Florida Blue Free Tuesday - Every Tuesday Evening from 4 to 9 p.m. | Free | No registration required. Every Tuesday, enjoy free admission to the Cummer Museum and its historic gardens, thanks to the generous support of Florida Blue. Guests can enjoy admission to the galleries. Each Tuesday evening, the Cummer Café is also open for Tapas Tuesday sponsored by Vystar Credit Union.
Tapas Tuesday - Each Tues. Evening from 5 to 8 p.m. | The Cummer Café | Reservations recommended. Take in the sunset while listening to local musicians with beer, wine, or artfully inspired tapas for sale at the Café. Reserve your table by calling 904.899.6022.
Weaver First Saturday Free For All - Sat., May 4 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Free | No registration required. The first Saturday of each month at the Cummer Museum is FREE FOR ALL, thanks to the generous support of J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver. Guests can enjoy free admission, as well as art-making activities for all ages in the Cummer Gardens, live music, and a Docent-led tour at 2 p.m. For further information, please call 904.899.6038.
Bank Of America And Merrill Lynch Museums On Us - Sun., May 5 | Noon to 4 p.m. | Free to Cardholders | No registration required. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens offers free admission on the first Sunday of the first full weekend of the month to all Bank of America or Merrill Lynch cardholders through the Museums on Us program. Each cardholder receives one free general admission to the Museum. For further information, please call 904.899.6038.
Ritz Chamber Concert - Wed., May 8 | 2 to 3 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10 | Registration required. Enjoy a special performance by the world-class musicians of the Ritz Chamber Players, an organization that seeks to foster the appreciation of chamber music through performances and educational outreach featuring preeminent African-American musicians and composers, with an emphasis on building audiences and arts inclusion that reflects our diverse society. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6038.
PDL Lecture and Luncheon – The Art Of The Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, And Forgeries In The Art World With Anthony Amore. Thurs, May 9 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | PDL Members Free (up to 2 tickets), Additional PDL Tickets $30 | Registration required. Art scams, cons, and forgery! Anthony Amore, Director of Security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, will share fascinating stories and insights regarding stolen and plundered art, art thefts, and how fraudsters are using online and television auction sites. Mr. Amore heads the ongoing efforts to recover 13 works of art stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on March 18, 1990. With more than 15 years of national security, law, intelligence, and crisis management experience with federal government agencies, you will not want to miss the opportunity to hear from this celebrated security expert. The lecture is at 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon, and ends with a book signing of Mr. Amore’s book, “The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World.” The Cummer Shop will have the book available for purchase the day of the event. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6028.
The Art Of The Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, And Forgeries In The Art World – An Evening With Anthony Amore. Thurs., May 9 | 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.| Members $20*, Non-Members $40 | Registration required | Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Art scams, cons, and forgery! Anthony Amore, Director of Security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, will share fascinating stories and insights regarding stolen and plundered art, art thefts, and how fraudsters are using online and television auction sites. Mr. Amore heads the ongoing efforts to recover 13 works of art stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on March 18, 1990. With more than 15 years of national security, law, intelligence, and crisis management experience with federal government agencies, you will not want to miss the opportunity to hear from this celebrated security expert! The evening will begin with beer, wine, and small bites, then Mr. Amore’s talk and question and answer session, and ends with a book signing of Mr. Amore’s book, “The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World”. The Cummer Shop will have the book available for purchase the night of the event. For further information, offer code, or to register, please call 904.899.6038. * Membership card is required at the door to receive member pricing.
Art For Two: Ancient Cups - Sat., May 11 | 10:30 a.m. to Noon | Members $15 per pair, Non-Members $20 per pair | Registration required. Ages 4 & 5 with an adult. Make art with your little one and enjoy gallery and garden visits on the second Saturday of each month. In this class students will look at Greek art in the permanent collection, and then return to the studio to make kylix cups with air-dry clay. They will imagine their own hybrid animals and decorate the surface of their cups. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Talks & Tea – Kota Ezawa: The Crime Of Art - Wed., May 15 | 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10 | Registration required. You are invited to the Museum to enjoy an insightful talk on Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art over a cup of tea and a sweet treat. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6038.
Art Adventures: Carlos Rolón - Sat., May 18 | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Members $10, Non-Members $15 | Registration required. Ages 6 through 12. Join the Cummer on the third Saturday of each month for studio classes. In this class students will view the work of Carlos Rolón: Lost in Paradise and then return to the studio to make a project of their own. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Family Open Studio: Carlos Rolón - Sun., May 19 | 1 to 3 p.m. | Free with admission | No registration required. Free art-making activity in the Art Connections studios for all ages! Visitors will create a mixed-media mosaic of their native landscape inspired by Carlos Rolón. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Tween Museum Day Hosted By The Junior Docents - Sun., May 19 | 1 to 3 p.m. | Free | No registration required. Rising 6th-graders youth (and their adults) are invited to tour the Museum with current Junior Docents and learn more about this exciting youth program. For further information, please call 904.899.6005.
Art For Tots: Circles And Sea Of The Ear Rings - Sat., May 25 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | Members $15 per pair, Non-Members $20 per pair | Registration required. Ages 2 & 3 with an adult. Join the Cummer Museum for this monthly program that helps develop a child’s sensory and motor skills through art, movement, music, and storytelling. In this class children will view Sea of the Ear Rings by Takashi Soga and try to create circles with their bodies and friends, possibly seeking to defy gravity as Soga does in his work. Back in the studio, children will create art inspired by this unique sculptor. Entry is through Art Connections. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
For more than 50 years, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens has been committed to engaging and inspiring through the arts, gardens, and education. A permanent collection of more than 5,000 objects and historic gardens on a riverfront campus offers nearly 150,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on the First Coast. Nationally recognized education programs serve adults and children of all abilities. For further information, including hours, visit below.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
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