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Miami Design District Public Art Tours
August 22, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday, August 22nd from 5-6pm join the Miami Design District for a free guided tour of the neighborhood’s world-renowned public art, architecture as well as temporary artist projects and exhibitions made possible by the district. For this tour, enjoy SITE PLAN, explore the Miami Design District’s architecture, considering the history and ideas important to architecture and how art is integrated within each site, while strolling through the neighborhood. Sites include Buckminster Fuller Fly’s Eye Dome, Leong Leong’s Garage, Paseo Ponti, and more. Meet in front of the Fly’s Eye Dome on the first floor of Palm Court (enter at 140 NE 39th Street). This Event is Free & Open to the Public. RSVP here.
Tour guidelines:
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Maximum of 10 persons per tour
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Tour guests are kindly asked to wear masks and practice social distancing during the tour.
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*Tours in Spanish are available upon request.
About your guide: An experienced art and architecture guide, Thom Wheeler Castillo has worked with various institutions throughout the region as a cultural ambassador and educator to bridge the gap between art and conversation, including the Peréz Art Museum Miami, O, Miami Poetry Festival, HistoryMiami, A.I.R.I.E. (Artist in Residence in the Everglades), the Rubell Museum, and the Department of Reflection.