THE STORIES OF VIZCAYA

Design and the Natural Environment, Featured Story, History of Vizcaya, Innovation, Preservation & Conservation

How James Deering Saved the Cape Florida Lighthouse

Among the vast landholdings that James Deering acquired when building Vizcaya was some property on Key Biscayne, which included the Cape Florida Lighthouse.

Featured Story, History of Vizcaya, People and Ideas

Eustace Edgecombe: A Lifetime at Vizcaya

Meet Eustace Edgecombe, a Bahamian teen who started working at Vizcaya as a waterboy in 1913 and dedicated the next 52 years to the estate.

Featured Objects, Featured Story, History of Vizcaya, Preservation & Conservation

Exploring Vizcaya’s Stone Barge during King Tide

Ever wanted to climb aboard Vizcaya’s Stone Barge? Although the public does not have access to this space for conservation reasons, we are giving you an inside look at this space through a video mini-tour. Before we get into the history, let’s talk about what you’ll see in the video, which was shot during the

Featured Story, People and Ideas, Style

Paint like Sargent at Vizcaya

Did you know that visitors can paint en plein air in the gardens and follow in the footsteps of American watercolorist John Singer Sargent?

Featured Story, Horticulture, Press

Vizcaya’s bayfront gardens now open

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens' beautiful bayfront gardens are now open. With 10 acres of outdoor gardens, Vizcaya offers the community ample space to maintain social distance with a low-density experience.

Featured Story, Press, Sustainability, What’s in Bloom?

Vizcaya’s Jatropha and Staghorn Ferns recognized by the Plant Collections Network.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens' Jatropha and Staghorn Fern collections have been accredited and accepted into the Plant Collections Network.

Featured Story, Horticulture, Press, What’s in Bloom?

Vizcaya, part of the Plant Collections Network

In 2019, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens received its first two accreditations from the Plant Collections Network, an American Public Gardens Association initiative that recognizes the importance of the genetic diversity of plant collection by botanic gardens in North America.

Featured Objects, Featured Story, Preservation & Conservation, Story

Nazi-Era Provenance Research

From 1933 to 1945, during the period of Nazi domination in Germany and World War II, millions of objects of art and cultural property in Continental Europe were unlawfully and often forcibly taken from their owners. Those who lost artworks to Nazi forces included private collectors, victims of the Holocaust, museums and galleries, and religious

THE STORIES OF VIZCAYA

How James Deering Saved the Cape Florida Lighthouse

Eustace Edgecombe: A Lifetime at Vizcaya

Exploring Vizcaya’s Stone Barge during King Tide

Paint like Sargent at Vizcaya

Vizcaya’s bayfront gardens now open

Vizcaya’s Jatropha and Staghorn Ferns recognized by the Plant Collections Network.

Vizcaya, part of the Plant Collections Network

Nazi-Era Provenance Research

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