Flagler Museum
2023 - 2024 Season Program Guide
Visiting the Flagler Museum Hours
Museum Store
The Museum is open year-round: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 pm The Museum is closed: Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
A visit would not be complete without a stop at the H. M. Flagler & Co. Museum Store. The Store features an unparalleled selection of books about the Gilded Age and Florida history, as well as the Museum’s own products, exquisite jewelry, and gift items. Shop on-line at: HMFlaglerandco.com
Admission
All Museum Members always receive a 10% discount, and Members at the Associate level and above receive a 20% discount on H. M. Flagler & Co. Museum Store purchases.
Free for Flagler Museum Members $26 for Adults $13 for ages 6 - 12 Children age 5 and under are free For groups of 20 or more admission is $22 per person. Please contact the Visitor Services Manager at (561) 655-2833 ext. 38 for more information.
Tours There are four options for touring Whitehall: • Free Docent-led tours of the first floor at scheduled times. • Free Audio Tours in English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. • Free Self-Guide brochures in English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese. • Free Flagler Museum App for smartphones and tablets, featuring an audio tour in English, Spanish, or French, images, and much more.
Visitor Guidelines For the safety and preservation of the collection, please refrain from eating, drinking, and flash photography while touring the Museum. Large bags, strollers, and camera support devices are not permitted. Photography and videography for personal use are permitted everywhere except some special exhibitions. Commercial and editorial photography must be prearranged with the Museum’s Public Affairs Department. Please silence cellular phones and refrain from using them while visiting the Museum to make calls.
Cover images: Clockwise from top right: Mixing It Up cocktail party in the Cocoanut Grove, art work of Alphonse Mucha featured in the Winter Exhibition, Easter Egg Hunt in the Cocoanut Grove, Bluegrass band The Kody Norris Show, A Ligna wood bicycle featured in the Fall Exhibition.
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Railcar 91 Tea Room
Tuesday - Saturday, seatings at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm • Sunday seatings at 12:00 & 2:00 pm Museum Members: $40 per person, Includes Tea Service, Tax and Gratuity Non-members: $66 per person, Includes Tea Service, Museum Admission, Tax and Gratuity Museum Members at the Sponsor level and above receive a 10% discount ($36 per person) Advance purchase recommended Each day during the Season, the Flagler Museum offers an afternoon tea which features an array of delicacies and refreshments reminiscent of the elegance of the Gilded Age. Visitors will enjoy a selection of gourmet tea sandwiches, traditional scones, and sweets complemented by the Flagler Museum’s own Whitehall Special Blend™ tea, and served on exquisite Whitehall Collection™ china. The Railcar 91 Tea Room is located in the beautiful Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Designed in the style of a Beaux-Arts railway palace, the Pavilion provides guests with spectacular panoramic views of Lake Worth and the West Palm Beach skyline. Be sure to make your advance purchase to celebrate Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day in the Tea Room, as these dates sell out well in advance.
Valentine’s Day Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Seatings at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm Museum Members: $50 per person Non-members: $76 per person
Includes Museum Admission, Tea, Tax and Gratuity Henry Flagler and his wife Mary Lily enjoyed the Gilded Age tradition of afternoon tea at Whitehall, which was a gift to his new bride. Join us in commemorating this historic tradition with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day in the Railcar 91 Tea Room.
Mother’s Day Saturday, May 11, 2024 Seatings at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm Sunday, May 12, 2024 Seatings at 12:00 and 2:00 pm Museum Members: $50 per person Non-members: $76 per person Children age 12 and under $35
Includes Museum Admission, Tea, Tax and Gratuity The celebration of Mother’s Day began during the Gilded Age, when in May of 1914, Congress established Mother’s Day as a National Holiday. In the spirit of this tradition, the Flagler Museum invites mothers and their families to enjoy Mother’s Day Tea in the Railcar 91 Tea Room. 2
Columbia 56” Expert High Wheel, Pope Manufacturing Company, 1886. Keith Pariani collection. Photo: Rob Futrell.
