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Every year Museum of the Everglades collaborates with our local school — the last K-12 public school on a single campus in the state of Florida — to create an exhibit that celebrates a specific aspect of this unique community. Students submit artwork, photos, videos, stories, interviews and more to help us share a part of the character and history of the area with visitors from around the world.
This year we have challenged the students to celebrate military veterans from the greater Everglades City area. This includes historic figures from the region’s storied past, family members, ancestors, and those who recently served or are still deployed. Our goal is to recognize as many veterans from the area as we can and salute their service to our country with creative, artistic, and literary tributes composed by our local students.
The exhibit will be augmented with historic information about the area’s contributions to our country’s armed conflicts in both natural resources and manpower. Thousands of board feet of bald cypress were logged for the building of Navy vessels during WWII, and many local fishing vessels were commandeered and repurposed as patrol boats to protect coastal waters. Men and women from Everglades, Chokoloskee and Ochopee have served in nearly every military action since the Civil War, and profiles of hometown heroes like Peg and Totch Brown (both Bronze Star recipients during WWII) will be prominently featured.
All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.
Wallace Stevens is known to us today as an American poet who won the National Book Award, a Frost Medal, and a Pulitzer Prize. But to the people in his day-to-day work life, he was just another insurance executive at The Hartford. Is the person in the cubicle next to mine a secret Picasso? Collier County employees are dedicated public servants, but they have many other talents as well. Join us for the Creative Collier Employee Art Exhibition and discover the unknown abilities of the people who keep our County running.
All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.
From Christmas Island Style to Swamp Buggy Races, Southwest Floridians either put their own spin on a holiday or fashion a holiday to suit our unique environment and culture. This exhibit will feature the Museum of Florida History’s exhibit, “Holiday Traditions in Florida,” and supplement it with material from our collections to celebrate what makes Collier County and Florida unique. Come celebrate with us!
All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.
“Remember Us” an immersive opportunity for the residents of Immokalee to showcase their creative and cultural practices. This free-of-charge art fair, hosted by the Immokalee Center for Arts and Culture (ICFAAC), will be held at the Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch with the support of community partners and patrons of the arts.
The ICFAAC is a nonprofit organization focused on enriching lives through art. Please join us in our mission to foster a vibrant and inclusive arts community in Immokalee. You can find us and support us at icfaac.org
All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.