Vizcaya Museum And Gardens Trust Inc

PRESERVING VIZCAYA'S CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN CONNECTING WITH THE PAST, UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENT AND SHAPING THE FUTURE.

VISITOR EXPERIENCE & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, PROGRAMS & INTERPREPATION ENGAGE A BROAD PUBLIC THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE AMENITIES.VIZCAYA WELCOMES RESIDENTS & VISITORS- VIZCAYA WELCOMED 195,230 VISITORS THROUGH GENERAL ADMISSION, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS FROM OCTOBER 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2021. OVER THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR, WE WELCOMED 470 ACTIVE MILITARY AND VETERANS, 106 BLUE STAR MILITARY FAMILIES, 160 CULTURE SHOCK MIAMI TICKET HOLDERS, AND 1,143 LIBRARY PASS HOLDERS WITH REDUCED OR COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION. VISITATION REBOUNDED IN THE FINAL QUARTER, BUT END OF FY RESULTS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN PRE-PANDEMIC.NEW AUDIO TOUR PLATFORM- OVER THE SUMMER OF 2021 VIZCAYA TRANSITIONED ALL FIVE LANGUAGES (ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE, AND HAITIAN CREOLE) OF THE DISCOVER VIZCAYA AUDIO TOUR TO A NEW PLATFORM, NOW AVAILABLE AS A DOWNLOADABLE APP AND ONLINE. THIS IS A MUCH EASIER WAY FOR VISITORS TO ACCESS THE AUDIO TOUR, WHICH IS FREE WITH GENERAL ADMISSION.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FUN & RESTORATIVE- THROUGH EXTENDED HOURS, MONTHLY VIZCAYA LATES WELCOMED 3,135 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR RESTORATIVE AND FUN OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AMONG VIZCAYA'S LUSH WATERFRONT LANDSCAPE AND FORMAL GARDENS. VIZCAYA LATES INCLUDED THREE HOLIDAY EVENINGS IN DECEMBER FOR VISITORS TO ENJOY VIZCAYA DECORATED FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS.- THE WEEKLY VIZCAYA VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET WAS ESTABLISHED IN NOVEMBER 2020 AND CONTINUED WEEKLY, WITH URBAN OASIS PROJECT, FEATURING AN AVERAGE OF 22 VENDORS EACH WEEK SELLING FRESH, LOCAL FOOD AND PRODUCE. EACH WEEK HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS VISIT THE FARMERS MARKET, EXPANDING THE VIZCAYA EXPERIENCE INTO THE VILLAGE PROPERTY.- VIZCAYA LAUNCHED A DIGITAL STORYTELLING PROJECT, BEYOND VIZCAYA, WITH THEMES OF MIGRATION, LABOR AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. THE PROJECT REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE IN THE MIAMI AREA AND GIVES THEM A PLATFORM TO TELL AND SHARE THEIR STORIES THROUGH LIVESTREAMS AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: INCLUSIVE & IMPACTFUL- VIZCAYA SUPPORTED LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESENT PERFORMANCES BY SERVING AS A SAFE OUTDOOR LOCATION TO GATHER FOR CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. IN NOVEMBER 2020, VIZCAYA HOSTED "ARSHT ON THE ROAD" A POP-UP PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER TO SHOWCASE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IN FEBRUARY 2021, VIZCAYA HOSTED THE MIAMI CITY BALLET TO PRESENT THREE PERFORMANCES FROM THEIR "TO MIAMI, WITH LOVE" SERIES. APPROXIMATELY 225 DAYTIME VISITORS ENJOYED THESE PERFORMANCES.- IN FEBRUARY 2021 VIZCAYA PRESENTED "SPECTRAL VIZCAYA" PART OF OUR ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY ARTS PROGRAM SERIES. VIZCAYA COMMISSIONED MIAMI ARTIST SEBASTIAN DUNCAN-PORTUONDO TO CREATE A PERFORMANCE THAT WELCOMED 391 ADULTS AND FAMILIES WHO ENCOUNTERED SPIRITS OF VIZCAYA'S ESTATE-ERA PAST, AWASH IN VIBRANT COLORS FROM LARGER-THAN-IIFE STAINED-GLASS PROJECTIONS. PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS WERE MADE IN COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY, WHICH REACHED 91 ADULTS AND STUDENTS, AND 75 ADULT AND YOUTH VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED THE PERFORMANCE.