To avoid the embarrassment of inventing surrealism 90 years too late, it might be wise to visit an art museum and see what art movements already exist. Marvel and muse among the aesthetically astute with today's Groupon: $5 gets you single-day admission to the Lowe Art Museum, a $10 value. Collecting original works from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, the Lowe serves as the art museum of the University of Miami and greater South Florida communities.
Since its modest start in three classrooms in the '50s, the museum has grown to house 5,000 years of world art. The holdings include a well-rounded assortment of permanent exhibits, such as Greco-Roman antiquities, renaissance and baroque art, and Native American, Asian, and African pieces. Conveniently located on University of Miami's campus, the Lowe was the first university art museum in Florida to achieve AAM accreditation and has been designated a "major cultural institution" by the state of Florida. A simple layout takes the stress out of your visit. Stop in the museum store for art-related gifts, publications, and jewelry after you're done art gazing.
Single-day admission gives you instant activity for spur-of-the-moment dates, impulsive cravings for education, and rainy-day ennui. Debate brushstrokes Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon until 4 p.m. Round up your babysitting clientele and adopted Girl Scout troops—the Lowe offers free admission for children under 12. The museum is closed on Mondays so that the art can come alive in peace.
Reviews
Frommer's highly recommends a visit to Lowe Art Museum, and the Miami Performing Arts Examiner raves about the Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts:
- Staying true to the stunning qualities of glass, the Pavilion is full of luminance, movement, buoyancy and vibrance...It is truly fascinating. – Darlene Pistocchi, Miami Performing Arts Examiner
Four Insider Pagers give Lowe Art Museum a solid three stars, while six Citysearchers rate it four and six Yelpers award it a perfect five. Four TripAdvisors give the museum four owl eyes:
- The Lowe is small but stunning in its coverage. You can see a few items from every region of the world in this spectacular collection, the best in the Miami area. – Mousewife, TripAdvisor
- All the art here seems very unique and creative. – Anonymous, Insider Pages
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Guide to Art-Museum Banter
Because Americans and a few other nationalities are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with computer-generated masterpieces, art-museum attendance has been on the upswing. By patronizing brick-and-mortar locations, art aficionados not only see some of the world's most renowned works, but more importantly, get to practice the art of art-museum banter about art. Before taking advantage of today's Groupon, memorize these handy art criticisms, which are guaranteed to apply to any work in the Lowe Art Museum:
- "The brush stroke is large. It would not shock me if the artist painted with a wig or mop. Do you agree with my point of view?"
- "The way color is used is breathtaking. It is either red, blue, green, or purple, but I would need to take a closer look to be sure."
- "Some say those are boxes, but to me they appear as triangles. Either way, this painting is about Lou Gehrig's desire to adopt a dog."
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