THE STORIES OF VIZCAYA

Built on the edge of Biscayne Bay about 100 years ago, the lavish Italian renaissance-inspired Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is one of the most picturesque properties in South Florida. It’s also one of the most vulnerable to storm surge and sea rise.

MIAMI – May 26, 2023 – Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is excited to announce the artist selection for its 2023 Contemporary Arts Program (CAP) season. After a call for submissions to Miami-based artists, this year’s CAP Selection Panel chose Karla Caprali and Sophia Cabral’s proposal. They will lead the creation of a community-made stop-motion picture over

Ever wondered what it’s like to be the Executive Director of a 100-year-old historic house museum? Sit back and listen as WDNA chats with Joel Hoffman, Vizcaya’s very own CEO, about his role and all the great things that are happening at the museum behind the scenes.
Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Chief Sandrell Rivers, and Betty Mae Tiger Jumper are monumental women who have shaped South Florida, and as part of a collaboration between Miami-based nonprofits Illuminarts and Hued Songs, and Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, they each received a special tribute.
Helena Gómez de Córdoba, curadora del museo, dice que esta mansión está inspirada en las villas italianas del siglo XVII y ahora sus muros resguardan recuerdos valiosos de la historia que han sido visitados por personalidades como el papa Juan Pablo II.
Welcome to Baynanza, the massive effort to clean up Miami's shoreline Ahead of Earth Day, give back to Miami at this Lollapalooza-sized community cleanup.

MIAMI – March 8, 2023 – On March 7, 2023, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens welcomed 300 of Miami’s most charitable patrons for the 15th Annual Vizcaya Preservation Luncheon, which sold out for the third consecutive year. The luncheon earns its nickname, “the hat luncheon,” from its guests’ fashionable hats, ranging from the classic to the avant-garde. A […]

Hundreds of Miami-Dade County high schoolers got a breath of fresh air this week, leaving the classroom behind to spend a day with local artists at the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens on the shores of Biscayne Bay.
Through the Storm: Women Walking in Greatness” highlights influential women who transformed the landscape of South Florida. Kunya Rowley, Amanda Crider and Rebecca Peterson from Hued Songs’ Artistic Director, Illumin Arts’ Artistic Director and Vizcaya's Community Programs Manager, respectively, joined Inside South Florida to share how the production brings these characters' historical contributions to life.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens’ Chief Engagement Officer, Wendy Wolf, joined Inside South Florida to share how the travel destination works to preserve the rich legacy of the city of Coconut Grove.