The upcoming World Congress on Art Deco is taking place in April! Miami Design Preservation League has been working tirelessly to prepare for this very special event along with our partners. The event takes place April 18th – 30th in various locations throughout Central and South Florida.
Early bird pricing is available through February 28th. Book now!
Here are 23 reasons to join us at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco – these special experiences will make your time truly unique!
Pre-Congress in Central Florida
Visit a surviving section of the original Old Dixie Highway
Take a guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Florida Southern College
Enjoy a catered dinner while surrounded by the Mayan Art Deco designs of the Maitland Art and History Museums
Have lunch and explore the gardens of the Bok Tower and Gardens while listening to a carillon concert being played live from the Art Deco tower
Take a guided bus tour of the Moorish Revival architecture of Opa Locka, Florida
Old Dixie Highway
Florida Southern College
Mayan Art Deco designs, Maitland Art and History Museums
Bok Tower and Gardens
Main Congress in Miami Beach and Miami
Dance to Art Deco-era music from a professional string quartet
Enjoy eleven Miami Beach walking and bus tours tailored specifically for Art Deco aficionados like you
Learn things you never knew about the Art Deco era from local and world expert lecturers
Visit North Miami galleries and savor an outdoor dinner of local cuisine and entertainment from local singers and dancers
Take a guided bus tour of Art Deco and mid-century Modern sites in the City of Miami
Enjoy lunch on the Amara rooftop, a gourmet restaurant with panoramic views of Biscayne Bay
Take a guided tour of the interior of Casa Casuarina (Versace House)
Take a guided tour of the New World Center, home of the New World Symphony, designed by Frank Gehry
Dine at Joe’s Stone Crab, the oldest and most iconic of Miami Beach restaurants
Spend a fascinating afternoon at the Wolfsonian Museum, guided by museum staff
Enjoy dinner on the outdoor terrace of the iconic Art Deco Victor Hotel overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Scottish Rite Temple
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
Joe’s Stone Crab
The Wolfsonian-FIU
Hotel Victor
Post-Congress in Palm Beach
Tour the Lynn University Campus, a Mid-Century Modern masterpiece by Chapman, Evans & Delehanty
Visit the Boca Raton Innovation Campus, designed by Marcel Breuer
Take in the Norton Museum of Art exhibition “At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism”
Get up close with the Norton’s Paul Manship sculptures
Celebrate World Art Deco Day at a Gala outdoor Egyptian Soiree
Take a guided bus tour of Art Deco sites in Palm Beach County
Dine outdoors at the Pan’s Garden of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
Lynn University campus
Do all this and much more while making friends and renewing old friendships with your colleagues from Art Deco societies around the world!Visit our website for more info.
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