The Lightner Museum will welcome visitors this spring with two new exhibitions that open on April 1. Museum members and St. Augustine residents will be able to preview the exhibitions at a free community open house from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 1.
Bouke de Vries: ‘War & Pieces’
April 1-Dec. 31
London-based Dutch artist Bouke De Vries’ “War & Pieces” has been described as a “masterwork” by art critics.
The monumental artwork, crafted from thousands of fragments of porcelain, reimagines the decorative centerpieces that adorned 17th- and 18th-century banquet tables. A former conservator of ceramics, Bouke de Vries uses broken ceramics as the primary medium for his artwork, celebrating the “beauty of destruction” through his fragmentary sculptures.
The exhibition is supported by the St. Johns County Tourism Development Council.
Dana Hargrove: Iceland Series
April 1-Dec. 31
The first Lightner Local exhibition of 2022 presents “Dana Hargrove: Iceland Series.”
Hargrove’s intimately scaled paintings offer synthesized versions of the natural landscape, where organic forms are tamed and organized to highlight mankind’s ongoing subordination of nature.
Created to showcase the extraordinary talents of artists who live in the Northeast and Central Florida regions, Lightner Local is supported by the Benjamin and Jean Troemel Arts Foundation.
Community Open House
April 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Free to museum members and residents of St. Augustine.
Explore the museum’s new exhibitions, enjoy live music by Raisin Cake Orchestra, shop the updated and expanded museum store, and spend time in the Radzinski Family Garden at this free community open house.
The Lightner Museum is dedicated to enriching the lives of visitors through our extraordinary collection, historic building and dynamic exhibitions and programs. Founded in 1948 by Chicago publisher, collector and professional hobbyist Otto C. Lightner, the museum offers an immersive experience of art, architecture, history and design.
At the heart of the museum’s offerings are its compelling collections. From lamps by Tiffany and exquisite shells and geological samples from around the world, to porcelain produced at Sèvres and Victorian mechanical musical instruments, the Lightner Museum’s collections are rich, eclectic and always engaging.
The Lightner Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week at 75 King St., St. Augustine.
For further information, go to lightnermuseum.org or call 904-824-2874.
