Known worldwide as a first-class resort town, Delray Beach
is located in southern Palm Beach County, directly on the
Atlantic Ocean. Delray Beach offers visitors a full range
of amenities and, of course, the incomparable beauty of
nearly two miles of well-groomed, easily accessible beach.
The city was was named an "All-America City" by
the National Civic League in 1993. Two years ago Delray
Beach was again recognized one of only 30 finalists from
around the nation-and the only Florida city, to compete
for one of the ten 1998 All-America Cities designations.
Delray's completely renovated downtown
is a bustling, picturesque destination. Scores of new eateries,
entertainment venues, galleries and community events keep
residents and visitors busy year round.
Morikami Museum &
Japanese Gardens
Since its opening in 1977, The Morikami Museum and Japanese
Gardens has been a center for exploring the living culture
of Japan in South Florida.
The Morikami recently completed a $3.5 million garden renovation
and expansion becoming one of the largest and most unique
Japanese gardens in the world.
In its tranquil natural setting, the Morikami invites visitors
to discover a chapter of Florida's heritage that connects
us with Japan. Experience spectacular gallery exhibitions,
a near mile walking path featuring waterfalls, Japanese
architecture and ornaments and gardens of six historical
periods. A world-class bonsai display, family activities
and annual festivals round out the museum's offerings. Museum
buildings inspired by traditional Japanese design feature
galleries, 225-seat theater, an authentic Seishin-An tea
house with viewing gallery, library, classrooms, museum
store, and an exceptional Asian café overlooking
lakeside terraces and atrium garden. Group rates are available.
Facilities are available for private rental. Adult admission
is $7.00. The Morikami is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday
through Sunday, and closed Mondays and major national holidays.
Morikami Museum
4000 Morikami Park Rd
Delray Beach, Fl 33446
TEL: (561)495-0233
FAX:(561)499-2557 www.morikami.org
Mizner Park
Boca Raton’s "village-within-the-city", Mizner
Park offers world-class shopping and dining in a setting
that visitors often compare to charming European cities.
It is the hub of Boca Raton's downtown, the place to be
day or night, and a center of arts and culture, as well
as commerce.
Complementing the 40 retail specialty shops, eight restaurants,
offices and apartments are inviting public areas. These
include an amphitheater, broad arcade walkways and the park-like
Plaza Real, which is dotted with gazebos, benches and fountains.
Mizner Park is the scene of frequent activity from popular
and philharmonic concerts to children’s events and
arts and entertainment festivals year round.
At the north end of the site, the newly-opened
Boca Raton Museum of Art is a showcase facility. It is
the
first phase of The Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park,
which also will include a new amphitheater and an indoor
Performing
Arts Hall.
The Mizner Park Cinema adds to the cultural
component. Its operator Sunrise Cinema is Florida’s
premier arts, foreign and independent film operator and
it mixes this fare with the best of Hollywood films. In
all, Mizner Park encompasses 235,000 square feet of retail
space including shops, restaurants, and a cinema complex.
Among Mizner Park’s merchants
are local and national retailers including Banana Republic,
Bang & Olufsen, Robb & Stuckey’s, Starbucks,
and Ann Taylor.
Restaurants range from fine dining to casual,
including Mark’s On the Park, Mizner Tavern, GiGi’s,
Ruth’s Chris steakhouse, American Café, Ruby
Tuesday’s and Bavarian Colony.
Mizner Park
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
The Boca Raton Museum
The Boca Raton Museum of Art's new 44,000 square-foot facility
at Mizner Park enables it to increase exhibition, education
and collection galleries; to add public meeting and program
areas; and to enhance fourfold the Museum's programming
capabilities. The move to Mizner Park is a natural evolution
for the Museum, which was founded in 1950 as the Art Guild
of Boca Raton. Today, the Museum is one of the leading cultural
institutions in South Florida.
First floor galleries feature changing exhibitions, and
second floor galleries display samples of the Museum's s
permanent collection of more than 3,000 works of art, which
include 19th and 20th Century European and American Art,
Contemporary Art, Graphics and Photography, Cultural Art,
Sculpture and Ceramics, and the wonderful Dr. & Mrs.
John J. Mayers Collection consisting of more than 50 works
of late 19th and early 20th century masters such as Braque,
Degas, Glackens, Picasso, Klee, Matisse, Prendergast, and
Seurat.
The new Museum will continue to attract people of all ages
with its permanent and traveling exhibitions, interactive
children's educational gallery, and expanded sculpture garden.
Lectures and film series will be offered in the beautiful
Wolgin Auditorium, and outdoor plazas will encourage the
visitor to linger. There is a Grand Hallway and large catering
kitchen that ensures the Museum as an ideal place to hold
meetings and enjoy social gatherings.
Boca Raton Museum
201 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
6001 Park of Commerce Blvd • Boca Raton • Florida 33487 •
(561) 279-7827 • fax (561) 279-4808
