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23 REASONS TO JOIN US AT THE 16TH WORLD CONGRESS ON ART DECO

The upcoming World Congress on Art Deco is taking place in April!

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Miami Design Preservation League has been working tirelessly to prepare for this very special event along with our partners. The event takes place April 18th – 30th in various locations throughout Central and South Florida.​


Here are 23 reasons to join us at the 16th World Congress on Art Deco – these special experiences will make your time truly unique!

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  • Visit a surviving section of the original Old Dixie Highway

  • Take a guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Florida Southern College

  • Enjoy a catered dinner while surrounded by the Mayan Art Deco designs of the Maitland Art and History Museums

  • Have lunch and explore the gardens of the Bok Tower and Gardens while listening to a carillon concert being played live from the Art Deco tower

  • Take a guided bus tour of the Moorish Revival architecture of Opa Locka, Florida

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  • Dance to Art Deco-era music from a professional string quartet

  • Enjoy eleven Miami Beach walking and bus tours tailored specifically for Art Deco aficionados like you

  • Learn things you never knew about the Art Deco era from local and world expert lecturers

  • Visit North Miami galleries and savor an outdoor dinner of local cuisine and entertainment from local singers and dancers

  • Take a guided bus tour of Art Deco and mid-century Modern sites in the City of Miami

  • Enjoy lunch on the Amara rooftop, a gourmet restaurant with panoramic views of Biscayne Bay

  • Take a guided tour of the interior of Casa Casuarina (Versace House)

  • Take a guided tour of the New World Center, home of the New World Symphony, designed by Frank Gehry

  • Dine at Joe’s Stone Crab, the oldest and most iconic of Miami Beach restaurants

  • Spend a fascinating afternoon at the Wolfsonian Museum, guided by museum staff

  • Enjoy dinner on the outdoor terrace of the iconic Art Deco Victor Hotel overlooking the Atlantic Ocean

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  • Tour the Lynn University Campus, a Mid-Century Modern masterpiece by Chapman, Evans & Delehanty

  • Visit the Boca Raton Innovation Campus, designed by Marcel Breuer

  • Take in the Norton Museum of Art exhibition “At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism”

  • Get up close with the Norton’s Paul Manship sculptures

  • Celebrate World Art Deco Day at a Gala outdoor Egyptian Soiree

  • Take a guided bus tour of Art Deco sites in Palm Beach County

  • Dine outdoors at the Pan’s Garden of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach

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