Agenda Preview: September 12th, 2023 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 5 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 more. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. To review the Historic Preservation Board Agenda, including […]
Jan M. Lorys: “Art Deco Advances in Poland” | Lecture at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco
Read Time: 2 mins On Saturday, April 22, Jan M. Lorys spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In his lecture, Lorys discusses Poland’s ties to the Art Deco movement, from participation in the 1925 Paris Exposition to the nation’s first exhibitions on the style. He notes that interest […]
Jennifer Wong: “The Father of Chinese Art Deco Architecture” | Lecture at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco
Read Time: 2 mins On Saturday, April 22, Jennifer Wong spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In her lecture, Wong dives into the work of her maternal grandfather, Chinese architect Liu Jipiao. Jipiao is considered the father of Chinese Art Deco architecture. During the height of the Art […]
Dr. Terryl Lawrence: “Tamara de Lempicka” | Lecture at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco
Read Time: 2 mins On Saturday, April 22, Dr. Terryl Lawrence spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In her lecture, Lawrence discusses the work of Tamara de Lempicka, a Polish painter who became an enigmatic figure in the art world. She was best known for her glamorous Art […]
Andrew Capitman: “Barbara Baer Capitman, the Early Years of Art Deco Preservation” | Lecture at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco
Read Time: 2 mins On Saturday, April 22, Andrew Capitman, spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In his lecture, Capitman discusses his mother Barbara Baer Capitman’s journey during the early years of the Art Deco Preservation movement in Miami Beach. He shares stories of her days as a […]
“Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Art Deco Societies” | Panel at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco
Read Time: < 1 min On Saturday, April 22, Atul Kumar, Roberta Nusim, and Sharon Koskoff spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. Kumar is the President of the Art Deco Mumbai Trust, Nusim is the President of the Art Deco Society of New York and Sharon Koskoff is the […]
Save My Little Havana: Steve Wright Photo Exhibit launches August 24th at the Art Deco Museum
Read Time: 4 mins A vibrant new photography exhibit is headed to the Art Deco Museum at the Art Deco Welcome Center, as part of its revamped Featured Local Artist program. “Save My Little Havana” by writer and photographer Steve Wright tells the story of his neighborhood’s many historic residential and commercial buildings. An Ohio native who first came […]
MDPL Featured on PBS’ “Florida Road Trip – Miami Beach”
Read Time: < 1 min MDPL was recently featured in an episode of PBS’ documentary series “Florida Road Trip” focused on Miami Beach’s unique history. The segment spotlights the Historic Art Deco District and the preservation efforts of MDPL founder, Barbara Baer Capitman. Through her work, Miami Beach became known for having the largest concentration of tropical Art Deco in […]
Ira Giller: “Designing the Good Life – Norman M. Giller & the Development of Miami Modernism (MiMo)” | Lecture at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco
Read Time: < 1 min On Friday, April 21, Ira Giller, FAIA, spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In his lecture, Giller discusses the life and work of his father, Norman M. Giller, one of the founders of Miami Modern (MiMo), Miami’s regionalized style of Modernist architecture. Giller traces […]
‘Celia Cruz Forever’ Celebrates the Legacy of Salsa Legend
Read Time: 3 mins The Tower Theater in Miami is currently presenting an exhibition on Celia Cruz, after the 2019 well-regarded exhibit at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora. The exhibit aims to celebrate the vibrant life and legacy of Cuban salsa legend Celia Cruz (1925-2003). Forever Celia was the largest exhibit on Cruz’s life so far, surpassing […]
Arts and Culture GO Bond Signing brings Cultural Leaders to Miami Beach City Hall
Read Time: 3 mins Miami Beach is celebrating a big milestone for arts and culture with today’s signing of the closing documents for the first tranche of Arts and Culture GO Bonds totaling $101.7MM. The bonds result from the November 2022 voter approval of the issuance of $159MM in debt that will be dedicated to upgrading and expanding city-owned […]
Allan Shulman: “Tropical Stucco: Miami’s Art Deco and its Architects” | Lecture at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco
Read Time: 2 mins On Friday, April 21, Allan Shulman, FAIA, spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In his lecture, Shulman traces the origins of Miami Art Deco’s signature Tropical Stucco, which was commonly used in hotels, apartment buildings, and commercial buildings. This is unique to Miami Art […]