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The Alfond Inn displays artwork from the Rollins Museum Collection

Art at The Alfond Inn

Art at The Alfond Inn

Engage with art at The Alfond Inn, the only hotel in the United States that serves as an extension of an art museum. Located just a few blocks from the Rollins College campus, this philanthropic boutique hotel showcases a significant part of the Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art and helps fund student scholarships. The works on view at The Alfond Inn are part of the permanent collection of Rollins Museum of Art; their presence at the Inn gives the museum the opportunity to expand its footprint and its teaching mission for the entire community. Explore on your own with our audio guide, and learn more about monthly art tours.

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The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art

The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art at Rollins College is an insightful art collection and a tribute to contemporary culture, social history, global perspectives, and philanthropy. Created by Barbara and Theodore Alfond (R '68), prominent art collectors and patrons of the arts, this dynamic collection is predominantly showcased at The Alfond Inn.

Conceived as a "visual syllabus," the collection embodies the liberal arts ideals that shaped the Alfonds' education at Rollins and their lives since. It emphasizes critical thinking, cultural understanding, expanding perspectives, exploring global traditions, and the importance of language.

Image: Vik Muniz, (American, b. 1961) The Absinthe Drinker, after Edgar Degas (Pictures of Magazines 2), 2011, Digital c-print 96 1/2 x 71 in. The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, Rollins Museum of Art. Gift of Barbara ’68 and Theodore ’68 Alfond. 2013.34.101 © Vik Muniz/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Art Tours

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    Happy Hour Tours

    March 5, April 2, May 7 | 6pm

    Join us in the lobby of The Alfond Inn in Winter Park for a 60-minute guided tour of selections from The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, part of the Rollins Museum of Art permanent collection. Beverages are available for purchase before, during, and after the tour from the Hamilton’s Kitchen Bar and The Café.

    Pre-registration required. Registration opens two weeks prior to each event.

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    Second Sundays

    March 9 & April 13 | 1pm

    Join us on the Second Sunday of each month at 1pm in the lobby of The Alfond Inn for a guided tour of selections from the Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art. No registration required.

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    Audio Guide: Art at the Alfond Inn Highlights Tour

    Listen to an audio guided tour of select works on view at The Alfond Inn.

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Art for Rollins: The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art

Purchase in the Museum Shop | Borrow from Olin Library

Explore Volumes I,II, and III of this catalog that features full color images and texts documenting the Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, part of The Rollins Museum of Art permanent collection. Conceived by Barbara and Ted Alfond as a gift to their alma mater Rollins College, the collection is a visual syllabus that affords students the benefit of interdisciplinary learning.

Included are works by artists Mel Bochner, Tracey Emin, Lalla Essaydi, Alfredo Jaar, Imi Knoebel, Joseph Kosuth, An-My Lê, Maya Lin, Stefana McClure, Meleko Mokgosi, Jaume Plensa, Martha Rosler, Haim Steinbach, Sara Vanderbeek, and Lawrence Weiner, among others.

Firelei Báez, (Dominican, b. 1981), An Open Horizon (or the stillness of a wound)

Firelei Báez, (Dominican, b. 1981), An Open Horizon (or the stillness of a wound), 2019, Acrylic and oil on archival printed canvas, The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, Gift of Barbara '68 and Theodore '68 Alfond, 2019.2.6. © Firelei Báez. Image courtesy of the artist and James Cohan, New York. Photo: Jackie Furtado