The Miami Museum Showcasing LGBTQ Histories
November 2024 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Paul Chalfin, a queer artist and visionary who assisted develop Villa Vizcaya (today called Vizcaya Museum and Gardens), an Italian-style palazzo situated on the coasts of Miami's Biscayne Bay. It is among the city's most checked out landmarks and the host of lots of neighborhood occasions-- from farmers' markets to garden trips to musical efficiencies. And yet, in spite of Vizcaya's appeal, couple of individuals understand that Chalfin lived freely as a gay male over one a century back.A white guy of significant advantage, Chalfin's effective profession and life story assist us much better comprehend how we think of gender and sexuality in the past and why recovering these histories matters now. Chalfin's story exposes how members...