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April 2023
Through the Storm: Women Walking in Greatness
Hued Songs, IlluminArts and Vizcaya are thrilled to present a three-part series of performances amplifying the historic contributions of three influential women. Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Sandrell Rivers and Betty Mae Tiger Jumper’s work has impacted and transformed Miami and South Florida, creating change for their, and future, generations.
Vizcaya Village Guided Tour
If you’ve visited Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, you may be surprised to learn that the estate comes complete with its own historic farm and village on the east side of South Miami Avenue, directly across the street from the Main House and formal gardens. The Village was built in 1914 alongside the rest of the estate. You can now take a guided tour of Vizcaya Village and learn about its history as well as the restoration plans currently underway. These…
Nature Talks at Vizcaya with Steve Noll
Join us for Nature Talks at Vizcaya - a lecture series that continues relevant and topical conversations surrounding our special contemporary art exhibition, Wish Towers. Through this series, we hope to expand awareness of Vizcaya’s natural landscape, the effects of climate change, and Florida’s environment from the perspective of different field experts. Florida and Water: A Historical Perspective This presentation chronicles Florida’s long and difficult relationship with water. Dr. Steve Noll examines attempts to turn water into land and land into…
Storied Vizcaya | A Family Program
Join Vizcaya and local authors for an evening of incredible stories and imagination! There can't be history without stories. During this evening, families with children will enjoy: The Miami Book Fair will be collecting children’s books to distribute to children in need. If you have any gently used baby books, first-readers or picture books, please bring them with you. You can drop your donation in the “Books for Free” bin on the waterfront East Terrace. Click HERE for more information.…
Baynanza: The 41st Anniversary
Baynanza is a celebration of Biscayne Bay and its significance as one of our most important ecological systems in South Florida. Currently celebrating its 41st year, this annual cleanup day has brought our community together to keep the beaches and shorelines along Biscayne Bay clean for four decades. Join us at Vizcaya on Saturday, April 15, as volunteers come together to pick up trash in the estate’s mangrove shoreline. Vizcaya is just one of 31 sites along the bay where you…
Vizcaya Village Guided Tour
If you’ve visited Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, you may be surprised to learn that the estate comes complete with its own historic farm and village on the east side of South Miami Avenue, directly across the street from the Main House and formal gardens. The Village was built in 1914 alongside the rest of the estate. You can now take a guided tour of Vizcaya Village and learn about its history as well as the restoration plans currently underway. These…
Bite + Write | A FREE Vizcaya Family Program
While you're browsing through local vendors at the Vizcaya Village Farmers Market, stop in at the Village Picnic Area for a hands-on family activity. Teaching poet, Kita Huerta, will provide bites of fruit and guides children in a mindful tasting exercise leading into a poetry writing workshop. This activity takes about 15 minutes and is first-come, first-served while supplies last. Why poetry? April is National Poetry Month! When mastered, poetry harnesses the power of language to share and express feeling. This…
Planting Mangroves
Demo and Conversation with Artists and Vizcaya Horticulturalist Join Puerto Rican artists Jaime and Javier Suárez Berrocal and Vizcaya’s Horticulture Team for the last day of the “Wish Towers” exhibition. Discover how mangrove propagules are nurtured in the site-specific installation and learn more about this native tree that lives off the shores of Vizcaya’s coast. During this day program, Vizcaya’s Horticulture Team will demonstrate how to plant mangrove seedlings. TICKET OPTIONS ONLINE TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. TICKETS NOT SOLD AT…
Vizcaya Village Guided Tour
If you’ve visited Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, you may be surprised to learn that the estate comes complete with its own historic farm and village on the east side of South Miami Avenue, directly across the street from the Main House and formal gardens. The Village was built in 1914 alongside the rest of the estate. You can now take a guided tour of Vizcaya Village and learn about its history as well as the restoration plans currently underway. These…
Vizcaya Late | Zip Odes Finale w/ O, Miami
WLRN, O, Miami, and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens present an evening to celebrate the return of in-person Zip Odes! The Zip Ode, an original form invented by O, Miami and WLRN, is designed to transform your zip code into an occasion for place-based, lyrical celebration. WLRN and O, Miami are now accepting odes to South Florida zip codes in the form of the code itself: five lines with each line containing the number of words designated by the zip numbers.(For…
