Free Coffee and Conversation on "Charles Deering: Artist, Collector, Patron, Preservationist"

Free presentation with coffee and light refreshments. Please RSVP at (352) 341-6428.

In this program, Dr. Annette Fromm introduces artist Charles Deering’s commitment to environmental preservation in Biscayne Bay and his world-class art collection he brought to his estate nearly one hundred years ago. Annette B. Fromm is a folklorist who specializes in ethnicity and immigrant cultures and has worked in museums for over 35 years. She has curated exhibits about Native American history and art, and writes and speaks about multiculturalism and museums, ethnographic museum practices, and more. Most recently, she led the graduate museum studies program at Florida International University.

Be sure to stop in and see our temporary exhibit of the work of the local artists of artOasis here at the museum in the John Murray Davis gallery from Saturday, January 2nd through Thursday, March 5th of 2026. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.

This event is sponsored by Inverness Cultural Heritage Council and Citrus County Historical Society.

You may also like the following events from The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum:

• This Sunday, 7th December, 04:00 pm, Music at the Museum with Greta Pope and Jazz Trio in Inverness
• Next Friday, 12th December, 07:00 pm, Christmas Tribute to Elvis with Billy Lindsey in Inverness
• Next Saturday, 13th December, 09:00 am, Inverness Walks: Historic Downtown Walking Tour in Inverness

Also check out other Arts events in Inverness, Workshops in Inverness.