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The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art The Museum is home to the most comprehensive collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Its collection was built over a half-century by Mrs.
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Of the many unexpected pleasures awaiting visitors to Central Florida, none may be as dazzling as a stroll through the galleries of The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of works by American designer Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933). Highlights include the restored Byzantine-Romanesque chapel interior that Tiffany designed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a new wing that showcases the Museum’s collection of art and architectural objects from Tiffany’s celebrated Long Island home, Laurelton Hall. The galleries support the first permanent exhibition of these objects. The recently restored Daffodil Terrace, prize-winning leaded-glass windows, iconic Tiffany lamps, and custom furnishings are among the featured installations. Visitors will also enjoy the exhibits of American art pottery, Arts and Crafts furnishings, and late 19th- and early 20th-century American painting and graphics. The Morse was founded by Jeannette Genius McKean (1909-89) in 1942 and named for her industrialist grandfather. McKean and her husband, Hugh F. McKean (1908-95), the museum’s director until his death.

10/10/2026

We’re putting the final touches on the new exhibition! Opening October 13: “Revolt in the Parlor: Escaping Victorian Taste.”

Spanning 3 galleries with more than 250 objects, see how artists responded to rapid change between 1890–1959 with bold new ideas, materials, and centers of creative activity.

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Medieval stained glass served as an important source of inspiration for later stained glass artists, but its techniques ...
10/03/2026

Medieval stained glass served as an important source of inspiration for later stained glass artists, but its techniques were debated even in the Middle Ages.

By the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, artists had shifted their methods, increasingly using clear glass decorated with silver stains and painted details. This surface-painted or stained technique is exemplified by this German roundel in the Morse’s collection.

The roundel depicts Christ's feet in clouds above the heads of 11 followers and is based on Albrecht Dürer’s design for “The Ascension,” from his series of woodcuts known as the “Small Passion” (or “Little Passion”).

ON VIEW
“Breaking Tradition: Distinguishing American Stained Glass”
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Roundel, c. 1535. Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain; unknown German; Designer: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528 (GL-062-31).

09/29/2026

With these magnificent leaded-glass door panels, c. 1905, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) ensured August Heckscher (1848–1941), the famous capitalist and philanthropist, that the passageway to his garden was always through autumn’s bounty. The clear glass panes are framed by vines heavy with grapes, squash, pumpkins, and tomatoes, unifying the outdoors with the indoors no matter the season.

Watch as our Education Manager, Colleen Gaffney, shares insight into these Tiffany door panels.

ON VIEW
“Breaking Tradition: Distinguishing American Stained Glass"

“Dignity in Servitude” is one of five watercolors Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) admitted for display at the Philadel...
09/26/2026

“Dignity in Servitude” is one of five watercolors Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) admitted for display at the Philadelphia world’s fair in 1876. Drawing on his recent travels to southern Spain and North Africa in the years leading up to the fair, Tiffany created landscapes infused with the region’s distinctive color and light and completed figural studies richly draped in traditional dress.

ON VIEW
“Beyond Glass: The Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany”
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“Dignity in Servitude,” c. 1873. Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper laid down on board; Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933; signed, lower left: Louis C. Tiffany; 19 1/8 x 14 in. (2024-025:1).

09/25/2026

Pardon our mess as we remove the objects from “Fascinating Clutter: American Taste during the Reign of Victoria” to make way for “Revolt in the Parlor: Escaping Victorian Taste.”

Our installation team is hard at work transforming the galleries, and we can’t wait to share the new exhibition with you!
Visit us beginning October 13 to view “Revolt in the Parlor: Escaping Victorian Taste.”

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Fall is here, and the season may be felt while beholding Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Autumn panel from the “Four Seasons” wi...
09/23/2026

Fall is here, and the season may be felt while beholding Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Autumn panel from the “Four Seasons” window, c. 1892–1900. Tiffany (1848–1933) designed this leaded-glass window for the Paris International Exposition in 1900. In a label for the window by Hugh F. McKean (1908–95), the Museum’s first director stated that Tiffany thought like a painter when assembling this tremendous work. Somehow, the way the colors blend makes it easy to forget that this fruitful design is composed of glass pieces.

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Living Room Gallery, “Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall”

This c. 1910 ring from Louis Comfort Tiffany’s line of art jewelry features a brilliant tourmaline surrounded by sapphir...
09/20/2026

This c. 1910 ring from Louis Comfort Tiffany’s line of art jewelry features a brilliant tourmaline surrounded by sapphires entwined in leafy gold vines. Tiffany (1848–1933) introduced his jewelry line in 1904 using the organic forms that inspired him. Unlike the use of precious gems for which his father, Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812–1902) of Tiffany & Co., was known, Louis Tiffany’s jewelry frequently incorporated semiprecious stones.

ON VIEW
“Handpicked: Jewelry from the Morse Collection”

It’s the perfect time of the season to become a Morse Member! Members receive free admission to the Museum all year and ...
09/17/2026

It’s the perfect time of the season to become a Morse Member!

Members receive free admission to the Museum all year and invitations to exclusive programs, such as receptions, luncheons, and trips. Members also receive guest passes to share the gallery experience with friends and family, and a 10% discount in the Museum Shop (20% on Member Appreciation Days). Memberships may be purchased or renewed online or by calling 407-645-5311, extension 115.

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445 N Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL
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Tuesday 9:30am - 4pm
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Thursday 9:30am - 4pm
Friday 9:30am - 4pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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