Free & cheap events: Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach

The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum is more than just a venue to view art exhibitions. It also hosts free book discussions, art classes and family events.

It's a museum that explores the inventive and provocative character of the modern world through objects and design that reveal how the past influences the present and shapes the future.

The Wolfsonian

The Wolfsonian is at 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139. Call 305-531-1001 for more info. Admission is free for all Florida residents, Wolfsonian members, State University System of Florida staff, students with ID and children under 6.

For all others, admission is $12 for adults; $8 for seniors, students, and children ages 6 to 18. The museum is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 10 am. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.; and is closed on Wednesday. Visit online at wolfsonian.org for further information.

Coming up:

Friday, Sept 12 from 7-9 p.m.
Into the Stacks: Don't Stop the Music
$5 for members, $10 non-members, includes one complimentary beverage
Bookleggers Library Director Nathaniel Sandler and Wolfsonian digitization specialist and classically trained opera singer Hannah Gauthier break out rarely-seen musical elements in the collection. Click here to purchase tickets.