We look forward to welcoming you
We look forward to welcoming you to the 16th World Congress on Art Deco®.
On this page you can find the most up-to-date itineraries for the Pre-Congress in Central Florida, the Congress in Miami Beach/Miami, and the Post-Congress in Palm Beach. Please note that itineraries are subject to change.
April 18 - 30, 2023
Pre-CONGRESS
Central Florida
Day 0, Tuesday, April 18
Arrive at Orlando airport (MCO). Transfer to Embassy Suites Orlando North Hotel at 225 Shorecrest Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL. Airport transfers are not included. Contact our travel agent to arrange transfers at Julie@f1s.com.
Those wishing to visit the Morse Museum, MorseMuseum.org, should arrive early on the 18th. The Morse closes at 4:00 PM. We have free passes to the Morse, which will be available to those arriving early on the 18th and wanting to visit on their own.
Afternoon cocktail reception provided by Embassy Suites, 4:30-7:00 pm.
Day 1, Wednesday, April 19
WRIGHT & MAYA
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
1:30 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
9:00 PM
Hotel breakfast
Buses Leave hotel for Florida Southern College
Tour Florida Southern College
Lunch at Terrace Hotel, Lakeland, FL
Buses depart for Maitland, FL
Visit to Old Dixie Highway
Depart for Maitland Art and History Museums
Arrive Maitland Art and History Museums, Architectural tour
Catered Dinner at Museums
Buses return to hotel
Day 2, Thursday, April 20
BOK TOWER & RECEPTION
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
6:00 PM
Breakfast
Bring luggage to hotel lobby
Check out of hotel
Buses depart hotel
Arrive Bok Tower. Lunch
Explore Bok Tower and Gardens on your own while listening to carillon concert
Buses depart for Miami Beach
Drive through Opa Locka
Arrive in Miami Beach
Bus will stop at each conference hotel
Check into hotels
CONGRESS
Miami/Beach
Miami
Day 2, Thursday, April 20
INTRODUCTIONS & PACKET PICKUP
2:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
Those not attending the Pre-Congress may pick up packets at Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
Optional Ocean Drive Walking tour departs from Welcome Center
Opening Reception at Welcome Center with generous hors d’oeuvres
Day 3, FRIday, April 21
JEWISH MUSEUM & NORTH MIAMI
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
10:00 PM
VIP Speeches at Jewish Museum (Arrive early if you have not previously registered and picked up packets)
“Hidden in Plain Sight” walking tour
Return to Jewish Museum
Tour of Jewish Museum
Box lunch
Lectures
Return to hotels to change and freshen up
Bus leaves Jewish Museum for North Miami
Visit North Miami galleries and Copperbridge Foundation
Buffet Dinner and entertainment
Buses return to Jewish Museum
Day 4, Saturday, April 22
COLLINS PARK & LECTURES
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
Buses depart Jewish Museum
Collins Avenue/Collins Park Historic District Tour
Lunch at 9Beach
Buses return to Jewish Museum
Lectures at Jewish Museum
Break
Lectures
Dinner on your own
Day 5, Sunday, April 23
MiMo & HOMES
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
Buses depart Jewish Museum
Lapidus Historic District/North Beach Bus/Walking Tour
Box Lunch
Single-family Homes Tour
Buses arrive at Lummus Park for Promenade Music Series sponsored by Ocean Drive Association
Buses depart for Jewish Museum
Buses depart from Jewish Museum
Dinner at Gala
Buses return to Jewish Museum
Day 6, Monday, April 24
MIAMI
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
2:00 PM
6:00 PM
Buses depart from Jewish Museum
Miami Bus Tour
Lunch at Amara rooftop overlooking Biscayne Bay
Miami Bus Tour continues
Tour ends. Buses return to Jewish Museum
Dinner on your own
Day 7, Tuesday, April 25
VERSACE & MORE MIAMI
Lectures at Jewish Museum
Casa Casuarina tour (Groups 1, 2 and 3)
Casa Casuarina tour (Groups 4, 5 and 6)
Refreshments at ADWC for those not touring
Lunch at Casa Casuarina
Miami Bus Tour
Buses return to Jewish Museum
Optional LGBTQ Tour
Dinner on your own
Day 8, Wednesday, April 26
LAPIDUS & JOE’S
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:45 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
Buses depart Jewish Museum
Lincoln Road/New World Center Walking Tour
Box Lunch in SoundScape Park
Lectures
Break
Lectures
Dinner at Joe’s Stone Crab
Day 9, Thursday, April 27
FLAMINGO & WOLFSONIAN
9:00 AM
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
8:00 PM
Flamingo Park Historic District Walking Tour
Box Lunch in Flamingo Park
Wolfsonian Museum
Closing Dinner Party at Victor Hotel
Day 10, Friday, April 28
DEPART MIAMI BEACH
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
Bring luggage to hotel lobby
Check out of the Hotels
Buses Leave for Boca Raton
Post-CONGRESS
Palm Beach
Day 10, Friday, April 28
WORLD ART DECO DAY!
BOCA RATON & DELRAY BEACH
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
11:00 PM
Lynn University Walking Tour (Howard McCall, Architect)
Box lunch “Marcel Brewery”/ BRIC (Boca Raton Innovative Campus) designed by Bauhaus Architect Marcel Breuer
Depart BRIC for Delray Beach
Welcome to the Palm Beaches Reception atArt Deco Residence – The Wenger House
Buses depart
Buses arrive Delray Beach Hotels. Check-in, unpack, dress in Egyptian Attire
Buses depart Colony Hotel for West Palm Beach
Norton Museum of Art / Paul Manship sculptures; Art After Dark featuring “At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism”
Buses depart Norton Museum for Delray Beach
Gala Outdoor Egyptian Soiree at the 211 Restaurant
Bus departs for hotel; or make your own way to the hotel along Atlantic Avenue, enjoying Delray Beach nightlife.
Day 11, Saturday, April 29
LAKE WORTH, WEST PALM BEACH & PALM BEACH
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:45 PM
1:15 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
Breakfast at hotel
Buses depart for Lake Worth Beach
Bus tour of Lake Worth, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Playhouse, Art Deco Residences
Buses depart Lake Worth for West Palm Beach
Tour Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
Aioli box lunch outdoors
Buses depart
Arrive Armory Art Center, Tour
Bus tour of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and Worth Avenue
Paramount Building - Joseph Urban, Architect
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach - Palm Beach Moderne Exhibition featuring Architect Belford Shoumate Exhibit & Cocktail Reception
Outdoor dining Bice Worth Avenue at Pan’s Garden of the Preservation Foundation. Glenda Grainger & Gary Lawrence Swing Cabaret
Buses depart Palm Beach for Delray Beach hotels
Enjoy Atlantic Avenue nightlife
Day 12, Sunday, April 30
TRAVEL DAY
7:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Hotel Breakfast / Check out by 11:00 AM
Transfer to Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL), Miami Airport (MIA) or Miami Beach. Arrange your own transfer in advance through our travel agent, Julie Williams, at (201) 759-8362 or julie@f1s.com.
Walking tour of Delray Beach for those not leaving until after 1:00 PM