Current Exhibits

Pioneering the Past Header with black and white photos of the Brickell family and home

Pioneering the Past: The Story of the Brickell Family – South Florida’s Forgotten Founders

August 31 – November 27, 2021

Museum of the Everglades

Guest curator Cesar Becerra created this traveling tribute to William and Mary Brickell: early pioneer settlers in South Florida whose story has been largely diminished or even ignored in favor of a more romantic narrative. The exhibit explores the marginalization of the couple’s role as the co-founders of Miami as well as their contributions to the birth and growth of commerce in South Florida as a whole.

All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.

Photo of a gardener's hands holding the stems of a yellow flowering plant

Down the Garden Path

August 17 – November 27, 2021

Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch

Please join us at the Immokalee Pioneer Museum for a thrilling exhibition on the power of gardens and community. Down the Garden Path is a series of photos taken by local area photographer Lisette Morales, who documented the spirit of community and the universal nature of plants in one of Immokalee’s community gardens. In addition to Lisette’s perspective, Down the Garden Path highlights the perspective of local gardener Lupita Vazquez-Reyes, who organizes and works in the community garden.

All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.

Detail of portrait sculpture by Jessica Osceola showing terracotta colored face with yellow collar at neck

Creating Home: Artwork by Jessica Osceola

July 13 – October 9, 2021

Marco Island Historical Museum

Artist Jessica Osceola explores themes of home and identity with her ceramics and textiles. The exhibit includes bas-relief ceramic portraits and several patchwork skirts and aprons. Jessica is an adjunct art professor at Florida Gulf Coast University and member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.

Close up view of a turquois car door

Fabulous Fins & Fenders

September 4 – December 31, 2021

Naples Depot Museum

Take a drive down memory lane with the Naples Depot Museum’s special exhibit, Fabulous Fins & Fenders! This photo series highlights images from the museum collection featuring the classic cars of yesteryear that could be seen driving around our region. From the earliest Tin Lizzies to the mid-century cruisers, come along for a ride to a simpler time in southwest Florida.

All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.

Aerial photo of the World Trade Center in New York

Remembering 9/11

September 7 – October 30, 2021

Collier Museum at Government Center

This year is the 20th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001. Remembering 9/11 recounts the events of September 11 and explores how they have been memorialized in our community. The exhibit will include a display from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum entitled “September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World” that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications. It explores the consequences of terrorism on individual lives and communities at the local, national, and international levels, and encourages critical thinking about the legacies of 9/11.

All Collier County Museum locations offer free admission.

Postcards of Marco Island
Marco Island Historical Museum | October 12 – January 22, 2022