Coral Gables Museum Opens Interactive Mini-Golf Exhibit During Gallery Night on June 5

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - May 21, 2015 - PRLog -- The Coral Gables Museum, which celebrates, investigates and explores the civic arts, will debut Mini-Golf 2015: International Edition, a nine-hole playable and interactive mini-golf exhibit for adults and children, during the Mercedes Benz of Coral Gables Gallery Night from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2015. Mini-Golf 2015 will be on view from June 5 to September 13, 2015 in the Museum’s Robert & Marian Fewell Gallery.

“Golf is the perfect summer pastime and this exhibit shows the creativity and design talent of local students, contractors and design professionals who submitted themes for each of the nine mini-golf holes,” said Christine Rupp, Director of the Coral Gables Museum. “Adults and children will not want to miss this whimsical putt-putt course in air-conditioned comfort inside the Museum, complete with a pro-shop and starter shack.”

The 2015 Mini-Golf exhibit is inspired by international places and landmarks such as The Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, Ayers Rock in Australia, El Gran Jaguar in Guatemala, downtown Grenada in Spain and the National Mall in Washington, DC. The course also features local landmarks, such as Coral Gables’ Alhambra Water Tower and Miami’s Tobacco Road.

Brought back due to popular demand, the Museum first created the Mini-Golf exhibit in 2013. It invited artists, architects, engineers and students to design mini-golf holes based on Coral Gables landmarks. The Museum chose the winning designs and then incorporated them into a playable, interactive nine-hole golf course.

Also debuting during the June 5^th Gallery Night is the Museum’s fifth annual Capture Coral Gables 2015: Photography Contest and Exhibit that features the work of finalists, who participated in a skill-based photography contest. Visitors can vote for their favorite photograph and help the Museum determine the winners of the contest. The Capture Coral Gables exhibit runs from June 5 to August 28, 2015.

The Coral Gables Museum’s mission is to celebrate, investigate and explore the civic arts of architecture and urban and environmental design, including fostering an appreciation for the history, vision, and cultural landscape of Coral Gables; promoting beauty and planning as well as historic and environmental preservation for a broad audience, including children, families, and community members, as well as local, regional, national and international visitors. It operates as a public-private-partnership between the City of Coral Gables and the Coral Gables Museum Corp., which operates the Museum. The Museum optimizes its mission by cultivating effective partnerships, and providing programming that includes exhibitions, collections, educational offerings, lectures, tours, publications and special events. For more information about educational programs or volunteering, visit www.coralgablesmuseum.org.