Today marks the anniversary of James Deering’s death. He died in 1925 aboard the steamship SS City of Paris on his return home to the U.S. Having died a bachelor, his nieces -- Marion Deering McCormick and Barbara Deering Danielson – came to inherit Vizcaya and were instrumental in transitioning the private estate to a public museum. Vizcaya first opened its doors to the public in 1953 as the Dade County Art Museum. You can see footage of the grand opening here courtesy of the @wolfsonarchives. -------------- Hoy se conmemora el aniversario de la muerte de James Deering. Murió en 1925 a bordo del SS City of Paris de regreso a los Estados Unidos. Habiendo muerto soltero, sus sobrinas (Marion Deering McCormick y Barbara Deering Danielson) heredaron Vizcaya y fueron fundamentales en la transición de finca privada a museo público. Vizcaya abrió sus puertas al público por primera vez en 1953 como el Museo de Arte del Condado de Dade. Puede ver video de la gran inauguración gracias a @wolfsonarchives. #todayinhistory #miamihistory #vizcayamuseum #vizcaya #miamimuseum #gildedage