Charles and Linda Williams 
Cici and Hyatt Brown 
North 
Root Family 
Lowell and Nancy Lohman
Tuscawilla
L. Gale
The innovative Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art is home to the largest collection of Florida art in the world and features a rotating collection of 2,600 Florida-themed oil and watercolor paintings. The Museum's grand central gallery and mezzanine showcase the collection's signature pieces, while six smaller galleries feature beautiful changing exhibitions with Florida themes. A gift shop and a cafe add to the Brown Museum experience and make for the perfect day-long visit to the MOAS campus. Conference rooms with full meeting and presentation capabilities are available to the public on a rental basis.
Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art
Open May 17, 2025 through January 4, 2026
The Museum of Arts and Sciences and the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art invites you to embark on a visual voyage through the rich maritime history of Florida’s waterways, as depicted in a stunning collection of ship paintings. The exhibition will feature some 60 historical paintings of watercolors and oil paintings showcasing a diverse array of vessels, from the graceful lines of sailboats gliding across serene waters to the robust forms of commercial ships navigating Florida’s bustling ports. Luxurious yachts, symbols of leisure and affluence, are also captured in vivid detail. Each painting tells a story of Florida’s intricate relationship with the sea, reflecting the state’s role as a hub of maritime activity.
The exhibit also highlights the vital presence of lighthouses, steadfast guardians of Florida’s coastline. Through landscapes that depict these iconic structures standing tall against dramatic skies, artists have captured the interplay of light and shadow, illustrating the importance of lighthouses in guiding ships safely through treacherous waters. These paintings not only celebrate the beauty and function of these beacons but also evoke the sense of hope and safety they have provided to countless sailors. Together, these works offer a window into Florida’s maritime heritage, where the sea and its vessels have shaped the state’s culture, economy, and identity.
On May 7, 2012, the Museum of Arts & Sciences, in cooperation with the City of Daytona Beach and the Volusia County Council, announced a $13 million gift for construction of the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. This expansion to the Museum of Arts & Sciences will be the permanent home for the Cici and Hyatt Brown collection of more than 2,600 paintings of Florida.
The unprecedented collection, which includes works from the acclaimed Reflections and Reflections II exhibitions, which both made their debuts at the Museum of Arts & Sciences, will be donated over the next several years and is the most extensive collection of Florida art anywhere in the world.
Additional donor dollars will create an endowment for the operation and maintenance of the 26,000 square foot building, which will front Nova Road just north of the existing Museum of Arts & Sciences.
The permanent gallery of the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art contains the most significant paintings from the Brown's collection of Florida art. Paintings can be found installed on the main floor and the upstairs mezzanine. Artwork with aesthetic and technical qualities signficant in the larger realms of regional and general American arts can be found here. Featured painting: Louis Aston Knight; Sunset on the Suwannee River, ca. 1910
