Every now and then, when the world steps in and changes your plans…
Thu, Aug 26, 2021
2020 was at best a challenging year for many reasons, but COVID-19 ultimately caused a worldwide shift that touched all of us in one way or another. For Brandon and Robyn, 2020 was the year they wanted to get married despite whatever difficulties mig... Read More
#TBT and #BTS with MOAS Executive Director, Andrew Sandall
Thu, May 14, 2020
One of the biggest milestones in any construction project is the 'topping-out' ceremony traditionally held to celebrate the placement of the final beam in a structure and to mark the end of the structural phase of the work. For the Cici and Hyatt Bro... Read More
Hilton Leech - "Preview"
Wed, May 13, 2020
Hilton Leech was a master at capturing the essence of Florida. His evocative paintings detail the hidden mysteries of this landscape. Preview is no exception. Keeping with the vein of Mr. Leech’s thematic ideals of romanticism and abstraction, Previe... Read More
The Ponce de Leon Hotel
Wed, May 06, 2020
In 1883, the small town of St. Augustine had no idea that its future was going to be radically changed when a particular famous tourist arrived on his honeymoon with his second wife. Henry Flagler fell in love with the sleepy fishing village and saw ... Read More
#TBT and #BTS with MOAS Executive Director, Andrew Sandall
Thu, Apr 23, 2020
Looking back now, it's hard to believe how fast the project to design and build the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art really went. We got very lucky that we were the first of many major construction projects in the area to begin so not only did we h... Read More
#TBT and #BTS with MOAS Executive Director, Andrew Sandall
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
Every week our Executive Director, Andrew Sandall is going to share one of the many photos he's taken behind the scenes at the Museum since he arrived at MOAS almost eight years ago. We hope you'll enjoy hearing some of the stories of what has gone o... Read More
Florida: A Sportsman's Paradise
Wed, May 15, 2019
Since Florida became a territory in 1821, the state's reputation as a tourist paradise began to grow. At first, the territory was advertised to invalids seeking refuge from what was called the graveyard cough (tuberculosis). St. Augustine became a me... Read More
Modern Purple Romance
Wed, Jan 09, 2019
When walking through a museum, marveling at the paintings and artifacts that are showcased and preserved in its spaces, it is not often one pays much attention to what is outside of those walls. Yet, housed within the property of the Cici and Hyatt B... Read More
The Unconquered
Wed, Mar 07, 2018
After the devastation of the Second Seminole War, the remaining members of this proud group of people decided Florida was their home and refused to relocate to the Oklahoma reservations. The Seminoles that live in the Everglades today are the descend... Read More
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