MIAMI BEACH, FL (JANUARY 28, 2008)—Seventeen museums in Miami-Dade County will kick off the second annual Miami Museum Members Month (M4) in February, 2008. Initiated by The Wolfsonian-FIU, the program allows members of a single museum to visit all participating seventeen museums during the entire month of February, 2008. A kick off party will be held on Wednesday, January 30th from 7 to 10pm at Social Miami at The Sagamore, 1671 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach.

The goal of Miami Museum Members Month (M4) is simple: join one museum, and you will have the ability to enjoy them all during the month of February. Membership at any of the participating museums listed below grants the member a free pass for any of the other museums. Whether a person has been a longtime museum supporter or has just signed up, the program enables everyone to museum-hop and experience the Miami cultural scene. The month will be marked by a wide range of members-only programs at each institution, including exhibition openings, cocktail hours, panel discussions, family days, and educational lectures. For more information and a full schedule of M4 events, please visit www.JoinOneSeeThemAll.com. The closing party will take place at The Standard, 40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach, on Friday, February 29th from 8pm to 12am.

Participating institutions include: Art Center/South Florida; Bakehouse Art Complex; Bass Museum of Art; Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation; The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum/Florida International University; The Haitian Heritage Museum; The Historical Museum of South Florida; The Jewish Museum of Florida; Lowe Art Museum/University of Miami; Miami Art Museum; Miami Beach Botanical Garden; Miami Children’s Museum; Miami Science Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art; Rubell Family Collection; Vizcaya Museum and Gardens; and The Wolfsonian-FIU. Support has been provided by Dade Community Foundation’s John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Donor-Advised Fund, Social Miami at The Sagamore, The Standard, Grolsch, Grey GooseVodka, Abokado, Circa 28, Open Doors, The Miami Herald, WLRN and The New Times. For more information, please contact 305.535.2631 or thea@thewolf.fiu.edu.

Fourteen local artists and designers have been commissioned to create original artwork for seventeen individual t-shirts, with each representing one of the participating museums. The t-shirts, which will sell for $25 each, will be sold at the kick off and closing parties, as well as at select events throughout the month. All fundraising proceeds will benefit M4. The artists and designers include: Kevin Arrow; Daniel Arsham; Hernan Bas; Carlos Betancourt; Naomi Fischer; Quisqueya Henriquez; Tim Hossler; Craig Kucia; Christina Lei Rodriguez; Vickie Pierre; Norberto Rodriguez; Pres Rodriguez; Ruben Torres Llorca; and Michelle Weinberg.

About The Wolfsonian–Florida International University
The Wolfsonian–FIU is a museum and research center that uses objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design to explore what it means to be modern, and to tell the story of social, political, and technological changes that have transformed the world. The approximately 120,000 artifacts that comprise The Wolfsonian collection range from fine art, graphic design, and political propaganda to furniture, rare books, and ephemeral materials such as postcards and travel brochures. Since opening to the public just ten years ago, The Wolfsonian has developed and disseminated critically acclaimed exhibitions, publications, and educational programs that highlight the impact of design in shaping the modern world. Its vast patrimony of primary source materials provides unparalleled opportunities for scholarship and appreciation, making it a unique resource for local, national, and international audiences.

The Wolfsonian is located at 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Fla. Admission is $7 adults; $5 seniors, students, and children six-12; free for Wolfsonian members, State University System of Florida staff and students with ID, children under six, and Miami Beach residents with ID. The museum is open Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday from noon-6pm; Thursday and Friday from noon-9pm; and is closed on Wednesday. Contact us at 305.531.1001 or visit us online at www.wolfsonian.org.

The Wolfsonian receives ongoing support from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; Crispin Porter + Bogusky; Continental Airlines, the preferred airline of The Wolfsonian; the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation; and Karla Conceptual Event Experiences.

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