Programs and Events Exclusively for Friends and Museum Circle Members

MAM Art Treks
Discover the world of art happening in our own community. MAM curators guide you on a series of neighborhood bus tours featuring studio visits with emerging and established artists, gallery talks and access to a number of private collections throughout the year. Each tour features a little something extra highlighting a unique aspect of the area. By subscription.

Lunch, Look and Listen
Friends and Museum Circle Members are invited to a lunchtime lecture series featuring renown visiting artists and curators invited to Miami in conjunction with MAM exhibitions. In addition to lunch, those who attend also get a behind- the- scenes look at the installation in progress with the MAM curator in charge. Previous Lunch, Look and Listen programs have included talks by Chuck Close, Kerry James Marshall and Russell Crotty. By subscription.

Art Trips
Last October MAM’s Friends and Museum Circle members traveled to Brooklyn and Harlem to visit a number of private collections and museums as well as the studios of artists William Wegman, Vik Muniz, Wangechi Mutu, Lorna Simpson & James Casebere, and Michele Oka Doner. The weekend also included a lively cocktail reception in SoHo hosted by Jan and Charles Cowles in honor of MAM’s founding director, Suzanne Delehanty, and in celebration of the launch of the second volume of MAM’s publication series Converge 2.

VIP Tours
You are invited to bring a group of business associates, friends and clients to MAM for a curator-led tour of the exhibitions on view. These 45-minute tours are for 10 to 25 friends that you would like to introduce to the museum. Light refreshments are available in the MAM Snack Bar and, as always, MAM staff will be happy to assist you in identifying lunchtime venues in the area.

MAM Collectors Council
MAM members at the Friends and above levels may join the waiting list for membership in MAM’s Collectors Council. The MAM Collectors Council is a new group made up of museum members and supporters dedicated to the growth of MAM’s permanent collection. The group functions under the direction of MAM curators. MAM’s Collectors Council serves as an advocacy and fundraising group for acquisitions for MAM’s permanent collection. Comprised of both beginning and seasoned collectors, the Council offers participants the opportunity to have firsthand access to artists, curators, dealers and other collectors who share an interest in contemporary art.

Supporters donate $5,000 annually to participate in the Collectors Council. The group meets twice a year to look at works that MAM’s curators have submitted for consideration.

Programs and Events Exclusively for Museum Circle Members

Exclusive Trips for Museum Circle Members
San Francisco April 27 – 30, 2006
It’s Spring and that means it’s time for the annual Museum Circle Members exclusive trip. We are visiting San Francisco and as always, the days and evenings will be jam packed with visits to many of the city’s finest restaurants, fascinating private collections, and museum visits, including the San Francisco MOMA, the African Diaspora Museum, and the extraordinary new DeYoung Museum designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Space is limited. Call Addy Castellanos for more information at 305.375.1707 or e-mail addy@miamidade.gov.

Private Receptions
Hosted events at private homes and special venues. These events are frequently held in conjunction with Upper Gallery exhibitions to welcome artists, curators and scholars to Miami.

Special Programs for Museum Circle Members
Museum Circle members enjoy informal talks hosted in private homes with a focus on collecting. Go to Programs and Events pages for current listings.

For more information on MAM’s membership levels and benefits or to purchase your membership by phone, please contact Addy Castellanos at 305.375.1707, or e-mail addy@miamidade.gov.

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