This year the Morse Museum is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and the celebration continues in March with the third of our lectures for 2017, the annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival open house; and the start of six weeks of live music on Friday nights for the Morse’s rites of spring.
March 2017 Events at the Morse Museum:
Wednesday, March 8
Wednesday Lecture Series. 2:30 p.m. “Arts and Crafts: Progressive and Conservative Paths,” Richard Guy Wilson, Commonwealth Professor’s Chair in Architectural History, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Jeannette G. and Hugh F. McKean Pavilion, 161 West Canton Avenue (just behind the Museum). Free.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 17–19
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival Open House. Free admission Friday, 9:30 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., and Sunday, 1–4 p.m. during the art festival weekend.
Friday, March 24
Live Music. 5–8 p.m. Victoria Lynn Schultz Harp Trio (Celtic harp, flute, and violin). Free.
Evening Curator Tour of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall. 7 p.m. Find out more about Tiffany’s grand Long Island estate with Curator Donna Climenhage. Free.
Friday, March 31
Live Music. 5–8 p.m. Beautiful Music Romance Duo (flute and guitar). Free.
Evening Curator Tour of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall. 7 p.m. Find out more about Tiffany’s grand Long Island estate with Curator Donna Climenhage. Free.
Fridays, through April
Friday Nights at the Morse. 4–8 p.m. Free admission to the galleries.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Curator Tour of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall. Learn more about Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Long Island estate with Curator Donna Climenhage. Space limited. No advance reservations. Free with admission.
Wednesdays, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Gallery Talk on Revival and Reform—Eclecticism in the 19th-Century Environment. Learn more about the rich diversity of styles, especially in leaded-glass windows, that made up the visual environment of the late 19th century in Europe and America. Space limited. No advance reservations. Free with admission.
Fridays, 11 a.m.
Gallery Talk on Celebrating 75 years—Pathways of American Art at the Morse Museum.Learn about the more than 60 objects in the exhibition, which include paintings, pottery, art glass, and works on paper. Together the works reflect the range of the Morse’s collection and the values of the Museum. Free with admission.
The Morse Museum is located at 445 N. Park Avenue in downtown Winter Park.
Through April, the Museum’s hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday; 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday; and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Regular admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $1 for students, and free for children younger than age 12. For more information, call (407) 645-5311, or visit www.morsemuseum.org.
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