Florida International University-Jewish Museum of Florida
The Jewish Museum of Florida- FIU is dedicated to collect, preserve and interpret the material evidence of the Florida Jewish experience from when Jews were first allowed to settle in 1763 and up to the present and to interpret this history in the context of the American Jewish experience.
September 2022
Miami Beach Urban Studios presents Vivid Viola Concert
Join MBUS at The Jewish Museum of Florida for their Vivid Viola Concert. Presenting Amernet and South Carolina Friends, praised for their “intelligence” and “immensely satisfying” playing by the New York Times, the Amernet String Quartet has garnered recognition as one of today’s exceptional string quartets and are Ensemble-in-Residence at Florida International University in Miami. Their sound has been called “complex” but with an “old world flavor.” Strad Magazine described the Amernet as “…a group of exceptional technical ability.” The…
Find out more »Designing the Good Life: A Conversation with Ira Giller and Sarah Giller Nelson
Please join The FIU Jewish Museum for a conversation with Ira Giller and his daughter Sarah Giller Nelson on Thursday, September 15th at 7:00pm. Ira and Sarah will discuss the life and work of Norman M. Giller, one of the founders of Miami Modern (MiMo), a regionalized style of Modernist architecture. This program is presented in conjunction with the current exhibition, Giller on Giller: An Adventure in Architecture, currently on view at JMOF-FIU. Ice cream reception to follow presentation.
Find out more »October 2022
FIU Jewish Museum presents History Harvest
The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU and the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab will present History Harvest: Remembering Our Past to Shape Our Future, scheduled to take place at JMOF-FIU on Sunday, October 23, 2022. From 11AM to 3PM, visitors can help build the museum’s physical and digital collections through donated items, objects, and stories while also enjoying crafts, children’s activities, a white elephant sale, and delicious food. A part of Florida International University’s Community Data Curation: Preserving, Creating, and Narrating Everyday Stories project,…
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