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People and Ideas, Story

Capturing the Black Grove Legacy

Vizcaya is proud to have a long-running relationship with the historic Black Coconut Grove community. To learn more about our neighbors, and about the people who were central to the creation of Vizcaya, starting back in 1916, we partnered with some of Coconut Grove’s pioneer families and community leaders to launch a podcast. The goal was

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

Design and the Natural Environment, History of Vizcaya, Horticulture, People and Ideas, Story, Style

Diego Suarez, Landscape Architect for Vizcaya’s gardens

Diego Suarez (1888–1974), was born in Bogotà to a Colombian father and an Italian mother. Following the death of his father, Suarez moved to Florence, Italy, with his family. There he studied architecture at the Accademia di Belle Arti (the Italian equivalent of the French École des Beaux Arts). While still a student, he became

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Capturing the Black Grove Legacy

Nazi-Era Provenance Research

Diego Suarez, Landscape Architect for Vizcaya’s gardens

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