Bicycles:
Technology That Changed the World Fall Exhibition on view October 17 - December 17, 2023 The Flagler Museum’s fall exhibition, Bicycles: Technology that Changed the World, highlights the development and evolution of the bicycle and the profound impact bicycles had on American society and culture. The development of the bicycle during the Gilded Age was a turning point in history that propelled society forward, forever altering the way we navigate our world. Amid the Gilded Age’s opulence and excess, a seemingly humble invention quietly rolled onto the scene and forever changed the trajectory of society and culture. This two-wheeled wonder, with its sleek frame and a human-powered means of propulsion, quickly emerged as a symbol of freedom and mobility, transcending the boundaries of class and gender. Its rise marked a pivotal moment in 3
history, when innovation met aspiration, and the very concept of transportation was reinvented. The bicycle’s significance was not merely utilitarian; it was a symbol of personal liberation. Prior to the advent of bicycles, transportation was largely confined to horsedrawn carriages and travel by train. Bicycles offered a dramatically different alternative for the individual to get from point A to point B. This newfound independence resonated deeply, particularly with women, who found in the bicycle a vehicle for autonomy and emancipation. As the famous suffragette Susan B. Anthony once remarked, Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.
As bicycles became widely popular, they were woven deeply into the fabric of daily life. Societies’ fascination with speed and exploration gave rise to bicycle clubs across the country. These clubs fostered camaraderie among enthusiasts who shared the thrill of pedaling into uncharted territories. Moreover, the bicycle became a common motif in art, literature, and even fashion, embodying a spirit of technological modernity that resonated deeply with the zeitgeist of the Gilded Age. In fact, bicycles were so popular and so much a part of popular culture that merely adding the word bicycle to the name of non-bicycle products increased sales. The popularity of bicycles was also a catalyst for profound shifts across industries. The demand for bicycles fueled innovations in manufacturing, leading to the growth of the steel industry, rubber production, and the rise of assembly-line methods that would later transform mass production. Bicycles paved the way for engineering breakthroughs, fostering a culture of invention and technological progress that laid the foundation for automobiles and airplanes and triggered an urban revolution, reshaping the very landscape of cities. Urban planners, confronted with the influx of cyclists, began paving roads, introduced bicycle lanes, and advocated for the maintenance of clean streets, paving the way for the American automobile culture that would follow in the twentieth century. The advent of the bicycle was not just a fad. Its legacy has proven to be far from fleeting as it continues to influence society, culture, and the transportation industry worldwide, more than a century and a half since its invention.
Ligna wood bicycle, 1898. Keith Pariani collection. Photo: Rob Futrell.
Maxfield Parrish (American, 1870-1966), Columbia Bicycles advertisement for Pope Manufacturing Company, ca. 1896.
William Henry Bradley (American, 1868-1962), Victor Bicycles advertisement for Overman Wheel Company, 1896.
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Christmas at Whitehall Each year, the first floor of Whitehall is decorated in traditional Gilded Age splendor for the month of December. The focal point is a 16-foot tall Christmas Tree in the Grand Hall, adorned with colored electric lights and traditional Gilded Age style ornaments. Experience holiday traditions, such as the Annual Tree Lighting, where you can meet Santa Claus, enjoy refreshments, hear music on the historic organ, attend a Special Christmas Lecture about the writing of the book, The Man Who Invented Christmas, and watch as Henry Flagler’s youngest descendants light the Grand Hall Christmas Tree. During Holiday Evening Tours families tour Whitehall after hours by the glow of the original light fixtures and learn the origins of American Christmas traditions.
Special Christmas Discussion
10:00 am Saturday, December 2, 2023 The Square, Downtown West Palm Beach Free or $20 VIP with reserved seating
Christmas Lecture By Author Les Standiford 2:30 pm, Sunday, December 3, 2023
Free for Patron level Members and above $10 for all other Members and non-Members, (does not include required Museum Admission) Includes Tree Lighting events The origins of many beloved American Christmas traditions can be traced back to the Gilded Age. This year’s Christmas at Whitehall program features a lecture by author Les Standiford about the writing of his book, The Man Who Invented Christmas, about how Charles Dickens saved his career as an author and created an enduring Christmas tradition. 5
A special discussion, moderated by Flagler Museum Executive Director, John Blades, with author Les Standiford, and Maltz Jupiter Theatre Director, Andrew Kato, about how Charles Dickens came up with the story A Christmas Carol and the Maltz Jupiter Theater’s production of the play by the same name. You can enjoy the Maltz Jupiter Theatre production from November 28 through December 10. Call (561) 232-6761 or visit: www.jupitertheatre.org/productions/a-christmas-carol
Christmas Tree Lighting
12:00 - 5:00 pm, Sunday, December 3, 2023 Free with Museum Admission The Annual Tree Lighting festivities include music played on the original 1,249-pipe organ and the 1902 Steinway art-case grand piano, choir performances, refreshments, and a visit from Santa Claus. The event culminates with Henry Flagler’s youngest descendants lighting the 16-foot Grand Hall Christmas Tree. Everyone will receive a box of Animal Crackers as they leave the Museum. The iconic box was designed during the Gilded Age as a Christmas tree ornament. Sponsored by:
Holiday Evening Tours
December 19 - 23, 2023 Tours begin at: 6:00 pm, 6:15 pm, 6:30 pm, and 6:45 pm Includes Holiday Reception with refreshments $50 for Adults $30 for Children age 17 and under During this beloved annual event, families tour Whitehall after hours and discover the origins of American Christmas traditions. Holiday Evening Tours begin with a special Docent-led holiday tour of Whitehall, followed by a reception featuring carol singers, refreshments, and holiday-themed activities. Guests have the rare opportunity to experience Whitehall by the glow of the 1902 light fixtures. Every visitor receives a traditional Flagler Museum Christmas Cracker following the tour. The H. M. Flagler & Co. Museum Store will remain open during the program for holiday shopping.
