Free Events

Admission is FREE every Tuesday and Friday night from 4 to 9pm as well as the first Saturday of each month from 11am to 4pm thanks to our generous sponsors!

To register for programs, please call 904.356.6857.
  1. March 28 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Discover works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection of art and gardens. For all ages. Space is limited; first come, first serve. 

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  2. April 4 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  3. April 8 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission
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  4. April 11 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  5. April 12 | Look at That! An etch to scratch.

    Join a community of the curious wondering about art. Look at That! is a mid-week break that combines mindfulness and art exploration to promote relaxation and wellbeing. By engaging in thoughtful conversations about two to three artworks, we will uncover new insights and perspectives about art, gardens, and ourselves. If you're looking for a calming and rejuvenating break in your day, come be a part of this mindful and joyful journey. 

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  6. April 15 | Slow Art Day

    You don’t have to be an expert to appreciate and enjoy art and gardens! Celebrate this global event with us by participating in the Slow Art Challenge. Spend quality time with a few works of art (along with our Gallery Hosts and Docents), and then come together with others to share what you discovered.  

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  7. April 18 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  8. April 25 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  9. April 26 | Look at That! If it ain’t Baroque …

    Join a community of the curious wondering about art. Look at That! is a mid-week break that combines mindfulness and art exploration to promote relaxation and wellbeing. By engaging in thoughtful conversations about two to three artworks, we will uncover new insights and perspectives about art, gardens, and ourselves. If you're looking for a calming and rejuvenating break in your day, come be a part of this mindful and joyful journey. 

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  10. May 2 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  11. May 9 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  12. May 10 | Look at That! Those Who Serve.

    Join a community of the curious wondering about art. Look at That! is a mid-week break that combines mindfulness and art exploration to promote relaxation and wellbeing. By engaging in thoughtful conversations about two to three artworks, we will uncover new insights and perspectives about art, gardens, and ourselves. If you're looking for a calming and rejuvenating break in your day, come be a part of this mindful and joyful journey. 

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  13. May 13 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission
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  14. May 16 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  15. May 21 | Arts and Influences of Asia Tour

    Honor the rich cultural heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during this special tour of the Museum's galleries as we explore a range of artworks made by artists from this vibrant community.   

    Free with admission | Sign up on arrival. Space is limited. 

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  16. May 23 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  17. May 24 | Look at That! Read between the lines.

    Join a community of the curious wondering about art. Look at That! is a mid-week break that combines mindfulness and art exploration to promote relaxation and wellbeing. By engaging in thoughtful conversations about two to three artworks, we will uncover new insights and perspectives about art, gardens, and ourselves. If you're looking for a calming and rejuvenating break in your day, come be a part of this mindful and joyful journey. 

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  18. May 30 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  19. June 1 | Virtual Culture and Conversation: Reclaiming the Spiritual Connection with Nature – a conversation with artists from Outside: In

    Experience the beauty, mystery, and healing power of nature through the perspectives of four contemporary artists participating in the exhibition Outside: In. Join Frances Gallardo, Jill Hotchkiss, Debora Moore, and Sarah Ann Weber for an insightful conversation about their creative journeys and the sources of their inspiration.

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  20. June 6 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  21. June 10 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission
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  22. June 11 | The Art of Pride Tour

    Celebrate Pride Month in style. Join us in the galleries as we explore the fabulously fabulous contributions of queer artists throughout the collection.  

    Free with admission | Sign up on arrival. Space is limited. 

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  23. June 13 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  24. June 13 | Virtual Lecture – The Red-Haired Beauty: Private Art, Public Art, and Access to Beauty in American Society with Scott Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, UNF

    Virtual Lecture – The Red-Haired Beauty: Private Art, Public Art, and Access to Beauty in American Society with Scott Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, UNF  

    Third in a Three-Part Lecture Series Hosted by Cummer Beaches and sponsored by Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. 

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  25. June 14 | Look at That! Young Only Once?

    Join a community of the curious wondering about art. Look at That! is a mid-week break that combines mindfulness and art exploration to promote relaxation and wellbeing. By engaging in thoughtful conversations about two to three artworks, we will uncover new insights and perspectives about art, gardens, and ourselves. If you're looking for a calming and rejuvenating break in your day, come be a part of this mindful and joyful journey. 

    Learn More >
  26. June 18 | The Art of Pride Tour

    Celebrate Pride Month in style. Join us in the galleries as we explore the fabulously fabulous contributions of queer artists throughout the collection.  

    Free with admission | Sign up on arrival. Space is limited. 

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  27. June 20 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
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  28. June 20 | Lecture with Diane Jacobsen, Ph.D. – An American Made Collector’s Story

    Join us for a captivating lecture with Diane DeMell Jacobsen, PhD, a preeminent collector of American art whose collection is featured in American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection. Dr. Jacobsen credits her love of art to childhood visits to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art with her mother and two sisters. Today, the DeMell Jacobsen Collection numbers more than 200 paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts objects that span all aspects of American artistic production.

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  29. June 27 | Get Your Learn On: Highlights Tour

    Embark on a journey through time as you explore works of art that span from ancient cultures through today. Tours leave from the Museum lobby and explore highlights and favorites from the Museum’s collection. 

    Free with admission 
    Learn More >
  30. June 28 | Look at That! Strokes of Genius.

    Join a community of the curious wondering about art. Look at That! is a mid-week break that combines mindfulness and art exploration to promote relaxation and wellbeing. By engaging in thoughtful conversations about two to three artworks, we will uncover new insights and perspectives about art, gardens, and ourselves. If you're looking for a calming and rejuvenating break in your day, come be a part of this mindful and joyful journey. 

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