Read Time: < 1 min On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Lea Nickless presented her lecture “Deco Deep Dive” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. Lecture Description The Wolfsonian–FIU is a treasure trove of materials from the
Read Time: < 1 min On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Lea Nickless presented her lecture “Deco Deep Dive” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. Lecture Description The Wolfsonian–FIU is a treasure trove of materials from the period 1850–1950, gathered from near and far. From the “frozen fountain” that once served as
Read Time: < 1 min On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Rosa Lowinger presented her lecture “Dwell Time” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. Lecture Description Based on her just-published memoir, Dwell Time, conservator Rosa Lowinger discusses preserving modern tropical buildings in Miami
Read Time: < 1 min On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Dave Bricker presented his lecture “Miami’s Secret Floating Village” at the Art Deco Museum. Lecture Description Inspired by people he met while working on the Christo Surrounded Islands project,
Read Time: 5 mins Editors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Miami Beach’s Lincoln
Read Time: 2 mins Experience Opa-locka’s vibrant fusion of cultures at the inaugural edition of MENA Fest, the first multicultural festival of its kind in the city’s 97-year history. On Saturday, April 13 from 12
Read Time: 2 mins On Sunday, January 14, 2024, Stuart Reed presented his lecture “Florida’s First Travelogue: A Spanish Shipwreck Survivor’s Memoir of Enslavement with the Calusa Tribe for 17 Years” at the Art
Read Time: 2 mins A World Premiere Play by Nicholas Griffin Directed By Jen Wineman April 4—28, 2024 Miami New Drama presents: Dangerous Days. An exciting play that reminisces on the infamous past of
Read Time: 4 mins Editors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. According to
Read Time: 2 mins MDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn
Read Time: < 1 min On Friday, January 12th, 2024, Bob Kealing presented his lecture “The Beatles in 1964 Florida” at the Art Deco Museum. Lecture Description This lively presentation examines the two weeks the Beatles spent in
Read Time: 2 mins On Friday, January 12, 2024, Haley Busch of 1,000 Friends of Florida presented “Saving Special Places and Building Better Communities: Smart Growth in Florida” at the Art Deco Museum. Lecture
Read Time: 2 mins On Friday, January 12, 2024, architect Rick Gonzalez presented his lecture “Historic Preservation in Coastal Communities of Florida” at the Art Deco Museum. Lecture Description Historic places change over time. We can’t stop change,
Read Time: 5 mins This is a guest post by our partner organization, the Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables Article by Karelia Carbonell At its recent Annual Meeting, the Historic Preservation Association of
Read Time: 3 mins MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following project on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does
Read Time: 2 mins MDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn
Read Time: < 1 min The Miami Beach Botanical Garden is celebrating its 22nd annual Miami Beach Garden Tour on Saturday, March 9th from 10 am to 3 pm. This is your chance to explore six beautiful and lush private gardens.
Read Time: 2 mins Guest Post by Dr Lynette Long Renowned as one of the world’s best beaches and vacation hotspots, Miami Beach is known for its top-flight entertainment. The city’s Filmore Theatre, New
Read Time: 2 mins The Spring 2024 Elevate Española art installation is launching soon on historic Española Way. The latest newly commissioned work is by Brazilian artist Beatriz Chachamovits. The artist will be collaborating
Read Time: < 1 min MDPL is launching a new experience for lovers of Biscayne Bay and Florida History – the historical Biscayne Boat Tour on Mizner’s Dream! We invite you to step aboard a
Read Time: 2 mins On Friday, January 12, 2024, Melissa Wyllie, CEO & President of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, and Mike Cosden, Board President of the Florida Trust, presented their lecture “Advocating
Read Time: < 1 min The Washington Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is set to host a landmark tribute event honoring the unparalleled legacy of Muhammad Ali, commemorating the 60th anniversary of his historic victory
Read Time: 2 mins We’re thrilled to share that a new international event – Open House Miami – is making its debut March 1st and 2nd. After many years of effort, a local coalition
Read Time: 3 mins Currently, at the museum, we have an Art Deco-themed exhibit by the Ukrainian artist, Sergey Serebrennikov. Sergey won the poster design contest for Art Deco Weekend back in 2015, and
Read Time: < 1 min Miami New Drama and The Rubell Museum have teamed up to create an exhibit that’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen before! Six playwrights were commissioned to write ten-minute pieces that
Read Time: 4 mins Miami Design Preservation League has been sounding the alarm on bills being reviewed at the State of Florida’s 2024 Legislative Session in Tallahassee, which runs through early March. The bills
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