Organized by Alliance France Miami Metro, and lead by Art Deco historian Veronika Pozmentier this walking tour of the Art Deco Historic District tells in French the story of a small sandbar island raising in few decades from a mangrove swamp to a vibrant tropical resort thanks to the Art Deco Architecture built in the 30’ s. The tropical Art Deco architectural style of Miami Beach took its inspiration in the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs Industriels Modernes.
The district, almost destroyed in the 70’s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, is today an open-air museum of preserved historic Art Deco buildings. The Art Deco District with more than 11 million visitors in 2017 has become one of the most sought-after destination in the US.
Alliance Francaise Miami Metro AFMM is a non-profit institution part of 111 Alliances in the US alone and over 190 Worldwide. It is to be Miami’s center of French language and French speaking cultures, to promote exchange and friendship between Americans and French speaking people from all over the world. AFMM offers French language classes and a full calendar of social and cultural events inspired by all things French.
Veronika Pozmentier is a journalist, an Art Historian and a certified Miami Dade Heritage Tourism guide. She studied Art History at Ecole du Louvre in Paris. As an Art Deco specialist, she has lead hundreds of Art Deco tours in Miami Beach as well as given numerous lectures on the subject.
Price general public $ 35 Alliance Francaise Members $20 Alliance Francaise Miami Metro https://www.af-miami.org/ and eventbrite Alliance Francaise