- VIZCAYA PRESENTED SCHOOL AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ONSITE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNER DREAM IN GREEN, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT INVITES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO THINK ABOUT RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH A TEACHER-LED COMPETITION. SMALL GROUPS OF STUDENTS DESIGNED AND CREATED A MODEL OF A BUILDING THAT ADAPTS TO SEA LEVEL RISE. IN JANUARY THESE GROUPS VISITED VIZCAYA TO LEARN ABOUT CHALLENGES CLIMATE CHANGE IMPOSES ON THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AT VIZCAYA.- VIZCAYA DEEPENED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COCONUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH VARIOUS CONNECTIONS. FROM JANUARY THROUGH MAY 2021, VIZCAYA PRESENTED BI-MONTHLY AFTERSCHOOL URBAN FARMING LESSONS FOR K - 5 STUDENTS AT THE BARNYARD.- VIZCAYA WELCOMED THE CORDEIRO VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES FELLOW TO SUPPORT OUR GROWTH AS A COMMUNITY-CENTERED MUSEUM. THIS NEWLY DEVELOPED POSITION SUPPORTS VIZCAYA TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY VOLUNTEERISM, PAID ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. FIU PARTNERSHIP -VIZCAYA WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF EIGHT SOUTH FLORIDA ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTNER WITH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY'S WOLFSONIAN PUBLIC HUMANITIES LAB FOR A PROJECT TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE THE STORIES OF SOUTH FLORIDIANS.

FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICESALL FACILITIES-RELATED CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE EFFORTS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF VIZCAYA'S CAMPUS OF NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDINGS AND CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION. CUSTODIAL SERVICES ARE FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING PUBLIC SPACES AS PART OF OUR MISSION-BASED NEED TO SERVE VISITORS WHO ARE ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL TOURS AND PROGRAMS OR TO SERVING OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.CAPITAL PROJECTS AND HURRICANE IRMA REPAIRS:- MANY PROJECTS MADE IT TO THE FINISH LINE: THE TEA HOUSE RESTORATION, THE MAIN HOUSE ROOF REPLACEMENT, ROOF REPLACEMENT OF FOUR VILLAGE BUILDINGS, AND THE CAFE AND SHOP RESTORATION-INCLUDING THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. PROGRESS WAS MADE ON ADDRESSING OUR 40/50-YEAR RECERTIFICATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CASINO ROOF.BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2020 AND JANUARY 2021, VIZCAYA COMPLETED THE RESTORATION OF THE STONE, METAL AND WOOD BALUSTRADE IN THE MARINE GARDEN, WHICH WAS DAMAGED DURING HURRICANE IRMA IN 2017. THIS RESTORATION HAS BROUGHT THE MARINE GARDEN BACK TO HOW IT LOOKED BEFORE THE HURRICANE, MAKING IT ONCE AGAIN SAFE FOR VISITORS TO ENTER AND ENJOY.- IN JANUARY 2020, RESTORATION OF THE BARGE AND BOAT LANDING STARTED. DAMAGE TO THESE TWO WATERFRONT FEATURES WAS ALSO THE RESULT OF HURRICANE IRMA IN 2017. WORK ON THE BOAT LANDING WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY JULY. WORK ON THE BARGE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER, WITH MINOR ASPECTS REMAINING THEREAFTER.

