


The 85,000-square-foot building is jam-packed with artifacts and artwork, spanning everything from the post-war era to avant-garde European Cobra, Latin American artwork, and even the nation’s largest collection of realist works by William Glackens. Situated at the western end of Las Olas Blvd, the NSU Art Museum is a celebrated indoor venue for tourists and locals alike. Keep a keen eye out for the black bear and Florida panther, as well as the playful river otters and bobcats.Ģ – Admire the collections at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale The botanical section offers more than 3,000 different plant and flower species, taking visitors on a journey into the native Florida landscapes while the sanctuary houses injured and sick animals who can’t make it back out into the wild. 1 – Meet the animals at Flamingo GardensĪs a combination of both a botanical garden and an Everglades wildlife sanctuary, the 60-acre Flamingo Gardens is a beloved non-profit attraction for nature and animal lovers. If you’re searching for fun things to do in Fort Lauderdale, we’ve got you covered. Shop till your drop on Las Olas Boulevard or take a gondola rides across the picturesque waterways whatever your itinerary looks like, seldom will any traveler leave Fort Lauderdale disappointed! So whether you’re a newbie or a pro, scuba diving to the bright coral reefs is a must! Speaking of underrated “American city”- perhaps one of the not-so-known wonders that this city holds is being home to one of the only coral reefs in the United States.
PINBALL MUSEUM FORT LAUDERDALE PLUS
Well, those days are over! Enter the underdog, the city quickly climbing the ranks thanks to its array of both natural and manmade attractions: Fort Lauderdale.īoasting never-ending sandy shores (which attract far smaller crowds than those down south in Miami), plus world-class restaurants, unique Venice-like canals, and a plethora of opportunities to party the night away, there’s no shortage of activities on offer in this underrated American city. In 2019 the AWARE Prize for Women Artists presented de Jong with the Outstanding Merit Award in recognition of her exceptional career, and this same year, These are Situationist Times! (Torpedo Press, Oslo), an in-depth history of the publication, was launched at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and MoMA PS1, New York.Ĭollections include Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Moderna Museet, Stockholm Le Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap), Paris Musée les Abattoirs, Toulouse Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris Amsterdam Museum Cobra Museum for Modern Art, Amstelveen Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem Museum Arnhem Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam Museum Jorn, Silkeborg Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo MONA Tasmania Kunstmuseum Göteborg Lenbachhaus, Munich and Rachofsky Collection, TX.For years, Orlando with its theme parks and Miami with its vibrant nightlife have hogged the Floridian tourism spotlight. Group exhibitions include BPS22 Musée d’art de la Province de Hainaut, Charleroi (2023) Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris (20) The Warehouse, Dallas (2021) Lenbachhaus, Munich (2020) Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem (2018) and Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (2018). Her archive, the Jacqueline de Jong Papers, was acquired in 2011 by the Beinecke Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Yale University. Current institutional exhibitions include Cobra Museum, Amstelveen (2023). Recent solo museum exhibitions include The Ultimate Kiss, WIELS, Brussels (2021), touring to MOSTYN, Wales (2021-22), and Kunstmuseum Ravensburg, Germany (2022) Pinball Wizard: The Work and Life of Jacqueline de Jong, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2019) Jacqueline de Jong, Les Abattoirs, Toulouse (2018-19) Jacqueline de Jong & The Situationist Times, Malmö Konsthall (2018-19) and Jacqueline de Jong: Undercover in de kunst, Cobra Museum for Contemporary Art, Amstelveen (2003). In 2024 she will have a solo exhibition at the NSU Museum Fort Lauderdale, FL. This year de Jong will be named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. 1939, Hengelo, The Netherlands) lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and in the Bourbonnais, France.
