Vizcaya’s digital collections
Welcome to Vizcaya’s online digital collections!
We are happy to present our digital collections online for everyone to access freely and openly. Here you will find details about the individual aspects that together make Vizcaya the special place that it is. Our efforts to provide digital surrogates of our collections items is a long-term and ongoing process. Over time, we will continue to add to this page, to increase access to the museum’s holdings.
This resource has been made available in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this web resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Museum Objects
Industrialist James Deering collected and carefully displayed a collection comprised of more than 3600 paintings, sculptures, furniture, textiles, silver, ceramics from ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, Asia, and 19th-century France.
Archival Items
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Archives is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to information about the planning, construction, and furnishing of Vizcaya’s Main House, Gardens, and Village. Our holdings include over 3,000 historic architectural drawings, 3,000 historic photographs, and 24,000 pieces of correspondence.
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Finding Aids
Finding aids are tools that contain detailed and specific information about an archival collection. They are a way for a researcher to determine which collections will provide them with information to further their research. For additional information, please contact us at archives@vizcaya.org.- James Deering’s Historic Library Collection
- The 1926 Hurricane Photograph Collection
- The Abby Deering Howe Photograph Collection
- The Arva Moore Parks Vizcaya Photograph Collection
- The Charles Goetze Scrapbook Collection
- The Clyda and Harry Bailey Papers Collection
- The Construction Photograph Albums Collection
- The David Joseph MacLean Photograph Collection
- The Ella Holgersohn Photograph Collection
- The Estate Correspondence Collection
- The Estate Era Architectural Drawings Collection
- The Estate Financial Records Collection
- The Estate Miscellaneous Records Collection
- The Estate Purchase Records Collection
- The Faye Lucille Jones Collection
- The Frank Bell Photograph Collection
- The Frank Geisler Photograph Collection
- The Frank Landon McGinnis 1922 Diary Collection
- The Fred L. Starbuck Photograph Collection
- The Irene Kugelmann Photograph Collection
- The James Deering Travel Photograph Albums Collection
- The John Cruickshank Photograph Collection
- The Kathryn Chapman Harwood Papers Collection
- The Marion Deering McCormick Photograph Collection
- The Mattie Edwards Hewitt Photograph Collection
- The Muriel Winston Kaminer Collection
- The Parks and Recreation Era Architectural Drawings Collection
- The William Dunn Sturrock Collection
- The Trust Era Architectural Drawings Collection
- The Vizcaya Post Card Collection
Stories from Vizcaya's archives
Watch as stories from the archives and local history come alive on Beyond Vizcaya—the museum’s community storytelling initiative.
In this brief episode, we learn about Ella Holgersohn, a domestic worker who found love while working for Mr. Deering at Vizcaya.
Research Request Form
Vizcaya is proud to serve as an academic resource for the community. If you would like to conduct research in the archives, please fill out the form below so we may contact you and schedule a visit.
History comes alive
Learn more about the history of Vizcaya through the many stories and photos from the estate: past, present and future.
Le 10 novembre 2024, le Vizcaya Museum and Gardens a accueilli des centaines d'invités enthousiastes lors de l'inauguration du nouveau Vizcaya Village Café, marquant...
Helena Gomez, CuratorMay, 2024 This post offers new insights into the identities of two marble portraits by Josep Clarà in Vizcaya’s collection. An Artistic Legacy…
Tracing Women in 19th and 20th Century Archival Collections Are you curious about the staff who worked behind the scenes maintaining Vizcaya for James Deering?…
Just like Charles Deering, his daughters followed in his footsteps when it came to art collecting. Both James and Charles had very distinct tastes in…
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Vizcaya: James Deering’s Winter Home The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens stand as a testament to the vision of businessman James Deering. Constructed between 1914 and…
The Glass Canopy: Protecting and Enhancing the Courtyard The central courtyard of Vizcaya’s Main House boasts a unique and ever-evolving landscape. Over the years, it…
Introduction to Romanticism Movement During the 18th century, an artistic movement known as Romanticism spread throughout Europe, seeking to evoke an idealized world of rural…
