Founded in 1941, the Museum's permanent collection consists of some 7,600 works of art concentrated in five curatorial departments: European, American, Chinese, Contemporary and Photography.
Holdings of 19th- and 20th-century painting and sculpture include works by Brancusi, Gauguin, Matisse, Miró, Monet, Picasso, Davis, Hassam, Hopper, Manship, O'Keeffe, Pollock and Sheeler.
Since 2011, the Museum has hosted an annual exhibition series of solo exhibitions highlighting the contributions of living female painters and sculptors.
Exhibitions & Dates
Going Public: Florida Collectors Celebrate the Norton
Feb 9 2019 - Jun 4 2019
50 rarely seen works from prestigious private South Florida collections
Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush
Feb 9 2019 - Jun 25 2019
30 paintings, drawings and collages that visually articulate social dynamics
Out of the Box: Camera-less Photography
Feb 9 2019 - Jun 18 2019
50 photographs made without the use of a conventional camera
Oldenburg and van Bruggen: The Typewriter Eraser, A Favored Form
Feb 9 2019 - Jun 4 2019
Examines Oldenburg’s early interpretations of the typewriter eraser
Spotlight: Ralston Crawford: Across Media
Feb 9 2019 - May 14 2019
Illuminates the close relationship between Precisionist paintings and photographs
Good Fortune to All: A Chinese Lantern Festival in 16th-Century Nanjing
Feb 9 2019 - Jun 4 2019
Exceptionally rare paintings depicting a late Ming dynasty Lantern Festival
WHO? A Brief History of Photography through Portraiture
Feb 9 2019 - Nov 26 2019
60 works traces the history of photography through portraiture
Modern Spontaneity: Ralph Norton’s Watercolor Collection
Feb 9 2019 - May 7 2019
15 watercolors from late 19th-century masters