Cultural Council brings back MOSAIC event for May, offering deals at museums and more

Palm Beach Daily News
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The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach is one of several organizations taking part in the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County's MOSAIC event in May. It offers discounted admissions to museums, science centers and more across the rea.
The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach is one of several organizations taking part in the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County's MOSAIC event in May. It offers discounted admissions to museums, science centers and more across the rea.

The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County's MOSAIC program will resume May 1, showcasing the premier arts and cultural institutions throughout the area.

MOSAIC — short for "Month of Shows, Art, Ideas and Culture" — offers more than 25 "buy one, get one" deals and up to 50% off discounts on admission tickets, retail purchases, and unique experiences. Participating organizations range from the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, the Cox Science Center and Aquarium and the Norton Museum of Art.

Top offers include:

  • Sunfest (West Palm Beach, May 3-5): Save up to $15 on admission tickets. The festival lineup includes Nelly, Billy Idol, Yung Gravy, Elle King, Shaggy, and more. Sunfest’s MOSAIC discount will be music fans' last chance to score a discount on tickets to the festival.

  • Boca Raton Museum of Art (Boca Raton, Open daily except Mondays and Tuesdays): Buy one general admission and get one of equal or lesser value free. Catch the exhibition “Smoke & Mirrors: Magical Thinking in Contemporary Art” before it disappears on May 12th and “Dorotha Grace Lemeh: Cycles”, featuring artwork created by a Palm Beach County creative professional, which ends on May 19. General admission includes a docent-led tour offered every day at 2 pm.

  • Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (Jupiter Farms, Open daily): Save $125 on a personalized Sanctuary Tour for up to 6 people. Enjoy an up-close-and-personal tour of the new campus and learn about our native wild residents.

  • Mounts Botanical Garden (West Palm Beach, Open daily except Mondays): Buy one admission and get one admission of equal or lesser value free. If you haven’t seen "Origami in the Garden," the sculpture exhibition will be on display through May 12, which is also Dogs Day on its campus.

  • Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, Open daily except Tuesdays): Buy one general admission and get one general admission of equal or lesser value free. General admission includes access to the museum’s augmented reality app, Art +, docent-led tours of the permanent collection and access to its sculpture garden.

Also, more than 90 artists will participate in Palm Beach County Open Studios between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on May 18 and 19. Artists will be welcoming visitors into their personal studios as well as at notable art-making hubs like Arts Warehouse in Delray Beach, Zero Empty Spaces in Palm Beach Gardens and Boca Raton, and The Peach in West Palm Beach.

The event is a self-guided tour in which visitors can meet with Palm Beach County-based creative professionals where they work, witness the creative process, and purchase art directly from creators. Participating artists will demonstrate a range of artistic talents, such as painting, glass blowing, photography, jewelry making, sculpture and printmaking.

Organizations participating in MOSAIC also include Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Arts Garage, Cox Science Center and Aquarium, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Resource Depot, The Taras Oceanographic Foundation, Visit Palm Beach and Yesteryear Village Living History Park/South Florida Fairgrounds.

These offers and full redemption details are available through the MOSAIC website at mosaicpbc.com.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: MOSAIC event offers discounts at museum, science centers during May