Orlando—Locals call The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art “the Tiffany museum” because it’s filled with so many beautiful objects or used made by artist Louise Comfort Tiffany, yet that’s just the beginning. See the collections for yourself, for free, this spring. The $6 admission will be waived for seven Friday nights starting in March. Better yet, musicians will perform live. You can also visit for free during two separate three-day weekends. Oh, there’s more: free Friday films, and free Wednesday lectures about artist Leonardo da Vinci or the Morse’s newest exhibition The Stebbins Collection: A Gift for the Morse Museum.
Here are all the dates:
Wednesday, March 9
Family Program. Learn more about American art in the Museum’s exhibition The Stebbins Collection: A Gift for the Morse Museum. Reservations required. Free.
Friday, March 11
Live Music. 5–8 p.m. Orlando Violin Music (cello, viola, and violin).
March 18–20
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival Celebration. 9:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday; and 1–4 p.m. Sunday.
Friday, March 25
Live Music. 5–8 p.m. Celtic Crossings Harp Trio (Celtic harp, flute, and violin).
Friday Film. 1 p.m. Leonardo da Vinci—An Uncomfortable Genius (49 minutes). Virtual. Space limited, and registration is required. Free; 11 a.m. Jeannette G. and Hugh F. McKean Pavilion, 161 West Canton Avenue (just behind the Museum). Space limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Free.
Wednesday, March 30
2022 Lecture Series. 2:30 p.m. “The McKeans, American Painting, and the Morse,” Laurence J. Ruggiero, Director, Morse Museum. Free.
Friday, April 1
Live Music. 5–8 p.m. Beautiful Music Romance Duo (flute and guitar).
Friday Film. 1 p.m. Decoding da Vinci (54 minutes). Virtual. Space limited, and registration is required. Free; 11 a.m. Free.
Friday, April 8
Live Music. 5–8 p.m. Beautiful Music Paint It Black Quartet (bass, cello, flute, and violin).
Friday Film. 1 p.m. Leonardo’s Rediscovered Masterpiece (55 minutes). Virtual. Space limited, and registration is required. Free; 11 a.m.
April 15–17
Easter Weekend Celebration. 9:30 a.m.–8 p.m. with live music by Joshua Englert (classical guitar), 5–8 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday; and 1–4 p.m. Sunday.
Wednesday, April 20
2022 Lecture Series. 2:30 p.m. “‘The Artist is a Telescope’: Charles Herbert Moore and the American Pre-Raphaelites,” Virginia M. G. Anderson, Curator of American Art and Department Head, American Painting & Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. Free.
Friday, April 22
Live Music. 5–8 p.m. Victoria Lynn Schultz (harp).
Friday, April 29
Live Music. 5–8 p.m. Victoria Lynn Schultz Harp Trio (cello, flute, and harp).