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Visiting Fort Lauderdale

Las Olas Boulevard

From NSU Art Museum, take a walk down lively Las Olas Boulevard, which features a multitude of shops, galleries and al fresco dining options. Visit the Las Olas Boulevard website for more information.

The Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment Consortium

is a cultural partnership between NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Florida Grand Opera, Florida History Center and Bonnet House Museum & Gardens. Visit the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment Consortium website for more information.

Bank of America Museums on Us

Present your Bank of America®, Merrill Lynch® or U.S. Trust® credit or debit card and a photo ID on the first full weekend of every month for one free general admission.

Free general admission is limited to the cardholder at participating institution. Museum hours and participation varies. Excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows and fundraising events. Not to be combined with other offers.

View the full roster of participants HERE.

Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District and Downtown Fort Lauderdale

Riverwalk Park, a waterfront park in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale spans the north and south banks of Fort Lauderdale’s New River. The recently completed linear promenade along the New River in downtown links boutiques, restaurants, shops and museums with lush, tropical scenery. Visit the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District and Downtown Fort Lauderdale websites for more information.

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Girls’ Club

The world’s only private art collection open to the public that focuses on contemporary art by, Girls’ Club is a 501(c)3 private foundation and alternative space established in 2006 by Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz. Girls’ Club produces exhibitions, educational programming, publications and events that change lives, nurture local artists and inspire cultural growth in Broward County. Visit the Girls’ Club website for more information.

Fort Lauderdale Sun Trolley

The Sun Trolley is a great way to see Fort Lauderdale and get around Downtown and the Beaches. Visit the Fort Lauderdale Sun Trolley website for more information.

Fort Lauderdale Beachfront and Promenade

Fort Lauderdale boasts more than 7 miles of world famous coastline, and its beachfront promenade, with its signature white wave wall, is lined with an array of shops, restaurants, sidewalk cafes, luxury hotels and entertainment venues. Visit the Fort Lauderdale Beachfront and Promenade website for more information.

Stranahan House

The oldest surviving structure in Fort Lauderdale, Stranahan House was built in 1901 by Frank Stranahan, who is credited as Fort Lauderdale’s founding father, and his wife Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, the area’s first schoolteacher. The house is a wood-frame vernacular structure with wide porches and stunning view of the New River. Visit the Stranahan house website for more information.

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens

Located on Fort Lauderdale Beach, this 35-acre historic plantation-style house museum and tropical garden is on the National Register of Historic Places. Visit the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens website for more information.

Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi

The Fort Lauderdale water taxi tour offers passengers a unique view of the city of Fort Lauderdale. Enjoyed by tourists and locals alike, a water taxi ticket allows you to hop on and off all day while you take in sights along Fort Lauderdale’s world famous waterways, which have earned the city its nickname as the Venice of America. Visit the Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi website for more information.

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Exhibitions

Currently on View

Piero Penizzotto, Kings of Comedy (Chris, Imani, Bernard, Calvin, Dre), 2024 Papier-mâché, foam and acrylic Photography by Oriol Tarridas Courtesy of the Artist and Primary

Close to Home

June 7 - October 4, 2026
William J. Glackens, Along the Marne, 1925, Oil on board, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, bequest of Ira D. Glackens 91.40.107

Defining Landscapes

May 7 - July 26, 2026
Frantz Zéphirin, Ceremonie Zeïdes Medji La Mère des Erzulies (Ceremony of the Zeïdes Medji, the Mother of the Erzulies.), 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, Copyright the artist, courtesy of CENTRAL FINE and El-Saieh.

Frantz Zéphirin: The Messenger

June 7 - October 4, 2026
Asger Jorn, Individuum Ineffable (Ineffable Personality), 1966, Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 21.7 x 18.5 in (55.2 x 46.9 cm), NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; Cobra Collection; gift of Golda and Meyer Marks M-98.30. © 2025 Donation Jorn, Silkeborg / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VISDA; Photograph by Angelika Rinnhofer.

Asger Jorn: Luck and Chance

September 21, 2025 - August 9, 2026