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Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau
Winter Exhibition January 16 - April 14, 2024 Free with Museum Admission Amidst the cobblestone streets and gas-lit boulevards of turn-of-the-century Paris, a renaissance of creativity produced the Art Nouveau movement. Characterized by sinuous lines, organic forms, and intricate designs, this movement in design and art found its virtuoso interpreter in Alphonse Mucha, whose work is featured in the exhibition Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau. The exhibition is not only a tribute to Mucha’s genius, but also the milieu that nurtured his blossoming as an artist. At the close of the 19th century Paris was undergoing a major transformation. As the Belle Époque waned, a palpable sense of anticipation hung in the air, heralding a new era of thought and expression. The artistic landscape was ripe for innovation, and it was within this fertile environment that Art Nouveau flourished, reflecting the zeitgeist of a society seeking to break free from convention. Mucha, a young artist of modest means, but full of ambition, found himself in the midst of the City’s transformation. Born in Moravia, Mucha arrived in the French capital seeking to make his mark. His breakthrough came serendipitously when he was commissioned to create a poster for the legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt. The resulting masterpiece, an ethereal woman entwined in tendrils of hair and floral motifs, which seemed to many to be a perfect expression of the Art Nouveau aesthetic, catapulted Mucha to fame. Right: Alphonse Mucha, Gismonda with remark by Mucha, 1894. Color lithograph on paper mounted on linen. Dhawan Collection. Image courtesy of Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
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Alphonse Mucha, Lorenzaccio, Variant 2, 1897. Color lithograph on paper mounted on linen. Image courtesy of Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
Alphonse Mucha in his Paris studio on Rue de Val de Grace, c. 1899. Image courtesy of Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
Left: Alphonse Mucha, La Samaritaine, 1897. Color lithograph on paper mounted on linen. Dhawan Collection. Image courtesy of Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
Mucha’s artistic journey echoed the tumultuous narrative of his time. The turn of the century was marked by an accelerating pace of change, both socially and technologically. The Eiffel Tower stood as a testament to Paris’s progressive spirit, while the Universelle Exposition of 1900 showcased the City’s desire to be at the vanguard status on the world stage. Amid this whirlwind of technological innovation, Art Nouveau struck a calming chord, projecting instead a world of refined aesthetics, where every line was
deliberate, every form meaningful, and all of it communicating a sense of harmony with the natural world. The allure of Mucha’s work lay in its harmonious blend of the mystical and the modern. In a city undergoing rapid industrialization, his posters evoked a sense of nostalgia for a simpler, more organic existence. Nature, mythology, and the female form merged seamlessly in his compositions, mirroring the era’s fascination with spiritualism and the arcane. Mucha’s art and the Art
Nouveau movement were as much a reaction to the rigidity of academic art as they were a reflection of a societal longing for a harmonious coexistence with the natural world. Sponsored by:
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FLAGLER MUSEUM
2024
All concerts begin at 7:30 pm $75 per ticket $350 per Series Tickets for all 5 concerts
Regularly featured on Performance Today! and National Public Radio, the Flagler Museum Music Series brings acclaimed musicians to the finest chamber music venue in South Florida. Audience members experience chamber music as it was intended, in a gracious and intimate setting. Audience members also enjoy the rare opportunity to meet the musicians during a champagne and dessert reception following each concert. The Flagler name has long been associated with great music. Henry and Mary Lily Flagler frequently hosted musical performances in Whitehall’s Music Room equipped with a 1,249 pipe J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co. organ. Flagler’s son, Henry Harkness Flagler, was instrumental in the organization of the New York Symphony Society, serving also as its president. Jean Flagler Matthews, founder of the Flagler Museum and Henry Flagler’s granddaughter, restored Whitehall’s elaborate Odell organ and brought the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, to South Florida for a Museum benefit concert in 1969. Sponsored by:
Roe Green
MBS Family Foundation
Ulysses Quartet
$75 • 7:30 pm, February 6, 2024 Founded in the summer of 2015, the Ulysses Quartet has been praised for their “textural versatility,” “grave beauty” and “the kind of chemistry many quartets long for, but rarely achieve” - The Strad, as well as their “avid enthusiasm ... [with] chops to back up their passion” - San Diego Story, “delivered with a blend of exuberance and polished artistry” - The Buffalo News. The Quartet’s name is an homage to Homer’s hero Ulysses and his 10-year voyage home. 9
