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ART AND CULTURE CENTER OF HOLLYWOOD
1650 Harrison St., Hollywood, FL 33020
Phone 921-3274 or 921-3275
FAX 921-3273
Contact Dan Tomberlin, Director
Johnnie Sue Glantz, Board Chairman
Purpose To provide quality educational, visual and performing arts programs.
Projects Changing art exhibitions of national, international or regional significance in three galleries; Monthly lectures on art and the humanities as related to exhibitions; Weekly series of
Sunday classical or jazz concerts; Educational workshops, art demonstrations and symposia as related to art exhibitions; Guided tours; Gallery talks; Study clubs; Formally organized education and docent program; Volunteer opportunities through membership in Friends of the center.
Publications include: exhibition catalogues, brochures and bi-monthly calendar.
Facilities Art Reference Library available for use by special permission; Motion picture library;
Creative Arterie museum store; Art school.
Intermediate Organization
Staff 3 full-time; 5 part-time; 75 volunteers
BUEHLER PLANETARIUM BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Central Campus)
3501 S.W. Davie Rd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
Recorded Show Information 475-6680
Office 475-6681
Contact David H. Menke, Director
Sharon K. Parker, Assistant Director
Purpose To provide Broward County residents and visitors with guided explorations of the night sky, outer space and astronomy using state-of-the-art planetarium equipment and techniques.
Projects Family-feature shows for all ages; Monthly illustrated science programs; Laser light shows; Public telescope viewing (weather permitting); Mobile Astronomy Program school group shows; Astronomy laboratory sessions for college classes; Science outreach program for schools;
Volunteer opportunities for students and community members.
Facilities Newly renovated, large dome theater with 40 ft. perforated aluminum screen, Zeiss M1015 planetarium projector, computer-controlled slide and effects projection; Colorful lighting
and powerful stereo sound system; Dome theater with 16 ft. plaster screen, star projector,automatic controlled slide and effects projections; Two portable dome theaters with 16 ft.inflatable vinyl screen and Viewlex Apollo star projector; Detailed 6 ft. geophysical Moon hemisphere exhibit.
Intermediate Organization
Staff 6 full-time; 2 part-time; 5 volunteers
FLAMINGO GARDENS (Museum and Botanical Garden)
c/o FLOYD L. WRAY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
3750 Flamingo Rd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33330
Phone 473-2955
FAX 473-1738
Contact Debbie Griffin, Marketing/Development Director
Purpose To protect, maintain and display a living collection of tropical and subtropical plants; To preserve the South Florida cultural heritage through scientific, economical, educational and
aesthetic research, and to depict and maintain for posterity the early development of South Florida and the Everglades.
Projects Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary; 1/2 acre free-flight aviary and in-aviary classroom; Bird of Prey; Everglades Nature Center; Adult education; Children's hands-on education; Plant Affair West; Working citrus grove; 1 1/2 mile narrated tram tour and acclaimed Wray Botanical collection, gift shop, grill, fresh fruit patio.
Large Organization
Staff 27 full-time; 15 part-time; 160 volunteers
FLORIDA CREATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
P.O. Box 6894, Hollywood, FL 33081-0894
Phone 989-6248
Contact Stephen A. Davis, President
Purpose To offer the community at large, an enriching program health science and technology updates through the medium of seminars, science shows and demonstrations, field trips to high technology companies, colleges/universities and health support agencies.
Projects The Broward Science News (quarterly); Science Seminars (quarterly); Field trips; Joint programs with Broward Community College and the Broward County Library; Science programs for community children. Offer small scholarships to students demonstrating high achievement in the sciences. CPR and First Aid programs offered on a periodic basis.
Small Organization
Staff 4 part-time; 10 volunteers
FORT LAUDERDALE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
219 S.W. Second Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone 463-4431
Contact Daniel T. Hobby, Director
Purpose To provide research facilities and a museum devoted to the history of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County.
Intermediate Organization
Staff 4 full-time; 4 part-time; 50 volunteers
GRAVES MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY & NATURAL HISTORY
481 S. Federal Highway, Dania, FL 33004
Phone 925-7770
FAX 925-7064
Contact Kate Yinger
Purpose To facilitate the community's education in the areas of archaeology and natural history; to carry out research and to promote conservation of natural and cultural resources.
Projects Exhibits (permanent and temporary); Workshops; Educational Classes and Camps;
Monthly Lecture Series.
Large Organization
Staff 7 full-time; 50 volunteers
Affiliates The Pyramid Society, Broward County Archaeology Society, Inc.
HOLLYWOOD ART MUSEUM
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 120, Hollywood, FL 33021
Phone 923-6151
Contact Herbert Tulk, Director
Collection Bakuba Artifacts from Zaire; Laser Shows, Seminole oils.
