A lecture with Jon Underwood Bell, Hallstrom Planetarium Director at Indian River State College Wednesday, August 8th @ 10:30 am Leonhardt Auditorium Members: $5 / Non-members: $10 w/admission When we view an image of something in space, most marvel at the beauty of it all. In addition to the artistic merit found in the photographs […]
October 9 through November 6, 2018, 1:30 pm Independent films are a different breed altogether. Produced and developed away from the influence of the major film studios, they can be more intimate than the blockbuster films we are used to, and also very rewarding for the discerning cinephile. Indie filmmakers are known for putting their […]
October 9 through November 6, 2018, 7:00 pm Independent films are a different breed altogether. Produced and developed away from the influence of the major film studios, they can be more intimate than the blockbuster films we are used to, and also very rewarding for the discerning cinephile. Indie filmmakers are known for putting their […]
(1987) PG-13 128 minutes A truly mystical and poetic vision of Berlin as it stood before the wall tumbled. A metaphor for many things, including the angels among us, this film shows that while a wall can separate us from warring ideologies of the times, there may still be hope for the lost souls created by […]
VBMA Executive Director Brady Roberts will provide an exciting overview of the exhibition Made in Germany: Art Since 1980 from the Rubell Family Collection. Roberts first spent time in Berlin before the fall of the Wall and has been back many times since, meeting contemporary artists and organizing exhibitions. He will combine his affinity for […]
(1930) Not Rated 73 minutes A now legendary film of immense historical significance, this silent gem, produced in 1929 and released in 1930, was considered very daring for its time because it broke all the rules of traditional film making. None of the cast were professional actors, but the young screenwriters and cinematographers went on […]
November 13 through December 11, 2018, 1:30 pm “Survey Says:” ……back by popular demand! Truth IS stranger than fiction, and we’re back to prove it once again. This is a brand new sequel to last year’s well-received series of films based on true stories or real events. Comprised of a mix of foreign and American […]
November 13 through December 11, 2018, 7:00 pm “Survey Says:” ……back by popular demand! Truth IS stranger than fiction, and we’re back to prove it once again. This is a brand new sequel to last year’s well-received series of films based on true stories or real events. Comprised of a mix of foreign and American […]
(2012) PG-13 105 minutes An evocative portrayal of love and charity, found where least expected, within the confines of a “surveillance state” that was the divided Germany of the 1980s. Subtle and restrained, yet confident in its exploration of the secrets and lies of living behind the Iron Curtain. Directed by Christian Petzold and starring one of Germany’s […]
NEW CLASS TIME ADDED! January 10 thru February 7, Thursdays - 3:00 pm. Over the years, we have periodically looked at some films from Italy, mostly covering the earlier, more formative years in the history of that nation’s cinema. This time around we’ll focus more on recent contributions, as Italy begins to break away from […]
Join filmmaker and VBMA faculty member, Xaque Gruber, on a journey through his short film and television projects. Xaque, who divides his time between Vero Beach and Los Angeles, will share stories on the making of each comedy, drama, documentary, and even reality TV. This fun and lively program will include the Vero Beach premiere of […]
Join filmmaker and VBMA faculty member, Xaque Gruber, on a journey through his short film and television projects. Xaque, who divides his time between Vero Beach and Los Angeles, will share stories on the making of each comedy, drama, documentary, and even reality TV. This fun and lively program will include the Vero Beach premiere of […]
The Contrast Duo is a new piano and violin ensemble that presents a broad and diverse range of repertoire that mixes performance art with the traditional. Yasa and Darren have performed internationally and have been the most sought-after ensemble in championing the duo literature. Their most recent accomplishments include 1st prizes at John Oliveira Inaugural […]
Saturday, February 9, 2019 1:30pm Individual seats: $25 Asbury Shorts USA is New York City's longest running short film exhibition and touring show. Since 1981, their short film "Concerts" have been presented at venues across the US, Canada, Great Britain, and Germany. Asbury Shorts’ mission is to screen world-renowned, festival award-winning short films in theaters, […]
Saturday, February 9, 2019 7pm Individual seats: $25 Asbury Shorts USA is New York City's longest running short film exhibition and touring show. Since 1981, their short film "Concerts" have been presented at venues across the US, Canada, Great Britain, and Germany. Asbury Shorts’ mission is to screen world-renowned, festival award-winning short films in theaters, […]