Rena & John Blades
Elissa Lee Koljonen with Sheng-Yuan $75 • 7:30 pm, February 13, 2024
One of the most celebrated violinists of her generation, Elissa Lee Koljonen has thrilled audiences and critics in more than one hundred cities throughout the world. Ms. Koljonen received international acclaim when she became the first recipient of the prestigious Henryk Szeryng Foundation Award and the silver medalist of the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition. Her playing has been hailed as “sparkling, sensual and personal,” - the Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki, and the Chicago Tribune said she displays “boundless technique and musicianship.” Elissa Lee Koljonen appears by arrangement with the Curtis Institute of Music.
Beo String Quartet
$75 • 7:30 pm, February 20, 2024 The eclectic and highly polished Beo String Quartet take their name from a Latin word meaning “to bless, make happy, gladden, and delight.” Founded in 2015, Beo has created a niche for itself as a daring, genre-defying ensemble whose performances have been compared to those of the best among 21st century international string quartets. “Compelling, thought-provoking, and musically satisfying.” - Fanfare Magazine, Spring 2023.
Aznavoorian Sisters
$75 • 7:30 pm, February 27, 2024 The Aznavoorian Sisters won First Prize in the Illinois Bell Young Performers Competition, resulting in a live performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on PBS. Since then, they have toured France, Armenia, and Finland, performed at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, and presented many programs in their hometown of Chicago. “A pianist of exceptionally finished technique and purity of musical impulse” - Boston Globe
Black Oak Ensemble
$75 • 7:30 pm, March 5, 2024 Praised for its “insightful, committed and masterful performances” by Classics Today 10/10, and “fierce eloquence” - the London Times, the Black Oak Ensemble is one of the most innovative and exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage. “... the players fully inhabit the spirit of whatever work they are playing ... performing each one with as ardent a flame as if they had written it themselves.” - Fanfare Magazine, July 2022. 10
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Unlikely Titans of Industry & Commerce:
From Modest Beginnings to Phenomenal Success Individual Lecture Tickets: Free for Patron level Museum Members and above $20 per lecture for all other Members and non-Members (does not include required Museum Admission) Series Ticket (all six lectures): Free for Patron level Museum Members and above $110 for all other Members and non-Members (does not include required Museum Admission) The Annual Whitehall Lecture Series welcomes best-selling authors to discuss "Unlikely Titans of Industry and Commerce: From Modest Beginnings to Phenomenal Success". A book signing with the speaker follows each lecture when possible. Sponsored by:
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An Unlikely Titan of Industry and Commerce: George Westinghouse by Dr. William R. Huber, author of George Westinghouse: Powering the World 3:00 pm, Sunday, February 4, 2024 George Westinghouse was one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. He founded more than 60 different companies employing 50,000 people, and received 361 U.S. patents. He later fought the “Battle of the Currents” (AC vs. DC) with Thomas Edison and won. Westinghouse, with his engineers, provided power and light for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. His electric engines powered trains, and his air brakes stopped them. His scientific contributions forever changed the world. Dr. Huber earned a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1962, and graduated summa cum laude. He was awarded a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 1963 and a Doctor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1969. 11
An Unlikely Titan of Industry and Commerce: Thomas Alva Edison by Dr. Paul Israel, author of Edison: A Life of Invention 3:00 pm, Sunday, February 11, 2024 With only three months of formal education, a curious and hardworking young man beat the odds and became one of the greatest inventors in history. Not only did he invent the phonograph and the first successful electric light bulb, he also established the first electrical power distribution company and laid the technological groundwork for today’s movies, telephones, and sound recording industry. Through relentless tinkering, by trial and error, Thomas Alva Edison persevered - and changed the world. Author Dr. Paul Israel enriches this view of the solitary “Wizard of Menlo Park,” expertly situating his subject within a thoroughly realized portrait of a burgeoning country on the brink of massive change. The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed the birth of corporate America, and with it the new interests of scientific, technological, and industrial cultures. Working against the common perception of Edison as a symbol of a mythic American past where persistence and individuality yielded hard-earned success, Dr. Israel demonstrates how Edison’s remarkable career was very much a product of the inventor’s fast-changing era.
