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Morikami Art of Bonsai

Learning Delray Beach, FL

Also called: The Art of Bonsai; Morikami Museum — The Art of Bonsai; Morikami Bonsai Class; Vladimir Foursa bonsai class (Morikami)

Website
https://morikami.org/event/the-art-of-bonsai/
Location
Delray Beach, FL
Last checked
2026-09-16
classes
https://morikami.org/product-category/events/classes/
events
https://morikami.org/upcoming-events/
collection
https://morikami.org/bonsai-collection/
policies
https://morikami.org/clas-workshop-lecture-policies/
home
https://morikami.org/

What it is

The Art of Bonsai is a multi-session bonsai class series offered by the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida. The official event page defines bonsai as “a tree in a tray” and describes students learning to artfully trim and train a tree in a container; beginner and intermediate students are welcome. Classes run as 5-week Sunday sessions (plus a longer Studio Session track) in the Oki Education Center, taught by Vladimir Foursa, curator of Morikami’s bonsai collection since 2010 and Joshua Roth National New Talent Bonsai Competition winner (2008). Morikami’s related Bonsai Collection page notes the museum’s bonsai exhibit as a World Bonsai Friendship Federation Cooperation Center (3rd in the U.S., designated January 7, 2013). This listing is curriculum/schedule-first Learning — not a retail nursery shop and not a membership club.

Who it’s for

Adults and teenagers 15+ (younger youth case-by-case via Education Program Coordinator) who want a structured Morikami season class: Beginner (no prerequisite; materials kit available in class), Intermediate (bring own plant, tools, supplies), or Studio Session (previous bonsai experience recommended; 6-hour Sundays). Advance registration required; full session purchase only (no individual-class registration). Museum/gardens admission is included with programs over $35. Garden visitors interested in the Kessler Bonsai Walk / exhibit are welcome during museum hours, but this card is for the class series, not for walk-up tree sales.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party museum education page with a printed 2026–2027 Sunday session calendar, dollar tuition and member rates, material fees, prerequisites, instructor bio, and Oki Education Center location — curriculum and schedule first, not a shop blur.

  • Class identity / instructor (event page — checked 2026-09-16): The Art of Bonsai; instructor Vladimir Foursa (collection curator since 2010; teaching at Morikami over a decade; horticulture, styling, care, and maintenance). Location: Oki Education Center.
  • 2026–2027 schedule (event page — checked today): Sundays, 5-week sessions. Beginner 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; Intermediate 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; Studio Session Only 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (break 12:00–12:30 p.m.; 6-hour class). Beginner & Intermediate — 2026 Session 1: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 & Nov 1; Session 2: Nov 8, 15, 22 & Dec 6 & 20 (2 Beginner classes). 2027 Session 3: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Session 4: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 & Mar 7. Studio Session (previous experience recommended): Session 1 Mar 21 & Apr 4, 11, 18, 25. Upcoming-events / product-category pages also list session starts at 9:00 a.m. Sundays for Intermediate/Studio tracks.
  • Tuition / materials (event page — checked today): 5-week sessions 1–4 $100 (Members $90); Studio session $200 (Members $190). Material fee: Beginner $45 (pay instructor cash or check on first day); Intermediate & Studio N/A. Beginner materials (purchased in classroom / first day; arrive ~20 minutes early): bonsai learning manual, pruning tool, one beginner’s bonsai tree, bonsai pot, use of wire and bonsai soil. Intermediate & Studio: bring own bonsai tree, pruning tools, pots/soil/wire as needed (some materials may be purchased from the instructor in class).
  • Registration / policies (event page Classes block + Class, Workshop, & Lecture Policies — checked today): advance registration required; registration opens August 1 each year for the season (October of the current year through summer of the following year); classes sold as full sessions only; age default 15+ unless marked Youth. Refunds: full until three working days before first class; 50% before second class; none after second class (confirm live policies page). Classes product category (checked today): Beginners $100, Intermediate $100, Advanced Studio Session $200 (Studio marked sold out at check).
  • Museum context (Bonsai Collection / hours — checked today): Dr. Ron and Arlene Kessler Bonsai Walk; WBFF Cooperation Center designation 2013. Museum & Gardens Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays. Address 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446; main phone 561-495-0233. Admission samples (before tax): Adults $18; Seniors 65+ $16; Students with ID $14; Military with ID $16; Children 6–17 $12; Children 5 & under free.

Tuition, session dates, material fees, and hours above are what the official Morikami pages showed on the check date. Catalog seats and prices change. Use the live Art of Bonsai event page and Classes category before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

The Art of Bonsai (class / schedule): https://morikami.org/event/the-art-of-bonsai/

Location

Class meetings: Oki Education Center, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446. Museum phone 561-495-0233. Museum & Gardens hours checked 2026-09-16: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; closed Monday and major holidays.

This is a museum education / class-series address. Do not treat it as a retail bonsai nursery shop or as a membership club meeting hall. Category remains Learning (curriculum/schedule-first), even though Morikami also maintains a public bonsai collection.

Notes

  • Category is Learning. First-party multi-week class series with printed 2026–2027 Sunday schedule, tuition, material fees, prerequisites, and instructor — not a nursery and not a club. Distinct from House of Bonsai (Nurseries) and ABAS (Clubs).
  • 2026–2027 session dates, $100/$90 and $200/$190 tuition, $45 beginner material fee, and Oki Education Center location are transcribed from official Morikami pages checked on 2026-09-16 and may change.
  • Pics optional for this Wave 1 card; no listing image saved beside this file. Default learning card art is used.
  • Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza.
  • No Bonsai Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: What does The Art of Bonsai cost, and what is included? A: Event page (checked 2026-09-16): 5-week Beginner or Intermediate sessions are $100 ($90 members); Studio Session is $200 ($190 members). Beginner material fee $45 (cash/check to instructor on day one) covers manual, pruning tool, beginner tree, pot, and use of wire/soil. Intermediate and Studio bring their own plant and tools. Full-session registration only; museum admission included for programs over $35. Confirm live seats on the official event and Classes pages.

Q: When are the 2026–2027 sessions? A: Sundays at Oki Education Center. Beginner 12:30–3:30 p.m.; Intermediate 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; Studio 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Session 1 starts October 4, 2026; Session 2 November 8, 2026; Session 3 January 3, 2027; Session 4 February 7, 2027; Studio Session starts March 21, 2027. Exact date lists are on https://morikami.org/event/the-art-of-bonsai/

Q: Is this a nursery or a club? A: Neither for Bonsai Plaza category purposes. Morikami publishes a curriculum/schedule-first class page, so the card is Learning. Tree/pot retail with shop prices belongs under Nurseries (e.g. House of Bonsai). First-party club meeting schedules belong under Clubs (e.g. ABAS Sacramento). The museum’s bonsai exhibit and volunteer shifts are related context, not a reclassification.