Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at MOAS

04/06/2026

This week's speaker is Tabitha Schmidt who joined Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at MOAS in 2022 after serving six years as CEO of Powell Gardens, where she helped lead the botanical garden to record attendance and membership.

She holds degrees from Baker University and University of Missouri–Kansas City and has held leadership roles with several arts and cultural organizations throughout her career.

Tabitha is active with the Rotary Club of Daytona Beach, the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Florida Association of Museums. She and her husband live in Ormond Beach.

Come learn more from Tabitha on Tuesday at noon at the Southern Rec Center!

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Today we honor and thank all who have served our country! 🇺🇸

In recognition of , MOAS and the Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum of Art are open and offering FREE admission for all Veterans and Active Military members.

10/04/2025

We’re proud to participate in the program! 🌟 Visitors with a SNAP EBT or WIC card can enjoy free admission for up to 5 people at MOAS. No registration needed. Just show your card and photo ID at entry.

This national initiative makes museums accessible to all—no matter where you’re from, your card works at 600+ museums across the U.S.! 🎟️ More info: https://bit.ly/Visit_MOAS


🕒 Museum Hours:
Mon- Sat 10AM-5PM | Sun 11AM-5PM

08/31/2025

🇺🇸 Did you know that we are a Blue Star Museum? MOAS and the Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum of Art are offering FREE admission to our nation's Active-Duty Military personnel and their families (up to 5 people), including National Guard, and Reserve now through Labor Day (Monday, Sept 1)!

💙 This special program is part of a nationwide collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

📅 Offer valid through Monday, September 1
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/Visit_MOAS
You can find other participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

08/18/2025

08/12/2025

ℹ️🖼 Emile Gruppé (1896-1978)
Fort Jefferson
20th century
Oil on canvas
Gift of Cici and Hyatt Brown
2016.12.130

Emile Gruppé was a legendary New England Artist. He was best known for his Monet-influenced seascapes and landscapes. Though primarily working in the Impressionist tradition, he is a second-generation artist son of Charles Gruppé, a well-known artist. Gruppé which he combined a dynamic brand of Realism with the light and atmospheric concerns of Impressionism. His mature work is much admired for its robust brushwork, rich palette, thick impasto, and keen sense of compositional design.

Fort Jefferson, located on Garden Key part of the Dry Tortugas located 70 miles west of Key West, Florida is home to the largest Civil War fort in American History. The massive structure, never fully completed, was in control of the Union Army for the entire war and was used as a federal prison for deserters and criminals.

The fort, a popular destination for boaters exploring the Gulf of Mexico, is depicted in this painting by Emile Gruppé, with a cabin cruiser docked alongside the fort and the lighthouse visible in the background. Using his signature Impressionistic techniques, Gruppé captures the essence of a bright yet windy day, infusing the scene with vibrant energy and atmospheric light.

Discover Florida’s rich maritime past in a stunning new exhibition at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at MOAS - It's a Ship Show: Florida's Maritime Canvas, presented by Expert Reserve Services, anchored through January 4, 2026. ⚓️🖼️

08/12/2025

The Museum of Arts & Sciences is bringing back its popular speaker series – 🧼📦🗣️ ! We all have topics that ignite our passions, and the Museum staff is ready to share theirs with you! Save-the-dates for these upcoming talks, where each speaker will dive deep into subjects that ignite their curiosity:

📌 08/12 | 2PM D-Day: A Day that Changed History
📌 09/09 | 2PM Soapbox History: Women in Paleontology
📌 10/14 | 2PM Soapbox History:Ancient Egypt & Women as Pharaohs
📌 12/09 | 2PM Soapbox History: Tales from the Silk Road
📍MOAS | 352 S. Nova Rd. Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Free for MOAS members, $10.00 for non-members plus the price of museum admission.

08/07/2025

Warren Sheppard (1858-1937)
Lighthouse at Ponce Inlet 🌊
19th century
Oil on canvas
Gift of Cici and Hyatt Brown
2022.03.401

Warren Sheppard, an American marine 🖌️painter, was born in Greenwich, 📍New Jersey, on April 10, 1858. He spent most of his life in the New York and New Jersey area, often summering in New Hampshire to capture seascapes 🌊 near the Isles of Shoals. On his visits to Florida, he painted the Lighthouse at Ponce Inlet, beautifully framed by 🌴 cabbage palms along the shoreline. In this particular work, the towering lighthouse appears slightly distant, with a sandy beach stretching across the foreground, evoking a sense of calm and coastal grandeur.

The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse was completed in 1887 and stands at an impressive 175 feet, making it the tallest in . Built to guide mariners through the challenging waters of the Ponce Inlet, the lighthouse replaced an earlier structure that had been destroyed during the Civil War. Its brick construction consists of over 1.25 million bricks, showcasing remarkable craftsmanship of the era. It is the second tallest lighthouse on the eastern seaboard of the United States.

Set sail on a journey through Florida’s nautical past with It’s a ⛵️Ship Show: Florida’s Maritime Canvas, a captivating new exhibition at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at MOAS, proudly presented by Expert Reserve Services and docked through January 4, 2026. ⚓🖼️