THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU MUSEUM IS LOCATED IN HISTORIC MIAMI BEACH, WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE WORLD FAMOUS ART DECO DISRICT. THE MUSEUM FEATURES A FASCINATING COLLECTION OF OBJECTS FROM THE MODERM ERA (1885-1945), AND FOCUSES ON HOW ART AND DESIGN SHAPE AND REFLECT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. THIS VICTORIAN STYLE BUILDING HOUSES OVER 100,000 ARTIFACTS THAT RANGE FROM FINE ART,GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND POLITICAL PROPAGANDA TO FURNITURE, RARE BOOKS, POSTCARDS AND TRAVEL BROCHURES. WHILE THERE MAKE IT A POINT TO VISIT THE DYNAMO MUSEUM SHOP AND CAFÉ, A UNIQUE VENUE FOR THOUGHTFUL CONTEMPLATION AND INTERACTION WITH GENUINE ARTIFACTS. BROWSE THE MUSEUM’S EXCLUSIVE LINE OF MERCHANDISE RELATING TO THE THEMES AND PERIOD OF THE OBJECTS ON VIEW IN THE GALLERIES, OR FIND NEW READING MATERIALS FROM THE SELECTION OF BOOKS ON DESIGN AND SOCIAL HISTORY, BANNED LITERATURE AND LITERARY AND DESIGN JOURNALS. SIP ON A GLASS OF WINE OR ENJOY A 3 COURSE MEAL IN THIS BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT. CUURRENT EXHIBITIONS ART AND DESIGN IN THE MODERN AGE: SELECTIONS FROM THE WOLFSONIAN COLLECTION Ongoing Art and Design in the Modern Age provides an intriguing overview of The Wolfsonian's exceptional holdings and showcases the museum's collection, which spans the period 1885 to 1945. The nearly 300 works on display provide insight into the ways design has influenced and adapted to the modern world. The installation explores the many focal points of The Wolfsonian's collection, including design-reform movements, architecture, urbanism, industrial design, transportation, world's fairs, advertising, political propaganda, and labor iconography. Art and Design in the Modern Age engages the observer both visually and intellectually. The wide-ranging themes and objects provide not only a picture of the past, but a path to understanding today's cultural and political issues. Among the items exhibited are ceramics, sculpture, exquisite handmade and innovative mass-production furniture, graphic design, books, ephemera, and household objects. Some of the more outstanding objects on display include a handmade box combining Arts and Crafts tenets with Maori decorative motifs by New Zealand silversmith Reuben Watts; Electricity, a bas-relief produced for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair; mass-produced moderne furniture IMAGES FEATURED: 
Painting, Harlem, 1937
Elanor Colbun (American,1866-1939)
Laguna Beach, CA
Oil on canvas Poster, Help Equip G.I. Joe with Your War Savings, 1944 Designed by L. Horney (Nationality and dates unknown) Published by the US War Finance Division, Washington, DC Printed by the US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC Commercial color lithograph LOCATION
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