Little Havana Art & Culture Walk with Dr. George

Museum Members: $35, Non-Members: $45, Children 12 & Under: $25

Los Pinarenos Fruteria, 1334 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135

Join HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul George, in exploring the street traditions of one of the world’s largest and best-known Cuban neighborhoods outside of Cuba. Discover the significance of the Ceiba Tree with artist Niurca Marquez. Reflect upon the rise of street art in Miami with Daniel Fila, also known as Krave, and view his mural in honor of the Ladies in White. Enjoy traditional Cuban culinary delights as you walk down vibrant Calle Ocho.

Ticket includes admission to HistoryMiami Museum. Visit Avenues of Expression: Street Traditions in Miami, on view through Sunday January 13^th, 2019.

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Featured speakers include:

Resident Historian, Dr. Paul S. George

For over three decades, HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian Dr. Paul George has toured his way to local, national, and international acclaim with his continuing series of historic tours. As a South Florida native, author, and former college professor, Dr. George has gained fame for his uncanny ability to recall the most impressive details about the people and places that make South Florida so unique.

Daniel Fila

Daniel Fila, also known as Krave, is a multifaceted artist whose work ranges from mural installations to figurative and abstract paintings, as well as animations, and sculptural reliefs. Credited for being Miami’s premiere urban artist, Fila is best known for his signature character The Fresh Monkey found hidden in most of his work. He is based in Little Havana.

Niurca Márquez

Niurca Márquez is an artist/researcher with a wide range, as a creator and performer in film, site-specific work and staged performance. Raised in Miami and very involved in its cultural development from an early age, she has a special affinity with Little Havana that has resulted in a number of projects over the past 20 years including the creation of the site-work Ofrenda and most recently, her being chosen as one of four artists for En Residencia’s inaugural year, an Artist-in-Residence Program at the Koubeck Cultural Center in Little Havana, Miami.

No audio or video recording, please. Please note that there are no refunds or exchanges. Onsite registration will incur a $10 per person surcharge. Onsite registration not available if tour is sold out. Rates subject to change.

image via The Miami Foundation

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