Baker Museum

The Baker Museum has received a major gift to the museum’s permanent collection. Longtime Naples residents and passionate collectors Dr. Laurence and Rita Sibrack have donated 74 works of contemporary glass and ceramics to the museum. The gift, which the museum calls “transformational,” includes works by 60 key figures in the studio glass movement, including Dale Chihuly, Amber Cowan, Preston Singletary, Judith Schaechter and Lucio Bubacco.

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During the month of June, three new exhibitions open, six close and 17 others continue their runs. Read here for information on each exhibition.

In May, four exhibitions open, three close and 16 others continue their runs at Southwest Florida museums.

This year, the Baker Museum of Art in Naples celebrates its 25th anniversary. It has also achieved another milestone - first-time accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, which places it in the top 3 percent of museums in the U.S. and only accredited museum of any kind in Collier County.

April is a month in flux for Southwest Florida's museums, with four exhibitions opening, seven closing and 14 others continuing their runs.

Cynthia Mason is one of three artists being featured by The Baker Museum of Art in its 12th Annual Florida Contemporary exhibition. Mason’s three-dimensional wall constructions evolved organically from her early training as an architect.

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During the month of March, visitors will find 18 visual art exhibitions in museums from Sarasota to Naples.

Amer Kobaslija is one of three artists being featured by The Baker Museum of Art in its 12th Annual Florida Contemporary exhibition. His paintings explore the landscape, people and history of Florida, demonstrating the Bosnian-born artist’s complicated relationship with the state he calls home. Museum Director Courtney McNeil provides context.

Marielle Plaisir is one of three artists being featured by The Baker Museum of Art in its 12th Annual Florida Contemporary exhibition. In "Rhapsody for a Beloved World," she explores legacies of colonialism, of power and power imbalances, and questioning and exploring the effects of these forces on society today,”

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During the month of February, visitors will find the following shows in museums from Sarasota to Naples.