryMiami

Join special guest Chisseko of Kenya, as he shares a view of daily life in a traditional East African village. This unique program will engage audiences through art, music, language, authentic artifacts and storytelling. It's free and a whole lot more fun than watching the endless loop of Finding Nemo!
www.historymiami.com