Purpose Create an interest in art by promotion, art lectures, meetings; Promote local artists as well as international exhibitions.
Projects To establish Science Garden Solar Energy Site; Art and Sculpture Recycled
Competition; Art shows, lectures and tours; Videos, tapes, slides. Over 30 years of support from the community.
Small Organization
Staff 2 full-time; 15 part-time; 20 volunteers
INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME
One Hall of Fame Dr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone 462-6536
FAX 525-4031
Contact Sue Gail, Community Affairs Director
Purpose To enlighten and educate the community through art exhibits and presentations thereby
enhancing the cultural image of South Florida.
Projects Acquire and rotate museum exhibits; Host art exhibitions; Keep and update library and archives; Annual honoree induction ceremonies; film festivals.
Large Organization
Staff 9 full-time; 16 part-time; 35 volunteers
MUSEUM OF ART
One E. Las Olas Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-1807
Phone (Administrative)525-5500
General Information763-6464
FAX 524-6011
Contact Edwin A. Huston, Board President
Kenworth W. Moffett, Director
Purpose To collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret the visual arts. Accredited by the American
Association of Museums.
Collection The Museum of Art holds an impressive Permanent Collection of over 5,250 works
of art. This includes 20th-Century European and American art by internationally acclaimed artists; The William Glackens Collection, the most comprehensive of this American impressionist in the
United States; also the largest collection of post-World War II Northern European expressionistCoBrA art in the Americas; and one of the finest imported collections of African and Oceanic,Pre-Columbian, and Native American art.
Projects Exhibitions of national and international significance of painting, sculpture, prints and photography drawn from the permanent collections and loans from museums and private collections. Regional artists exhibitions include Annual Hortt Competition. Publications: exhibition
catalogs, member newsletters, brochures, gallery guides, teacher/student classroom resource materials. Programs: Public highlight tours, group guided tours for adults and school students,teacher workshops, Docent programs, film series, art lecture series, family events, adult and children's classes. Special Events: Festival of Trees, Chocolate Chocolate, Gala, Promenade in the Park, Museum of Art Las Olas Art Festival. Museum Store sells art objects, reproductions,gifts, etc.
Affiliates Beaux Arts; Friends of the Museum of Art; Contemporaries; Palm-Aire Friends of the Museum; Luminaries
Large Organization
Staff 24 full-time, 23 part-time
MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE and BLOCKBUSTER IMAX 3-D THEATER
401 S.W. 2 St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312-1707
Museum Phone 467-6637
IMAX 3-D Theater Phone 463-4629
FAX 467-0046
Contact Terry Stiles, Chairman
Barry H. Rosen, Ph.D., President/CEO
Purpose Museum of Discovery and Science is South Florida's premiere science museum, where 35,000 square feet of exhibit space reveal the wonders of science in this hands-on playground for the mind!
Projects The museum features South Florida's only Blockbuster IMAX Theater and eight exhibit areas: Florida EcoScapes, KidScience, Gizmo City, Space Base, Choose Health, Sound, No Place Like Home and the Traveling Exhibit Hall, showcasing the best exhibits from across the U.S.
Large Organization
Staff 130 full-time and part-time; 150 volunteers, 256 SPARK auxiliary volunteers
NATIVE VILLAGE
3551 N. State Road 7, Hollywood, FL 33021
Phone 961-4519
Contact Maria Califano
Purpose To inform people of the hisory of Seminole Indians and allow them to view a replica of a Seminole Village along with native Florida wildlife animals. Native Village is an educational facility
with demonstrations on alligator capturing techniques; and venemous and non-venemous snake handling techniques. Small Organization
Staff 2 full-time; 2 part-time
PLANTATION HISTORICAL MUSEUM
511 N. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation, FL 33317
Phone 797-2722
Contact James de Jong, Office Manager
Purpose To promote and foster the preservation of history and historical landmarks in the City of Plantation.
Projects Showing permanent displays and exhibits with artifacts and photographs of early Plantation and South Florida in general and Plantation's First Fire Engine and related paraphenalia. Also changing displays on various subjects; Organize educational tours; Assist in research; Museum hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 4:30 p.m. Some
Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - please Phone. No admission.
Small Organization
Staff 1 part-time; 15 volunteers
YOUNG AT ART CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
Fountains Shoppes of Distinction
801 S. University Drive, Plantation, FL 33324
Phone 424-0085
Contact Gloria Donnelly
Purpose To educate children from infancy through adolescence to understand and enjoy the complex world in which they live through experiential art concepts of aesthetic, cultural and
historic significance.
Projects Exciting educational experiences for children of all ages; Interactive exhibits; Special classes and workshops. Field trips to the Museum are available for public and private schools
with docent guided tours and study packets to take back to school.
Intermediate organization
Staff 5 full-time; 8 part-time; 50 volunteers
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