An Unlikely Titan of Industry and Commerce: Henry Ford by Dr. Steven Watts, author of The People’s Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century 3:00 pm, Sunday, February 18, 2024 How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic tale. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He promoted the consumer revolution by producing a car affordable to the masses, while lamenting the moral toll exacted by consumerism. He believed in giving his workers a living wage, though he was entirely opposed to union labor. He had a warm and loving relationship with his wife, but sired a son with another woman. Uncovering the man behind the myth, situating his achievements and their attendant controversies firmly within the context of early twentieth-century America, Dr. Watts has written a comprehensive and fascinating biography of one of America’s first mass-culture celebrities. Dr. Steven Watts is a historian and writer who has charted the evolution of American culture in a number of highly-praised books. His series of biographies of major figures has explored the shaping of a modern value-system devoted to consumerism, self-fulfillment, leisure, and personality.
An Unlikely Titan of Commerce: J. C. Penney by David Delbert Kruger, author of J. C. Penney: The Man, the Store, and American Agriculture 3:00 pm, February 25, 2024 J. C. Penney, a fixture of suburban shopping malls, started out as a small-town Main Street store that fused its founder’s interests in agriculture, retail business, religion, and philanthropy. David Kruger’s presentation will bring to light the little-known agrarian roots of an American department store chain and explore how the company, and their famous founder shaped rural America throughout the twentieth century, and provides a new perspective on this American cultural institution, and its founder’s unique brand of American capitalism. David Kruger is Agricultural Research and Instruction Librarian, William Robertson Coe Library, University of Wyoming, Laramie. 12
An Unlikely Titan of Commerce: John Wanamaker by Dr. Nicole C. Kirk, author of Wanamaker’s Temple: The Business of Religion in an Iconic Department Store 3:00 pm, Sunday, March 3, 2024 Remembered for his store’s extravagant holiday decorations and displays, Wanamaker built one of the largest retailing businesses in the world and helped to define the American retail shopping experience. From the freedom to browse without purchase and the institution of one price for all customers to generous return policies, he helped to implement retailing conventions that continue to define American retail to this day. Wanamaker was also a leading Christian leader, participating in the major Protestant moral reform movements from his youth until his death in 1922. But most notably, he found ways to bring his religious commitments into the life of his store. Dr. Kirk’s presentation will examine how and why Wanamaker blended business and religion in his Philadelphia store, offering a historical exploration of the relationships between religion, commerce, and urban life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Dr. Kirk is an associate professor and the Frank and Alice Schulman Chair of Unitarian Universalist History at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, and holds degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and Vanderbilt University.
An Unlikely Titan of Commerce: Frank Winfield Woolworth by George W. Nelson, author of F. W. Woolworth and the Five and Dime: From Nickels to Dimes to Dollars 3:00 pm, Sunday, March 10, 2024 Frank Winfield Woolworth was a classic self-made man who rose from an impoverished background to establish F. W. Woolworth and Company, which at one time was the world’s largest merchandising operation. He built a chain of stores around a merchandising tactic that was used by store owners in the years following the Civil War to clear out unwanted merchandise for a nickel. The low-priced goods displayed in his stores gave his customers the luxury of choosing from a wide array of merchandise. Utilizing his private collection of Woolworth publications, researching numerous books, magazines, newspaper articles, and websites, plus calling on his father’s and his own personal recollections, George Nelson has written an engaging story about the first Five & Ten, F. W. Woolworth, and other chains in the industry that contributed so much to the American consumer.
