The Stories Of Vizcaya
Salting the Earth Vizcaya’s Fountain Garden was once known by a different name. Originally, this space was designed to be a rose garden. It served as such when the gardens were completed in 1922. James Deering enjoyed the roses while he wintered here from November to March. When the Great Hurricane of 1926 hit Miami,...
As part of the Beyond Vizcaya storytelling project, Vizcaya will be hosting a livestream Tuesday (3/23) at 11:30 a.m. with Dr. Marvin Dunn where he will share stories about Black migration, labor, cultural identity, and Miami during the Jim Crow Era. We’ll be exploring these topics through history, from the time before Vizcaya existed all...
Vizcaya has a long tradition of inspiring and commissioning works by contemporary artists. When the estate was first built in 1916, a number of prominent artists were invited to create works for the site. For example: Alexander Stirling Calder, the master sculptor responsible for the statues that adorn Vizcaya’s Barge; Robert Winthrop Chanler, an American...
As part of the Beyond Vizcaya storytelling project, State Senator Shevrin Jones will be chatting with us LIVE on March 10 at 3:30 p.m. He will be sharing his family’s story as Bahamian immigrants, the community he represents, and how growing up in Miami has influenced his identity. Join us in this live discussion as...
If you’ve heard about Spectral Vizcaya and wondered about this installation’s origins, take a step back with us. Sebastian Duncan-Portuondo’s first project at Vizcaya was Arrangements for a Concrete Box, part of the 2015 exhibition, “Fantastical Vizcaya,” which celebrated the theatrics of the estate as envisioned by Paul Chalfin, Vizcaya’s Artistic Director. In that commission,...
Imagine the music As you walk through the timeless halls of Vizcaya’s Main House, you might feel as if a soundtrack is playing in your head. As you go from room to and room and traverse different periods of time, that music might change. First, you may think you hear a harp playing Baroque music...