ART AND LIVING LIVING COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENTTHE ART & ARTIFACT STEWARDSHIP DEPARTMENT AND THE HORTICULTURE & SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT OVERSEE RESEARCH, CARE, CONSERVATION, INTERPRETATION, AND DISPLAY OF VIZCAYA'S ART AND LIVING COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE HISTORIC INTERIORS, GARDENS AND GROUNDS.COLLECTIONS CARE AND MANAGEMENT.- IN DECEMBER 2020, VIZCAYA LAUNCHED THE NEW COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES DATABASE WEB MODULE. STARTING WITH 150 OF VIZCAYA'S OBJECTS, FOUR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND 15 FINDING AIDS, THE ONLINE DATABASE WILL BE EXPANDED UPON REGULARLY. INCREASING ACCESS TO VIZCAYA'S COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES ONLINE, TO CASUAL VISITORS AS WELL AS RESEARCHERS, WAS SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED. SEE HTTPS://VIZCAYA.ORG/COL LECTIONS/RESEARCH ARCHIVES/NEH GRANT IN SUPPORT OF COLLECTIONS- VIZCAYA WAS AWARDED A $230,269 GRANT UNDER THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE HUMANITIES AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (NEH-ARPA) TO SUPPORT THE COLLECTIONS AND CURATORIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT'S COMPLETION OF MISSION-CRITICAL HUMANITIES ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DIGITIZATION AND RESEARCH OF ART AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. THE GRANT SUPPORTED THE HIRING OF A NEW CURATOR, A POSITION THAT WAS VACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.- FOUNTAIN GARDEN WITH ROSES AND INTRICATE GRASS BORDERS. ALL ROSE PLANTS, NEWLY INSTALLED AND PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED, HAVE INDIVIDUAL ACCESSION RECORDS AND PHOTOS ENTERED INTO VIZCAYA'S LIVING COLLECTIONS DATABASE. EXPANSION OF THE ORCHID COLLECTION- HORTICULTURE ADDED MORE THAN 100 CATTLEYA PLANTS TO THE PERMANENT ORCHID COLLECTION IN PREPARATION FOR ACCREDITATION BY THE PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION

OTHER PROGRAMSSERVICES RENDERED TO PROTECT THE HISTORIC ESTATE AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF VISITORS AND CLIENTS, INCLUDING SECURITY SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AND FACILITY RENTALS SERVICES.SECURITY AND SAFETY- PROVIDED 24/7 SECURITY PROTECTION OF ART AND LIVING COLLECTIONS AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS, GARDENS AND GROUNDS. PROVIDED PROTECTION FOR DAYTIME VISITORS AND EVENING PROGRAM AND EVENT ATTENDEES.- INSTALLED NEW SECURITY CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE MAIN HOUSE AND INITIATED WORK ON SECOND FLOOR CAMERAS.ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY- LAUNCHED COMPOSTING PROGRAM THAT COLLECTS ALL FOOD WASTE, TO-GO CONTAINERS, AND NAPKINS FROM THE CAFE AND SHOP AND STAFF BREAK ROOMS AND PROVIDES A RECEPTACLE FOR FARMERS MARKET GUESTS TO DROP OFF THEIR COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS. LAUNCHED PROGRAM TO COMPOST ALL CLEANLY USED PAPER TOWELS. ELIMINATED PAPER TOWEL USAGE IN VISITOR BATHROOMS BY INSTALLING SANITARY HAND DRYERS.- PURCHASE AND USE OF PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES HAVE BEEN REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY, WITH NUMBERS CONTINUING TO DECLINE. TOUCHLESS WATER FAUCETS, WHICH REDUCE WATER WASTE, HAVE BEEN INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE ESTATE. FOR THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS, HAND AIR DRYERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF PAPER TOWEL WASTE, AND IN STAFF RESTROOMS, CLEAN, USED PAPER TOWELS ARE COLLECTED AND COMPOSTED. LED LIGHTING HAS REPLACED MANY