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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.

March and April events:

  • March 20 at 7 p.m.: The FIU Nodus Ensemble presents a concert of music of North and South America, focusing on Cuban composers. Click here for full details.
  • April 3 at 7 p.m.: Cutting-edge piano music with Vicky Ray. Click here for full details.
  • April 18 from 6-9 p.m.: Culture Crawl festivities
  • April 24 at 7 p.m.: Closing concert with the Amernet String Quartet and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Raven Chacon. Click here for full details.

Current Exhibitions:

“What's On the Menu,” through May 26, 2024.

“The Big World: Alternative Landscapes in the Modern Era” through June 2, 2024

“Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance,” through June 23, 2024

“Harry Clarke and the Geneva Window,” ongoing

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Josie Gulliksen

About Josie Gulliksen

Josie Gulliksen is a freelance writer and major arts advocate and enthusiast who loves everything cultural and is excited to live in such a thriving community as Miami. A Miami native, aside from Miami on the Cheap, she currently writes for Artburst Miami and contributes to Edible South FL and Miami Media Group. She has contributed to Miami.com, Biscayne Times and Miami New Times. She worked for nearly a decade at Miami Today as Calendar Editor and arts writer and then worked for 13 years in public relations. She has her own blog Scene Around South FL at josiegulliksen.com

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