20th Annual Flora in Winter to Take Over Museum
The Worcester Art Museum announces the 20th annual Flora in Winter extravaganza to take over the Museum from March 2 through March 5, 2023
Worcester, MA (January 25, 2023) — Flora in Winter will be in full bloom this March, celebrating lively color and creativity at the Worcester Art Museum (WAM). This four-day extravaganza of floral arrangements kicks off Thursday, March 2, and continues through Sunday, March 5, with extended hours on Friday night. One of the region’s most anticipated events of the year, Flora in Winter displays floral arrangements inspired by art from WAM’s global collection. Visitors can explore the galleries while encountering beautiful and dynamic floral designs by some of the area’s most talented floral artists for the 20th year.
Some of the arrangements and events are influenced by the current exhibition, The Floating World: Japanese Prints from the Bancroft Collection. Related programming includes a range of demonstrations, workshops, tours, and more.
Admission is $30 for adults/seniors, $15 for Institutional Members, and $7 for youth 17 & under.
WAM Members get FREE admission.
WAM Library Passes are not accepted during Flora in Winter. Due to Flora in Winter,
Free First Sunday will not take place on March 5.
All visitors can purchase tickets and register for related programs online at worcesterart.org or at the door.
“Flora in Winter is an intrinsic part of WAM that engages and amazes visitors and staff alike year after year, when the Museum is transformed,” says Marnie Weir, Director of Education and Experience at WAM. “It is a welcome glimpse of spring during the cold gray months and a time to be immersed in the vibrancy of art and collaboration.”
Flora Euphoria
Friday, March 3, 6:30-8:30pm
Tickets are $65; WAM Members pay $45
WAM is excited to welcome the public once more to the opening party, Flora Euphoria, an evening at the Museum full of the colors and scents of flora.
Themed around The Floating World, visitors will enjoy an evening of live shamisen music performed by Sumie Kaneko, sake tasting, light bites, and more.