MIAMI BEACH, FL (JANUARY 09, 2007)-Join The Wolfsonian-FIU and you will join fifteen other museums in the Miami-Dade County area as part of the newly developed Museum Reciprocity Month, to be launched next month. Initiated by The Wolfsonian-FIU, the program will kick off with a party.

The goal of Museum Reciprocity Month 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, family days, and educational lectures.

Participating institutions include: Art Center/South Florida; Bass Museum of Art; The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum/Florida International University; Haitian Heritage Museum; The Historical Museum of South Florida; The Jewish Museum of Florida; Lowe Art Museum/University of Miami; Miami Art Museum, Miami Children’s Museum; Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium; Museum of Contemporary Art; Vizcaya Museum and Gardens; and The Wolfsonian-FIU. For more information, please contact 305.535.2631 or thea@thewolf.fiu.edu.

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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