FLUORESCENT BULBS AND INCANDESCENT BULBS AS WELL AS THE HID PARKING LOT LIGHTS.MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS- VIZCAYA'S MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING ON-SITE VISITATION AND ONLINE ENGAGEMENT. WITH THE PUBLIC SENSITIVE TO COVID- 19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS, VIZCAYA'S MESSAGING REINFORCED VISITOR SAFETY, OUR SPACIOUS OUTDOOR GARDENS, ONLINE TICKETING, AND ONLINE AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS. TARGETS WERE LOCAL AND DRIVE-IN TOURISM, AND ADVERTISING PLACEMENTS FOR TOURISM STARTED MID-YEAR AS VISITOR NUMBERS TRENDED UP.- VIZCAYA WAS HONORED TO BE FEATURED ON "CASTLES, USA" ON FOXNATION, RECEIVED COVERAGE OF OUR "VIZCAYA LATE: ARTISTS AT WORK" ON DECO DRIVE ON WSVN-CHANNEL 7, COVERAGE OF VIZCAYA'S PRESERVATION LUNCHEON IN HAUTE LIVING AND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS, AND RECEIVED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE TEST DEPLOYMENT OF TIGER DAM (A FLOOD MITIGATION SYSTEM) THAT INCLUDED WPLG-CHANNEL 10, TELEMUNDO 51 AND NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL OUTLETS. THE COMPLETION OF THE RESTORATION OF VIZCAYA'S WATERFRONT RECEIVED AN EXCLUSIVE FEATURE IN THE MIAMI HERALD.NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED- VIZCAYA LAUNCHED ITS NEW WEBSITE AT VIZCAYA.ORG ON OCTOBER 23, 2020. THE NEW SITE IS BUILT AROUND A MEDIA-RICH STORYTELLING APPROACH THAT KEEPS VISITORS ENGAGED ACROSS MULTIPLE PAGES. IT IS ALSO RESPONSIVE TO A VARIETY OF MOBILE AND DESKTOP DEVICES, ALLOWING AN INTUITIVE VISUAL EXPERIENCE ON ANY PLATFORM. THE UNDERLYING ARCHITECTURE ALSO ALLOWS GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO OPTIMIZE MESSAGING, MARKETING AND EXPANSION OF ONLINE TICKET SALES.OTHER DIGITAL INITIATIVES- VIZCAYA LAUNCHED ITS NEW DIGITAL EXPERIENCE "YOURS TRULY," WHICH ALLOWS USERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE ARCHIVAL CORRESPONDENCE BY VIZCAYA'S FOUNDER JAMES DEERING ON THEIR MOBILE DEVICES. THE PLATFORM'S GOAL IS TO SHED LIGHT ON DEERING'S PERSONALITY AND MOTIVATIONS IN BUILDING VIZCAYA.INSTALLATION OF NEW SERVERS- VIZCAYA MODERNIZED ITS SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE INSTALLATION OF NEW HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. WITH ITS THREE NEW SERVERS, VIZCAYA WILL BENEFIT FROM STORAGE CAPACITY OF 10 TERABYTES AND A DOUBLING OF PROCESSING SPEED. THIS PROJECT MARKS THE FINAL MAJOR SYSTEM UPGRADE IN VIZCAYA'S MIGRATION TO ITS OWN IT INFRASTRUCTURE INDEPENDENT OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.FINANCIALFUNDRAISING- VIZCAYA SECURED GRANT FUNDING. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE TWO MAJOR GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES AND A GRANT FROM THE HELEN FRANKENTHALER FOUNDATION TO ADDRESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE MAIN HOUSE.- VIZCAYA PARTICIPATED IN GIVE MIAMI DAY ON NOVEMBER 19, 2020 AND RAISED FUNDS FROM 68 DONORS. - ON MARCH 10, 2021 VIZCAYA HOSTED THE 13 TH ANNUAL PRESERVATION LUNCHEON IN THE VIZCAYA GARDENS. THE FUNDRAISING EVENT WELCOMED 100 GUESTS AND RAISED $216,388 FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VIZCAYA AND OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.FACILITY RENTALS- VIZCAYA'S FACILITY RENTAL PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED COVID-19-RELATED EVENT LIMITATIONS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STAFF, OUR CLIENTS, AND THEIR GUESTS. A CHALLENGING YEAR, MANY RENTALS WERE POSTPONED, RESCHEDULED, OR CANCELLED. IN FY 20-21 EVENING EVENTS AND DAYTIME GARDEN WEDDING CEREMONIES WERE HELD, SERVING 3,091 GUESTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.