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Press

Baynanza featured on TimeOut

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.

Education at Vizcaya, People and Ideas, Press

Creative Vizcaya featured on WLRN

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.

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Vizcaya’s “Through the Storm: Women Walking in Greatness” featured on WSFL-TV 39

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.

Featured Story, History of Vizcaya, Press

WSFL-TV 39 features Bahamian contributions in the construction of Vizcaya

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.

Featured Story, Press

Ukrainian Children enjoy Baking in Historic Places at Vizcaya

It was a rainy Saturday morning, but that didn’t matter to the children charging out of a school bus into the Vizcaya Village Garage, where they were greeted by friendly faces and the buttery fragrance of freshly baked sugar cookies.

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Vizcaya featured in blog, “I Could Show You the World”

In a city known for opulent mansions and beachside estates, there is one that stands above the rest: the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.

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FMJ interviewed Vizcaya’s Senior Director of Facilities

Nestled on 50 acres near Miami, Florida, USA, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens offers a breathtaking glimpse into the Gilded Age. The site, completed in 1923, is home to a dozen architecturally significant buildings influenced by Italian Renaissance and Mediterranean styles. Martha Akins and her Facility Management team face unique challenges with architecture, elements, visitors and historic

Preservation & Conservation, Press

Restoration of the Tea House featured in Papyrus

In early September 2017, Hurricane Irma hit the Florida coast, as a Category 4 storm. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, located on Biscayne Bay in Miami, suffered tremendous losses from hurricane-force winds and the accompanying tidal surge.