Historical Museum of Southern Florida
New Exhibit: The Florida Home: Modern Living, 1945-1965

Now through January 23, 2005.

The Florida Home exhibit focuses on domestic architecture in Florida during the post-World War II period and features a reconstructed house, designed by Igor Polevitsky, inside the museum. Visitors will be able to move through the rooms of the house to gain a sense of how people lived 50 years ago.

Architectural styles reflected the postwar generation's desire for modern homes that expressed the optimistic, future-oriented mood of the times and that were adapted to a sub-tropical environment. Among the architects featured in this exhibition, along with Polevitsky, are Alfred Browning Parker, Rufus Nims, Norman Giller, Russell Pancoast and George Reed.

Several houses in Golden Shores are designed by architect Igor Polevitsky, including the home of long-time Sunny Isles Beach resident and community activist, Ellen Wynne.

For more information about The Florida Home: Modern Living, 1945-1965, please call 305.375.1492.

The Historical Museum of Southern Florida is centrally located in downtown Miami, at: Metro-Dade Cultural Center Plaza
101 West Flagler Street
http://www.historical-museum.org

Hours:
Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Third Thurs. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sun. 12 noon - 5 p.m.

Admission:
Adults, $5.00
Children ages 6-12, $2.00
Children under 6, free.


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