Audubon's Birds of Florida

Name: Audubon's Birds of Florida
Start: 2025-03-08T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-08T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 352 S Nova Rd., Daytona Beach, FL, United States, Florida 32114

Schedule

Sat Mar 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm

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Location

352 S Nova Rd., Daytona Beach, FL, United States, Florida 32114 | Daytona Beach, FL

Due to popular demand, we've extended the run of this exhibition and added even more birds and beaks to our feathered collection. Already visited? Now there's even more to explore! If you haven't yet made your way to the museum, now is the perfect time to experience the art that has shaped over 125 years of bird conservation in Florida. Audubon's Birds of Florida, presented by Cici and Hyatt Brown, is on display at the Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, now open through April 6, 2025.
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Audubon’s Birds of Florida
September 21, 2024 through April 6, 2025
Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art
The Museum of Arts & Sciences invites you on an extraordinary journey through the original Birds of Florida as captured in the meticulous studies by John James Audubon (1785-1851), one of the most celebrated artists in American history. A masterpiece of printmaking, these exquisite, life-size illustrations are part of Audubon’s ground-breaking 435-count compendium The Birds of America, the culmination of the artist’s ambition to paint every bird species in North America. As part of this twelve-year venture, Audubon organized a special expedition to Florida (1831-1832) in order to document the birds, and their habitats, unique to the U.S. Territory.
Audubon’s Birds of Florida is presented with the generous support of Cici and Hyatt Brown, whose transformational gift of original Audubon prints makes the MOAS Collection one of the finest in the country. The exhibition is guest-curated by Clay Henderson, who also authored the sumptuously illustrated companion catalog, Audubon’s Birds of Florida. Henderson’s deep scholarship of John James Audubon’s life and work, as well as his personal commitment to the study and preservation of Florida’s flora and fauna, lead us on a thoughtful expedition of our own. With a specific investigation into relevant conservation issues, this project brings an expanded interpretation of the complex legacy of J. J. Audubon, a brilliant, yet flawed, man who greatly advanced the world’s understanding of ornithological science and the interdependence of wildlife with the natural environment.