Tamar March, Ph.D. What is the essence of humor, of wit, of irony? What is the mental faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous in human behavior? Is the ability to be funny or to be amused by things that are funny definable? We will explore these questions by discussing examples […]
February 12 through March 12, 2019, 1:30 pm Food, AND the movies: two of our favorite things, yes? Come join us as we watch some unique stories in which food is the eye-catching centerpiece. One of the films (“Une Affaire de Goût”) was nominated for France’s César Awards, for Best Actor, Best Film and Best […]
February 12 through March 12, 2019, 7:00 pm Food, AND the movies: two of our favorite things, yes? Come join us as we watch some unique stories in which food is the eye-catching centerpiece. One of the films (“Une Affaire de Goût”) was nominated for France’s César Awards, for Best Actor, Best Film and Best […]
The High and Low of It This afternoon’s performance will include a delightful collection of Trios and Sonatas for this colorful combination, including works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Francis Poulenc, Ludwig van Beethoven and others and will feature the Soprano and Bass voice of the wind section of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. Flute: Tina Apelgren Bassoon: […]
Tim Barringer, Chair and Paul Mellon Professor in the Department of the History of Art at Yale University Space is limited; pre-registration is required. This talk explores the radical response of British artists, designers and theorists to the rapid changes around them. Orthodox Victorian thinking welcomed industrialization and the new cities as a manifestation of […]
March 19 through April 16, 2019, 1:30 pm Do you think of the Victorian era as conservative, dark, unemotional, straight laced? Come join us as we put to rest those old-fashioned notions and explore another side of life in Queen Victoria’s day. Even Victoria had her wild side. Apart from setting a fashion statement for […]
March 19 through April 16, 2019, 7:00 pm Do you think of the Victorian era as conservative, dark, unemotional, straight laced? Come join us as we put to rest those old-fashioned notions and explore another side of life in Queen Victoria’s day. Even Victoria had her wild side. Apart from setting a fashion statement for […]
Take a tour of Victorian England and the Pre-Raphaelite movement with the “Historian of the Victorian” Kirsty Stonell Walker! Go beyond the Brotherhood artists who created the magnificent artworks of the era, to the women behind the movement, including Elizabeth Siddal, Jane Morris, and Fanny Cornforth. During her presentation, Kirsty will bring these women and […]
Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor Op. 67 Piano Trio in G minor, Bedřich Smetana’s first unquestionable masterpiece, was composed during an extremely difficult period in the composer’s life. It is truly a grandiose and tragic work that is not nationalistic, but profoundly personal in […]
Presented by Taliesin Thomas, Founding Director of AW Asia Ai Weiwei is one of the most provocative and celebrated figures working in the spheres of international art and political activism. His extraordinary range of activities is unparalleled among his artistic peers—from large-scale museum exhibitions that reference traditional Chinese art forms to candid Instagram posts at […]
A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Museum Stories takes place in the VBMA’s Art Zone. (Please note: there will be no Museum Stories on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1) *Space is limited; pre-registration required. $5 per family or […]
A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Museum Stories takes place in the VBMA’s Art Zone. (Please note: there will be no Museum Stories on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1) *Space is limited; pre-registration required. $5 per family or […]
Tuesdays at 1:30 pm or 7:00 pm October 15 – November 12, 2019 Perhaps you’ve heard the term Pre-Code film but didn’t know exactly what it meant. The “Code,” also referred to as the Hays Code, was named after Will Hays who was hired to “clean up” the movies after their early sin-city image took […]
A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Museum Stories takes place in the VBMA’s Art Zone. (Please note: there will be no Museum Stories on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1) *Space is limited; pre-registration required. $5 per family or […]
A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Museum Stories takes place in the VBMA’s Art Zone. (Please note: there will be no Museum Stories on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1) *Space is limited; pre-registration required. $5 per family or […]
A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Museum Stories takes place in the VBMA’s Art Zone. (Please note: there will be no Museum Stories on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1) *Space is limited; pre-registration required. $5 per family or […]