The Whitehall Lecture Series may be viewed live online via a free Livestream broadcast through the Museum’s website. Visitors may listen live, see the presentation, and submit questions. Each program will also be archived and available for viewing after the lecture. Individual Lecture Tickets: Free for Patron level Museum Members and above $20 per lecture for all other Members and non-Members (does not include required Museum Admission) Series Ticket (all six lectures): Free for Patron level Museum Members and above $110 for all other Museum Members and non-Members (does not include required Museum Admission) 13
Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 30, 2024 Gates open at 9:00 am Egg Hunt starts at 10:00 am
Free for Museum Members (and their children or grandchildren) at the Sponsor level and above Free for Family level Members. However, ticket purchase is required for children and grandchildren $40 for Adults, $25 for Children Children are invited to hunt for treat-filled Easter eggs on the Museum’s lawn and in the Cocoanut Grove. The Museum’s grounds will be sectioned off into ageappropriate areas so that everyone, including toddlers, will have the opportunity to participate safely. Museum gates open at 9:00 am. Children and families are encouraged to pose for photos with the Easter Bunny, make crafts, have their faces painted, and play games until the Easter Egg Hunts start at 10:00 am. Children should bring their own Easter basket. Each family will receive a commemorative wooden Easter egg to remember the day.
Bluegrass in the Pavilion The Kody Norris Show and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys 3:00 pm, April 6, 2024 Tickets $40
The Kody Norris Show
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
The Kody Norris Show: This talented group, made up of frontman Kody Norris, Josiah Tyree, Mary Rachel Nalley-Norris, and Charlie Lowman, finds themselves with a growing legion of fans craving the comfort that comes from their retro look, but equally craving dynamic instrumentation and thought-provoking lyrics – all of which can be heard throughout their epic new album Rhinestone Revival. The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys: When most people feel constantly distracted by technology and barraged by the news, authenticity and straightforward honesty are paramount. There’s something about the music of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys that cuts right through the noise of the world and speaks plainly to the soul. Formed in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are at once exactly what you would expect and not at all what you would expect from a tattooed East Tennessee Bluegrass outfit. 14
Mixing It Up 6:30 pm, Thursday, March 21, 2024 Free for Whitehall Society Members (Single Members one ticket, Dual Members two tickets) Two free tickets for Associate level Museum Members & above Two free tickets for all Corporate level Museum Members All other Museum Member levels: $50 non-Members: $80 Whitehall Society Membership may be purchased on-line or by calling (561) 655-2833 ext. 48 Single Membership: $800 Dual Membership: $1,500 The Whitehall Society hosts a cocktail party celebrating the history and tradition of cocktails in America. Mixing It Up takes place in Whitehall’s beautiful Cocoanut Grove. Guests will be treated to a variety of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails popular during America’s Gilded Age. The event will feature St. Augustine Distillery’s Whitehall Reserve spirits and mixers and Munyon’s Paw-Paw historic elixir/mixer will be served.
Founder’s Day
10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Free Admission for all Visitors
On June 5th each year, the Flagler Museum celebrates its anniversary by opening to the public free of charge in honor of the Museum’s founder, and Henry Flagler’s granddaughter, Jean Flagler Matthews. Visitors may take a self-guided tour of Whitehall’s first floor, view the permanent collection of art and objects related to the Gilded Age, and climb aboard Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91 in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. 15
Museum Member Events The following events and programs are by-invitation to Flagler Museum Members at eligible levels of Membership. Now is the perfect time to upgrade your Membership to enjoy these and many other by-invitation events. For more information about Membership, please call (561) 655-2833 ext. 48.
Trustees’ Annual Reception 6:30 - 8:00 pm, December 7, 2023
The Flagler Museum Trustees invite Members at the Patron level and above to celebrate the beginning of the 2023 - 2024 Season. The fall exhibition, Bicycles: Technology That Changed the World, will be open for viewing.
Director’s Annual Luncheon 11:30 am, Monday, April 22, 2024
Patron level Members and above are invited to a private luncheon with the Museum’s Executive Director.
Independence Day Celebration 8:00 pm, Thursday, July 4, 2024
Members at the Sponsor level and above are invited to an opening reception for the winter exhibition, Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau.
Museum Members at the Sponsor level and above, as well as Whitehall Society Members, are invited to the Museum for a “front-row” view of the 4th on Flagler fireworks display over Lake Worth on Thursday, July 4th. Lemonade and ice cream will be served. Gates open at 8:00pm and fireworks begin just after 9:00pm. Attendees may bring their own chairs and blankets, but outside food or alcohol will not be permitted. Current Museum Members, at the Sponsor level and above, may purchase tickets for additional non-Member guests for $50 per person.
