Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
3251 S. Miami Ave.
Miami,
Fl.
33129
P: 305 250 9133
Daily: 9:30 am - 4 :30 pmexcept Tuesdays The Main House is open until 5:00 p.m. and the gardens until 5:30 p.m.Admission:Adult (13 and over) $25Child (6-12):$10<5 yrs. FreeDiscounted Tickets
House, Gardens, and Collections.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens preserve its cultural and environmental resources to engage people in connecting with the past, understanding the present, and shaping the future. Built in 1916, Vizcaya features a Main House filled with a decorative art collection and 10 acres of formal gardens.
UPCOMING
October 23, 2024 – May 19, 2025
LAUREN SHAPIRO
Pastiche
For its 2024 Contemporary Arts Program Exhibition, Vizcaya presents Pastiche, featuring site-specific work by Miami-based artist Lauren Shapiro. The exhibition explores the enduring legacy of Vizcaya’s artistic advisor, Paul Chalfin (1874 – 1959), whose 150th anniversary we celebrate this year. Interpreting Vizcaya’s architecture, history, and environment through this lens, Shapiro will debut a series of sculptures in response to three spaces decorated by Chalfin: the Breakfast Room, Enclosed Loggia, and Reception Room.
Shapiro’s approach to studying Chalfin parallels her methods of studying nature. Whereas she typically explores the Everglades and the ocean to gather her source material, for this project Shapiro turned to Chalfin’s contributions at Vizcaya, particularly the use of pastiche – the blending of styles and influences to create a cohesive whole – to inform her own work. The resulting ceramic, glass and technology-infused vessels, in decidedly artificial and yet quintessentially Miami neon pinks, blues and greens, create a visual language that evokes the past while resonating with the present.
About
In 1952, James Deering’s nieces conveyed Vizcaya to Dade County (now Miami-Dade). In the following year, the estate opened as the Dade County Art Museum within the County’s Park and Recreation Department. The museum’s original name demonstrates that Vizcaya did not then seem a “historic” property and that South Florida’s cultural landscape has changed dramatically over the past 60 years. The museum features the Main House with 34 decorated rooms showcasing over 2,500 art objects and furnishings; ten acres of European-inspired formal gardens; a significant orchid collection totaling 2,000 specimens; and 25 acres of endangered primary growth forests. Vizcaya is accredited by the American Association of Museums and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1995 for its significant architecture, landscapes, interiors, and collections.