Karen J. Leader, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, Florida Atlantic University Saturday, October 26, 2019, 2PM Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jane Avril, 1899, color lithograph, photograph by John Faier, © 2015, courtesy of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum Visibility in the growing urban populations of the late nineteenth century was shaped by both art and […]
A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Museum Stories takes place in the VBMA’s Art Zone. (Please note: there will be no Museum Stories on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1) *Space is limited; pre-registration required. $5 per family or […]
A theme-based, participatory program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers that includes reading books, singing songs, dancing, and creating art together. Museum Stories takes place in the VBMA’s Art Zone. (Please note: there will be no Museum Stories on Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1) *Space is limited; pre-registration required. $5 per family or […]
Leslie Amper, Concert Pianist Concert pianist Leslie Amper will present a unique, multi-media piano recital that connects French artists, musicians, and their work during fin-de-siècle Paris. Amper will feature the music of Claude Debussy and Yvette Guilbert; the short silent films of Alice Guy Blaché (with piano accompaniment); and artworks by a variety of artists, […]
Tuesdays at 1:30pm or 7pm November 19 – December 17, 2019 Who doesn’t love a good New Jersey story? Judging by the makeup of our film-loving audience, many either grew up somewhere in New Jersey, made summer treks to the Jersey Shore as a kid, or still actually live there during the summer months. These […]
.tribe-events-cost {display:none!important;} All shows start at 2pm Free with Museum Admission | Members FREE Presenting a mini film series in conjunction with the exhibition L'Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters. Diane Thelen, Film Studies Coordinator, will provide a brief introduction to each film and highlight broad connections between the exhibition and films. Tickets include access […]
.tribe-events-cost {display:none!important;} All shows start at 2pm Free with paid Museum Admission | Members FREE Presenting a mini film series in conjunction with the exhibition L'Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters. Diane Thelen, Film Studies Coordinator, will provide a brief introduction to each film and highlight broad connections between the exhibition and films. Tickets include […]
Tuesdays at 1:30 pm or 7pm January 7- February 4, 2020 Creativity in cinema comes in all forms. Perhaps it’s represented by a team of talented, artistic animators who brilliantly bring a story to life in ways that make us forget it’s not even real people we’re viewing on the screen. Or, it could be […]
Atlantic Classical Orchestra at the Vero Beach Museum of Art. The twelfth season of the Vero Beach Museum of Art and the Atlantic Classical Orchestra’s celebrated partnership begins in January 2020. You will not want to miss this intimate gathering of musicians on the stage of the Museum’s Leonhardt Auditorium. Impressions and Expressions Sunday, […]
Tuesdays at 1:30 pm or 7pm February 11 – March 10, 2020 Filmmakers from northern lands have contributed more and more to cinema in recent years. Directors from these far-away places are eager for us to know that they, too, have important messages, and even great humor, to share with us. Bring your sense of […]
.tribe-events-cost {display:none!important;} 38th Asbury Short Film Concert Asbury Shorts USA Asbury Shorts USA is New York City's longest running short film exhibition and touring show. Since 1981, their short film "concerts" have been presented at venues across the US, Canada, Great Britain, and Germany. Asbury Shorts’ mission is to screen world-renowned, festival award-winning short films […]
The premier Vero Beach lecture program, now in its 38th year, brings the finest arts and humanities scholars to our community. In 2020, the Museum will present four high-profile speakers. Live seating has SOLD OUT! REGISTER NOW for Simulcast seating in the Leonhardt Auditorium. Individual simulcast presentation tickets are also available.
Michael Lasser, Music Scholar Cindy Miller and Alan Jones, Musicians The songwriters of Tin Pan Alley and Broadway borrowed from ragtime and jazz to make a new, distinctively American popular music. Irving Berlin, raised in poverty on the Lower East Side, was working as a singing waiter in a tough joint in Chinatown when he […]
.tribe-events-cost {display:none!important;} A special screening of Mona Lisa is Missing will be held on March 17 at 1:30pm and 7pm. Producer Justine Mestichelli Medeiros and writer/director Joe Medeiros will be on hand for Q & A following each screening. $16 members / $18 non-members Pre-registration is required.
.tribe-events-cost {display:none!important;} Thursday April 2, 1pm POSTPONED In 1896, at the age of 23, Alice Guy-Blaché was the first female director and a powerful figure in film, first in her home country of France and then the United States. At a time when women rarely held jobs outside stenography and domestic work, she ran productions, […]