Guests enjoy the 2022 Trustee’s Annual Reception.
Members and guests enjoy the annual Independence Day Celebration.
Winter Exhibition Opening Reception 6:30 - 8:00 pm, January 25, 2024
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Become a Museum Member Today
The many Members, Contributors, and Grantors who support the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum make possible the preservation of this National Historic Landmark, the care of its extensive collections and archives, and the many educational programs offered throughout the year. Visited each year by nearly 100,000 people from around the world, the Museum seeks to use the lessons learned from the life of Henry Flagler and America’s Gilded Age to inspire and improve the lives of Americans nationwide through programs that promote shared values, perpetuate the traditions that have made America exceptional, and help all Americans see themselves as having a personal role and responsibility within the larger context of America’s history of leadership and philanthropy. The 10 levels of Individual Membership listed below are structured with a variety of benefits that offers everyone an opportunity to be engaged in the life and programs of this National Historic Landmark in the way that best suits them. However, EVERY level of Membership includes the following benefits: Personalized Membership Card(s) Free admission to the Museum Reserved parking in Visitor Parking Lot A subscription to Inside Whitehall, the Museum’s quarterly magazine A 10% Members discount in the H. M. Flagler & Co. Museum Store • Please note: Per the IRS, Membership Dues are not entirely tax deductible. Consequently, the Museum cannot accept payment of Membership Dues from Donor-Advised Funds or private foundations.
Flagler Legacy Membership $15,000
Flagler Visionary Membership $10,000
• The option to reserve a date for a private Member Event of up to 250 people, including weddings and wedding receptions (subject to Member Event Guidelines, Fees, and availability). • A private tour for up to 10 people with the Executive Director • Free admission to the following Museum programs: Two tickets to a Holiday Evening Tour (select date) Two tickets to the Flagler Museum Music Series Two tickets to the Whitehall Lecture Series Two tickets to the Mixing It Up cocktail party Two tickets to the Easter Egg Hunt, including children and grandchildren under age 18 • Invitation to the Museum’s Independence Day Celebration • Invitation to Annual Trustees’ Reception • Invitation to the Season Exhibition Opening Reception • Invitation to the Director’s Annual Luncheon • Acknowledgement on the Members and Contributors Recognition Plaques in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion • Acknowledgement in the Museum’s quarterly magazine Inside Whitehall and the Annual Report • 20% Member discount in the H. M. Flagler & Co. Museum Store • 10% discount on Tea in the Railcar 91 Tea Room • Up to 30 guest tour passes
• The option to reserve a date for a private Member Event of up to 125 people, excluding weddings and wedding receptions (subject to Member Event Guidelines, Fees, and availability) - or nonexclusive sponsorship of one of Whitehall’s first-floor rooms. • A private tour for up to 10 people with the Chief Curator • Free admission to the following Museum programs: Two tickets to a Holiday Evening Tour (select date) Two tickets to the Flagler Museum Music Series Two tickets to the Whitehall Lecture Series Two tickets to the Mixing It Up cocktail party Two tickets to the Easter Egg Hunt, including children and grandchildren under age 18 • Invitation to the Museum’s Independence Day Celebration • Invitation to Annual Trustees’ Reception • Invitation to the Season Exhibition Opening Reception • Invitation to the Director’s Annual Luncheon • Acknowledgement on the Members and Contributors Recognition Plaques in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion • Acknowledgement in the Museum’s quarterly magazine Inside Whitehall and the Annual Report • 20% Member discount in the H. M. Flagler & Co. Museum Store • 10% discount on Tea in the Railcar 91 Tea Room • Up to 30 guest tour passes
Benefits
The tax deductible amount of the Legacy Membership is $14,025. 17
Benefits
The tax deductible amount of the Visionary Membership is $9,025.
