Freedom Tower Architectural Tour

Join Victor Deupi, architectural historian and Amy Galpin, director of the Museum of Art and Design for a lively conversation about the historical context of the Freedom Tower, a National Historic Landmark.

Attendees will learn about the exterior of this national historic landmark as well as the preservation of the building’s historic lobby and first floor Freedom Hall.

This event is free to attend and includes complimentary admission to the Freedom Tower exhibitions.

The Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at MDC may document the event, including its attendees. By entering the area and/or participating in the event, you consent to the recording and its use in any form.

Victor Deupi, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Practice at the University of Miami School of Architecture, where he teaches history and theory, design, and representation. The principal focus of his research is on the Early Modern Spanish and Ibero-American world, mid-20th-century Cuba, and contemporary architecture. His books include Architectural Temperance: Spain and Rome, 1700-1759 (Routledge, 2015), Transformations in Classical Architecture: New Directions in Research and Practice (Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, 2018), Emilio Sanchez in New York and Latin America (Routledge, 2020), Cuban Modernism: Mid-Century Architecture 1940-1970, with Jean-Francois Lejeune (Birkhäuser Verlag, 2021), Emilio Sanchez Revisited: A Centenary Celebration of the Artist’s Life and Work, with LnS Gallery (Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, 2021), Stables: High Design for Horse and Home (Rizzoli, 2021), Wineries of the World: Architecture and Viticulture (Rizzoli, 2021), Pavilion Living: Architecture, Patronage, and Well-Being (Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, 2023), The Urban Housing Handbook, with Eric Firley (Wiley 2023), and most recently Rada Photography: Mid-Century Architecture and Culture in South Florida and the Caribbean (University Press of Florida, 2025). A recipient of grants from Princeton University’s Program in Latin American Studies, the University of Miami’s Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, the Driehaus Foundation, and the Graham Foundation, Dr. Deupi was also the President of the CINTAS Foundation from 2016-2018 and is currently the President of the DOCOMOMO US Florida Chapter.

MOAD's programs are made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor, and Board of County Commissioners. They are sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture, and with generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Miami Herald is a media sponsor of MOAD's programming.

The programs at the Freedom Tower, operated by the Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC), are made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor, and the Board of County Commissioners. They are sponsored by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), with collections, exhibition, and marketing support from ArtesMiami, Art Bridges Foundation, the Shepard Broad Foundation, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA), Henry Luce Foundation, Jay I. Kislak Foundation, Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation, and US Century Bank. The Miami Herald is a media sponsor of MOAD's Freedom Tower programming.

Photo by Giorgio Viera.

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