Programs and Events
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens offers many exciting events and programs*, in addition to guided tours of the historic main house.
For more information, email learning.programs@vizcayamuseum.org or call 305-250-9133.
Moonlight Garden Tours
Film Series
Evening Talks and Special Tours
Performances
Contemporary Arts Project
* All public offerings are subject to change or cancellation and certain rooms may be closed for conservation or reinstallation.We regret any inconvenience to visitors.
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Moonlight Garden
6:30 p.m.
Courtyard
Wander through Vizcaya’s breathtaking gardens along Biscayne Bay under the light of the full moon. Enjoy informal concerts of live music and light refreshments for sale in the courtyard of the Main House. Vizcaya's Volunteer Guides will be on hand to answer questions and lead area tours in the gardens. Admission is $15 per person; $10 for Students, Seniors, and Vizcayan members. Reservations are not required. NOTE: Not all garden areas are wheelchair-accessible. Moonlight Garden Tours begin at 6:30 p.m. and continue until 9:00 p.m. on the following dates:
January 19, 2011
January 20, 2011
February 16, 2011
February 17, 2011
March 16, 2011
March 17, 2011
April 20, 2011
April 21, 2011
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Film Series: Viewing Vizcaya
7:00 p.m.
Courtyard
While Vizcaya is known as a magnificent structure full of European inspiration, it also served as a place of leisure, enjoyment and relaxation for its owner, James Deering, who frequently hosted events for his friends and family. Experience firsthand what it might have been like to be a guest of Mr. Deering’s and enjoy movie night in the house’s main Courtyard. This screening series will explore both modern day films that have a fun connection to Vizcaya as well as historical silent films that Mr. Deering and his guests might have viewed in their time. We’ll even supply live music to accompany the silent films! Complete the evening’s festivity with a themed cocktail or traditional movie fare available for purchase.
Tickets $15, available onsite beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the evening of the program.
Wednesday, September 23, 2010
Heartbreakers (2001)
Running Time: 122 minutes, Rated PG-13
Max (Sigourney Weaver) and Page (Jennifer Love Hewitt)
are a mother-daughter team of con artists who make
money the old fashioned way-by swindling it! All
is golden until they try to scam eccentric millionaire
William Tensy (Gene Hackman) and Page falls for her
mark, Jack (Jason Lee). Watch as Vizcaya steals the scene
in this scandalous comedy!
Wednesday, October 21, 2010
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Running Time: 107 minutes, Rated PG-13
Join us in Vizcaya’s Courtyard to view a Halloween classic
accompanied by live organ music in a hauntingly beautiful
setting! This thrilling tale stars John Barrymore as the
virtuous Dr. Jekyll who becomes obsessed with the duality
of good and evil within the human psyche and formulates
a potion to separate the two. In doing so, he unwittingly
unleashes his maniacal alter-ego, Mr. Hyde, who wreaks
havoc in his wake.
*Sign language interpreters are available upon request. Please call 305-860-8421 with 5 days notice if sign language interpreter assistance is needed.
Evening Talks and Special Performances
Hear experts in fields such as architectural history, art history, historic preservation, art conservation, Vizcaya’s history, and Miami history.
Conservations
Did you know that Vizcaya's owner, James Deering was an environmentalist? In 1914 he made the then unusual decision to locate Vizcaya's main house directly on Biscayne Bay, specifically preserving the rockland hammock (native forest) for us today. In addition, when planning and creating Vizcaya's gardens, he preserved the mangrove shore and was committed to retaining native plants and vegetation.
Join us for a series of conversations on conservations! This series of public programs will expose you to the environment at Vizcaya and inspire you to continue Deering's preservation efforts and share in his delight of Miami's subtropical environment.
Elusive Landscape
by Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez
Thursday, October 7, 2010
7:00 p.m., Gardens
FREE ADMISSION
Experience an eco-art film event as award-winning Miami-based film and
video artist, Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez, presents Elusive Landscape in
Vizcaya’s gardens. This site-specific installation is comprised of multiple
hand-crafted 16mm films depicting environmental imagery and projected
directly into the landscapes themselves. The work will be accompanied by
an original soundtrack by composer Ricardo Lastre. In a dialogue with nature
that is mediated through technology, Elusive Landscape promotes environmental
awareness by celebrating Miami's rich green spaces and natural eco-systems
while engaging the city’s diverse audiences in an experience that is at once
sensorial, magical, and celebratory. Wine and light refreshments will be available
for purchase. Not all areas of the gardens are wheelchair accessible.
Admission is complimentary in support of the 2009 FAN Knight New Work
Award, an initiative of Funding Arts Network funded by the John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation.
Elusive Landscape has received additional support from Tigertail Productions,
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Fundación Valparaíso,
and is presented by Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator.
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More at Vizcaya
Teacher Workshop
The Arts at Vizcaya: Past & Present
Saturday, September 11, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Vizcaya Village Garage
Explore the role of the arts at Vizcaya past and present including the Contemporary
Arts Project (next installation February 2011) and prepare for a future fi eld study
with your students. This workshop is designed for 9th–12th grade teachers. A $20
registration fee includes lunch, all materials, and complimentary bus transportation
and museum admission for teachers to return to Vizcaya with up to 35 students.
Registration is required and space is limited. For information or to register:
wendy.wolf@vizcayamuseum.org or 305-860-8435.
Inside Vizcaya: The Rape of Europa (2007)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Courtyard
Join us for a screening of the documentary, The Rape of Europa (2007), which
examines how the Nazis systematically pillaged countless and priceless works of art
during World War II and recounts heroic attempts to salvage these historic treasures.
Learn how experts in Europe and the United States have since searched for and
identifi ed these missing objects, a tremendous effort that continues to this day. Prior
to the screening, Remko Jansonius, Vizcaya's Collections and Archives Manager, will
share how these issues relate specifi cally to Vizcaya's collections. Wine and light
refreshments will be available for purchase.
Running Time: 107 minutes, Not Rated
Tickets $15, available onsite only beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the evening of the
program. Seating is limited.
This program is presented as part of Vizcaya's Nazi-Era Provenance Research Project,
supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Contemporary Arts Project
 Through this program, Vizcaya reaches out to the artist community both locally and nationally – to offer artists the opportunity to explore our resources and think about them in new ways. Two artists per year are invited by an advisory committee to immerse themselves in Vizcaya’s grounds and collections, create a work of art in response to that experience, and participate in public programs such as studio labs, demonstrations, and artist talks. The creative exchange that will result from this program will help to demonstrate Vizcaya’s contemporary relevance to our community and beyond.
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Vizcaya gratefully acknowledges ongoing support from The Vizcayans, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
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