Free Curator Tour

The Art & History Museums of Maitland (A&H) is a premier cultural destination and community gathering place in Central Florida, about 15 minutes from downtown Orlando. A&H is a group of sophisticated attractions that includes a contemporary art museum, 3 interactive history museums, and a stunning campus recognized as Greater Orlando's only National Historic Landmark. A&H also features a community art school nestled among its beautiful gardens and unique architecture. Founded in 1937 as an artists’ retreat, our space still fulfills this mission today with multiple artist residencies serving both local and international artists. A&H provides the Central Florida community with many activities every month, including free family programming, affordable site tours, and free presentations on art and history from visiting experts. Learn more atartandhistory.org.Maitland residents, did you know you can sign up for a FREE membership to A&H?  Claim yours:https://artandhistory.org/get-involved/membership

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Join Chief Curator Dan L. Hess on a guided tour of a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread by Mär Martinez

Art & History Museums of Maitland

This A&amp;H curator-guided gallery tour offers a deep dive into the current exhibition a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread, from its conception through creation to the decisions that determine its presentation. We’ll begin the evening with a 45-minute tour led by our Chief Curator Dan L. Hess followed by conversation with complimentary food for the rest of the evening! Bring a friend, a date, or come by yourself to make new friends who share your interest in the arts. For more information about our current exhibition a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread:Mär Martinez, a Syrian American artist and Fulbright scholar, presents new work developed during her 2025–26 Fulbright research in Istanbul. Her project investigates traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern textile techniques while reflecting on themes of urbanization, surveillance, and cultural memory. Drawing from nighttime walks through Istanbul’s neighborhoods, Martinez transforms architectural barriers, barbed wire, fences, hostile design, into motifs of resistance and reweaving. Her haunting wood paintings explore personal heritage, global textile history, and contemporary social commentary in poetic, layered form. This evening event is presented during our monthly Last Wednesday hours, when we open our gallery free of charge with a cash bar from 5:30-8pm. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1074970027289" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1074970027289" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more here.</a> All 2025-26 free programs at A&amp;H, including Last Wednesday are supported by a grant from <a href="https://foundation.duke-energy.com/success-in-action" title="https://foundation.duke-energy.com/success-in-action" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Duke Energy </a><a href="https://foundation.duke-energy.com/success-in-action" title="https://foundation.duke-energy.com/success-in-action" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Foundation</a>.

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