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The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Highwaymen Museum was a joyous day for many. Museum founder Doretha Hair Truesdell and Fort Pierce Mayor Linda Hudson, center, work together to turn some earth with a shovel in front of the museum at 1234 Avenue D. MARYANN KETCHAM

Highway Museum opening may be pushed to fall

Anticipation that only the fruition of a long-held dream can have will spill over when the new Highwaymen Museum at 1234 Avenue D throws open its doors to welcome its first guests this summer.

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A.E. “Beanie” Backus, a legendary painter who mastered scenes of the Florida landscape, created an artistic path for the Florida Highwaymen. More than 50 paintings by the Highwaymen will be exhibited at the Backus Museum. A.E. BACKUS MUSEUM & GALLERY

Visual feast

Museums along the Treasure Coast are getting ready for an exciting season that is sure to please a wide variety of art lovers.

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Display items for the new Port St. Lucie History Museum and Education Center are being cataloged and sorted by Port St. Lucie Historical Society members Rachel Heid and Patricia Christensen, society board chairwoman, as they prepare for the fall opening. RUSTY DURHAM

Colorful Characters

The city of Port St. Lucie sprang up in 1961, seemingly out of nowhere. From jungle-like riverbanks, swarms of giant mosquitos and no residents, its population zoomed from zero to 240,000 in 63 years.

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The Headwaters Heritage & Cultural Center coming to Fellsmere will showcase Florida’s food history with displays of cooking tools from pioneer homes. Note the flour sifter once found in nearly every kitchen, essential for baking without benefit of mixes. GREG RODGERS

PAST FORWARD

While citrus groves, pastures, oaks and tall pines disappear around us, a group of history enthusiasts — with deep roots in Florida — plan to build a museum that will showcase the state’s fascinating past.

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Read more about the article THE FINE ART OF FRIENDSHIP
This oil on canvas by A.E. Backus, Orange Grove, will be on display as part of the upcoming exhibit titled Kindred Spirits: Paintings and Letters from the Kiplinger Family Collection. The exhibit runs from Nov. 17 through Jan. 7 at the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce. BRIAN GILLIGAN

THE FINE ART OF FRIENDSHIP

An upcoming exhibition at the Backus Museum highlights the bonds between artist ‘Bean’ Backus and publishing magnate ‘Kip’ Kiplinger

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The Vero Beach Museum of Art offers a free outdoor digital art exhibition in December. Eighteen works from various international artists will be projected onto the exterior walls of the museum building. VBMA PHOTOS

Visual Virtuosity

This Treasure Coast art season is packed with thrilling exhibitions. Art enthusiasts interested in Modern art will be captivated by shows featuring M.C. Escher at the Vero Beach Museum of Art as well as science fiction illustrations at the A.E. Backus Museum.

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The work of renowned light artist Chul Hyun Ahn is on exhibit at the Vero Beach Museum of Art through April 30. Using lights and mirrors and ordinary objects, Ahn creates Zen-inspired works that are windows into infinity and space, such as this work, entitled Five Squares, from 2016. VBMA PHOTOS

Mirroring an illusion

VBMA exhibit invites viewers to explore space through their own perspectives

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