Vizcaya to be presented Ross Merrill Award
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works will present Vizcaya Museum and Gardens with the prestigious Ross Merrill Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections, an honor that is possible thanks to generations of community support.
The award was created in 1998, and a total of 23 awards have been given, recognizing institutions from historic house museums to Colonial Williamsburg and from city arts commissions to major metropolitan museums. Organizations in both the United States and Canada have been honored; all North American not-for-profit institutions responsible for the care of cultural property are eligible.
"I am proud that the work of our collections and curatorial staff has been recognized by AIC," says Remko Jansonius, deputy director of collections and curatorial affairs for Vizcaya. "Thanks to the hard work of staff and volunteers, Vizcaya is able to celebrate 100 years and engage our community in learning through the arts, history and the environment."
Vizcaya's Main House and gardens are furnished with a collection that represents many cultures and periods of art—ancient Roman sculptures, Renaissance tapestries and architectural elements, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century statues and garden decorations, Chinese ceramics, Rococo and Neoclassical furniture and early twentieth-century sculptures and paintings. Vizcaya also has one of the most significant collections of Italian furniture in the United States.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is located at 3251 South Miami Avenue.
The award was created in 1998, and a total of 23 awards have been given, recognizing institutions from historic house museums to Colonial Williamsburg and from city arts commissions to major metropolitan museums. Organizations in both the United States and Canada have been honored; all North American not-for-profit institutions responsible for the care of cultural property are eligible.
"I am proud that the work of our collections and curatorial staff has been recognized by AIC," says Remko Jansonius, deputy director of collections and curatorial affairs for Vizcaya. "Thanks to the hard work of staff and volunteers, Vizcaya is able to celebrate 100 years and engage our community in learning through the arts, history and the environment."
Vizcaya's Main House and gardens are furnished with a collection that represents many cultures and periods of art—ancient Roman sculptures, Renaissance tapestries and architectural elements, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century statues and garden decorations, Chinese ceramics, Rococo and Neoclassical furniture and early twentieth-century sculptures and paintings. Vizcaya also has one of the most significant collections of Italian furniture in the United States.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is located at 3251 South Miami Avenue.
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