MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our positions below, highlighted in yellow. [Please note, the lack of a position on a
MDPL is providing a form for interested condominium unit owners or their authorized representatives to request an inspection of official records of their condominium associations
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our positions below. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
In light of the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Miami Design Preservation League’s Center for Resiliency & Sustainability has been communicating with various stakeholders and
Bookleggers Library, an artist designed free library open to the public has set up a temporary residence at 1600 Washington Avenue. Bookleggers “Beach Reads” pop-up
Throughout the 1980s and the early 90s, Woody Vondracek became one of South Florida’s foremost Art Deco graphic artists. We recently had the opportunity to
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
The Art Deco Museum is thrilled to present a traveling version of our Women’s Suffrage Centennial Exhibition at the Miami-Dade Public Library. The exhibition will
The following was submitted to the Mayor and Commission of the City of Miami Beach on May 11th 2021 Dear Mayor and Commission: Please see
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
Imagine you are a kid growing up in the 1970s and your playroom just happens to be the balcony of one of the oldest and
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Miami Today on 8/25/1983 by Barbara Baer Capitman. It is reprinted below as part of our ongoing
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
Rita Blank certainly had a unique childhood growing up on the beach in the 1950s-60s. Her family moved down from New York to Miami Beach
Last Friday, March 19th, 2021 was the long-awaited unveiling of a new mural by artist Ignacio Marino Larrique. Located at 1543 Washington Avenue, the mural
Leonard (Leibesh) Bobick’s life story was the epitome of the American Dream. He was born in 1934 in Krakow, Poland, to a religious Jewish family
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
Help us produce our upcoming Morris Lapidus exhibition! Our fundraiser is now live. A Retrospective Look at the Architect who redefined the landscape of Miami
Please join the Miami Beach Youth Commission today Thursday, February 25, at the livestream of the first segment of #MBHistory. The series highlights the role
Please find the letter below from MDPL Board Chair Jack Johnson transmitted to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee. Dear Chair Carroll, The Miami Design Preservation
MDPL’s Visual Memoirs Project is featured in this local NBC6 news story about the legacy of segregation in South Florida. To read the full article
Please see below post from the Committee to Preserve the Byron Carlyle Theater. The Committee to Preserve Byron Carlyle Theater is a group of Miami
Sign the Petition to Save 1753 North View Drive: Click Here Address: 1753 North View Drive Current Owners: Sunset Island Land Trust, Alex Kleyner and
The Miami Beach Commission on Wednesday designated the International Inn as an individual historic site. This was the culmination of a multi-year effort between the
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
Marie Raines fondly remembers her grandfather Anton Skislewicz (pronounced Ski-sleigh-vitch). In fact, she has many vivid memories from her childhood of relaxing at her grandparent’s
Join the Florida Grand Opera for its Songfest music series, with three performances hosted at the Art Deco Museum! Each SongFest series will feature current
About the Author: David McKinney is an architectural historian and retired museum administrator. He directed the statewide arts network in Virginia, served as the director of
Recently we had the opportunity to interview one of the male models that posed for the iconic 1986 Bruce Weber photoshoot on the roof of
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
by The Deauville 2/16/24 Initiative The love affair the world had and continues to have with The Beatles has not lost any of its luster.
This year’s design strikes a somber yet hopeful tone as we leave 2020 behind and look forward to a brighter 2021. Designed by 2020 poster
MDPL is pleased to participate in the slow streets pilot program. The effort is a collaboration with the City of Miami Beach, Better Streets Miami,
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
Dress up in your Art Deco best and join our speakeasy crew this evening via Zoom! Get in the Thanksgiving holiday spirit with MDPL through
Don’t miss Give Miami Day 2020! Help MDPL reach our $5,000 fundraising goal during this annual 24 hour fundraising event for local non-profits. Giving is open
by Barbara Pickell About the Author: Barbara Pickell received her BA and MBA degrees from Binghamton University in New York State. She worked in healthcare
From the Miami Beach Visual Memoirs Youtube Channel, this clip from 1989 was filmed by German Television for a documentary about Art Deco on Miami
Webinar link: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/88038126471, or dial in via telephone 877 853 5257 (toll free), webinar ID: 880 3812 6471. Members of the public wishing to speak
The Byron Carlyle Theater is a cultural and historical landmark in the North Beach area of Miami Beach. It was designed by famous MiMo architect