Sunday, May 19, 2013
"Ottorino Respighi in Voice and Piano
2: 00 PM
Lissette Jimenez (mezzo-soprano) and Robert Chumbley (piano) perform this full concert of works by Ottorino Respighi, best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome and Roman Festivals, and Franz Liszt. This concert celebrates the Italian architecture exhibits on view curated by Carmen Guerrero, presented by University of Miami.
$30 for non-members; $20 Museum members; $10 students
Students must have proper ID and may purchase tickets at the door.
Limited seating available.
The Museum Music Series is made possible due to the generosity of Steinway Pianos, the Official Piano of the Coral Gables Museum.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Auto Italia Car Show
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Coral Gables Museum in cooperation with the Ferrari Club of America, The Collection, South Miami Fiat and Lamborghini Miami invites you to AUTO ITALIA, a show featuring over 50 Italian designed exotic cars on the Museum Plaza and Salzedo Street. Bring your friends, bring the family to this up close and personal look at the coolest cars on the planet! Great food and 60's Italian music by DJ Corrado! See the film Rendezvous, too!
Museum exhibits, including Italy in Motion, featuring Ferraris, Vespas, Ducatis, Fiats, micro-cars and bicycles, will also be on view. You even receive a complimentary drink ticket with your admission! This is a one night only special event in celebration of the Year of Italian Culture.
Admission is only $10 - and just $5 for Museum members.
Mini-Golf at the Coral Gables Museum
July 5 - September 30
Design a hole, or just play through!
Don't let your summer get stuck in the
rough... combine your love for the building arts with a one-of-a-kind mini-golf course designed and built by some of the leading architects, landscape architects, and contractors in the Miami area.
For three glorious months at the Coral Gables Museum, play holes inspired by architectural and landscape-oriented themes. Challenge your friends and family to a round of mini-golf in air-conditioned comfort, packed with enough fun to make the Doral Blue Monster green with envy!
"From July 5 - September 30, original mini-golf holes designed by area professionals will be featured on the nine-hole course in the Museum's Robert and Marian Fewell Gallery. Click to download Course Layout.pdf
The Museum is inviting firms and individuals to sponsor, and/or design and construct a hole with a building-related theme inspired by a Coral Gables venue. Hole sponsorship brings great benefits and you can sponsor a hole at the $500 or $750 level! Sponsorship and hole specs are detailed here. Click to download Mini-Golf Specs.pdf
To stir the team's competitive juices, the Museum will present a Best in Show award determined by a jury of design experts, and players will vote for a People's Choice.
Want to design a hole but don't have the cash to sponsor? Want to sponsor a hole but can't design and construct? We can match you! IN FACT, WE HAVE FOUR HOLES ALREADY SPONSORED AND WE NEED DESIGN/CONSTRUCT TEAMS!
In addition to our exhibitions, we also feature the eclectic Gift Shop!
Membership in the Museum offers wonderful benefits including free admission, Gift Shop discounts and either complimentary or discounted admission to the wide variety of upcoming programs and events at the Museum.
Please feel free to call the Museum at 305-603-8067 for additional details regarding membership, events, private tours or rental information.