Tour Overview
Explore and learn about the similarities between the Art Deco works exhibited at The Wolfsonian-FIU and the Art Deco buildings of our neighborhood!
This walking tour is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Deco: Luxury to Mass Market at The Wolfsonian–FIU. Drawn from The Wolfsonian’s collection of design and decorative arts, Deco offers an overview of Art Deco and ends by showing how it shaped the architecture of Miami Beach. The walking tour draws links between objects in the exhibition and buildings that line the streets around the museum, inviting visitors to connect the history of Art Deco with today’s Miami Beach.
More information at http://wolfsonian.org
Credits
Current building and object photographs from The Wolfsonian–FIU collection by Lynton Gardiner. Vintage postcards courtesy of The Miami Beach Visual Memoirs Project and H. Lawrence Wiggins. Digital development by Yucef Merhi. Voice-overs by curators, Shoshana Resnikoff and Silvia Barisione.
Stops
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Stop 1: The Wolfsonian-Florida International University
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Stop 2: Taft Hotel
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Stop 3: Kenmore Hotel
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Stop 4: Palmer House
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Stop 5: Congress Hotel
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Stop 6: Essex House Hotel
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Stop 7: Franklin Hotel
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Stop 8: Hotel Shelley
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