Flagler Associate Membership $5,000
Benefactor Membership $2,500
• Privilege of reserving a date for an intimate Member Event of up to 50 people (subject to Member Event Guidelines, Fees, and availability) - or - nonexclusive sponsorship of one of Whitehall’s second-floor rooms. • A private tour for up to 10 people with the Public Affairs Director • Free admission to the following Museum programs: Two tickets to the Whitehall Lecture Series Two tickets to the Mixing It Up cocktail party Two tickets to the Easter Egg Hunt, including children and grandchildren under age 18 • Invitation to the Museum’s Independence Day Celebration • Invitation to Annual Trustees’ Reception • Invitation to the Season Exhibition Opening Reception • Invitation to the Director’s Annual Luncheon • Acknowledgment on the Members and Contributors Recognition Plaques in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion • Acknowledgment in the Museum’s quarterly magazine Inside Whitehall and the Annual Report • 20% Member discount in the H. M. Flagler & Co. Museum Store • Up to 20 guest tour passes
• A private docent-led tour for up to 10 people • Free admission to the Whitehall Lecture Series • Free admission to Easter Egg Hunt including children and grandchildren under 18 • Invitation to the Museum’s Independence Day Celebration • Invitation to Annual Trustees’ Reception • Invitation to the Season Exhibition Opening Reception • Invitation to the Director’s Annual Luncheon • Acknowledgment on the Members and Contributors Recognition Plaques in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion • Acknowledgment in the Museum’s quarterly magazine Inside Whitehall and the Annual Report • Up to 10 guest tour passes
Benefits
The tax deductible amount of the Associate Membership is $4,500.
Patron Membership $1,000 Benefits
• Free admission to the Whitehall Lecture Series • Free admission to Easter Egg Hunt including children and grandchildren under 18 • Invitation to the Museum’s Independence Day Celebration • Invitation to Annual Trustees’ Reception • Invitation to the Season Exhibition Opening Reception • Invitation to the Director’s Annual Luncheon • Acknowledgment on the Members and Contributors Recognition Plaques in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion • Acknowledgment in the Museum’s quarterly magazine Inside Whitehall and the Annual Report • Up to six guest tour passes The tax deductible amount of the Patron Membership is $500.
Family or Dual Membership $300 Benefits
• Personalized Membership Cards • Free admission to the Museum • Reserved parking in Visitor Parking Lot • Free admission to Easter Egg Hunt The tax deductible amount of the Family Membership is $220.
Benefits
The tax deductible amount of the Benefactor Membership is $2,000.
Sponsor Membership $500 Benefits
• Free admission to Easter Egg Hunt including children and grandchildren under 18 • Invitation to the Museum’s Independence Day Celebration • Acknowledgement in the Museum’s quarterly magazine Inside Whitehall and the Annual Report • Two guest tour passes The tax deductible amount of the Sponsor Membership is $360.
Individual Membership $150 Benefits
• Personalized Membership Cards • Free admission to the Museum • Reserved parking in Visitor Parking Lot The tax deductible amount of the Individual Membership is $150.
Educator Membership $75 (4th - 12th grade with proper ID) Benefits
• Personalized Membership Cards • Free admission to the Museum • Reserved parking in Visitor Parking Lot The tax deductible amount of the Educator Membership is $75.
Memberships may be purchased by using this QR code or calling (561) 655-2833 ext. 48 18
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FLAGLER MUSEUM palm beach, florida
One Whitehall Way Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Funded in part by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council, the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, the state of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture.
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Quadrille Blvd.
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Royal Palm Way
West Palm Beach Belvedere Road Palm Beach International Airport
Palm Beach
A1A Atlantic Ocean
Okeechobee Blvd.
I-95 Exit 70
Clear Lake
FLAGLER MUSEUM
Cocoanut Row
Florida Turnpike Exit 99
Whitehall Way
N. Olive Ave.
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Dixie Highway
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Lake Worth Intracoastal Waterway
Directions to the Museum The Museum is located on the corner of Cocoanut Row and Whitehall Way in Palm Beach, Florida. From I-95 or Florida’s Turnpike: • Take Exit 70 from I-95, or Exit 99 from the Florida Turnpike, and drive East on Okeechobee Blvd (about 3 miles or 6 miles respectively) through West Palm Beach. • Cross the bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway into Palm Beach and continue onto Royal Palm Way. • Make a left turn at the first stop light onto Cocoanut Row. • Continue about 1/2 mile, and the Museum parking lot will be on the left. From US 1 heading North: • Turn right (east) on Okeechobee Blvd and follow above directions. From A1A heading North: • Turn left onto Worth Avenue. • Follow Worth Avenue west to Cocoanut Row and turn right. • Drive north 8/10ths of a mile along Cocoanut Row to the Museum’s parking lot on the left side of the street. From US 1 heading South: • Turn left at Quadrille Blvd., and cross over the Flagler Memorial Bridge. • Turn right at the first traffic light onto Cocoanut Row and drive south. • The Museum is located on the right side of the street.
(561) 655-2833 • www.FlaglerMuseum.us