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02/04/2017 @ 10:00 am – 02/05/2017 @ 5:00 pm
2017 Miami International Map Fair
24th ANNUAL MIAMI INTERNATIONAL MAP FAIR
February 3-5, 2017
Friday, February 3 (Open to Full Access Weekend Registrants and Dealers Only)
Saturday & Sunday, February 4-5 Map Fair opens to the public
Make plans to attend the 2017 Miami International Map Fair at HistoryMiami Museum. Immerse yourself in a world of antique maps, rare books, and atlases. Purchase antiquities or modern treasures from the finest dealers from around the world. Whether merely curious or an expert collector, there is a piece for every taste and budget. The fair features free a Expert Opinion on one of your maps, interactive digital map demonstrations and several presentations by renowned experts on many subjects of great interest to cartophiles.2017 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL MAP FAIR INFORMATION:
Friday, February 3: (Full-Access Registrants and Dealers Only)- 10 am-Free City Tour of the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives
- 3 pm-Private VIP Preview and Welcome Reception (Complimentary)
- 6 pm-Cocktail Reception, 7 pm-Tropical Cuban Buffet Dinner at HistoryMiami Museum*
- Map Fair: Dealer Marketplace, Free Expert Opinion
- Presentation: The History of Celestial Cartography – Dr. Nick Kanas – 11 am
- Tour of the HistoryMiami Museum Archives and Research Center collection – 1:30 pm and 4:15 pm
- Presentation: 20th Century Pictorial Maps Panel Discussion – Panelists – 3 pm
- University of Miami Department of Geography and Regional Studies, Interactive Digital Map Demonstrations
- Map Fair: Dealer Marketplace, Free Expert Opinion
- Presentation: Annotated Atlases: Unraveling Stories of Personal Provenance – Dr. Ronald E. Grim – 2 pm
- University of Miami Department of Geography and Regional Studies, Interactive Digital Map Demonstrations
- Saturday and Sunday Presenters:
- Elisabeth Burdon: Panel Moderator/Map Dealer, OLDIMPRINTS.COM
- Ronald E. Grim, MA, PhD: Panelist/Presenter, Curator of Maps, The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library
- Dr. Stephen Hornsby: Panelist, author and Trustee Professor, University of Maine System
- Nick Kanas, MD: Presenter, author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco
- Dr. James Utley: Panelist, national speaker, map collector and Senior Medical Director, Aetna
Admission Prices:
FULL-ACCESS WEEKEND REGISTRATION Includes: VIP Private Preview Reception, free admission all weekend to the Dealer Marketplace, free City Tour, expert opinion, lunch, all presentations and access to exclusive activities and receptions.
- HMM Members: $75 Non-members: $85
- HMM Members: $15 Non-members: $20 University & High-School Students (with valid School ID) $10*
2017 Miami International Map Fair Dealers:
The finest dealers from around the world will be exhibiting at HistoryMiami Museum for the Miami International Map Fair. See if your favorites are below:
(Subject to change)
Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
Altea Gallery Limited
Antiquariat Reinhold Berg eK
Antique Maps and Atlases, LLC
Arader Galleries
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
BICKERSTAFF’S Books, Maps &c.
Clive A. Burden, Ltd.
Cohen & Taliaferro LLC
Daniel Crouch Rare Books
Far West Maps & Books
Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
High Ridge Books, Inc.
John Collier
Jo Ann & Richard Casten, Ltd.
Jonathan Potter Limited
Libreria Pontes
Martayan Lan Fine Antique Maps
McDonough Fine Art
Neatline Antique Maps
New World Maps, Inc.
Old World Auctions
OLDIMPRINTS.COM
Paulus Swaen Map Auction & Gallery
SANDERUS Antiquariaat
Sandra & John Berryman Fine Books
The Map Chest
The Map House
The Old Print Shop
The Philadelphia Print Shop West Inc.
Thomas Suarez Rare Maps
Tooley Adams & Co.
Vetus Carta
Guest Exhibitors:
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
- University of Miami Department of Geography and Regional Studies
Love Maps? Become a Map Fair Sponsor!
Each year, the Miami International Map Fair brings the world to Miami to experience beautiful antique maps, rare books, globes and antiquities. The Fair also provides funds for HistoryMiami Museum programs offered to children and adults, all year long. Your sponsorship gift will keep us as the premiere map fair in the world and will also touch and change our local community. You may also donate to the Fitzgerald Kanner Trust for Historic Maps, a museum endowment fund dedicated to antique maps.
Call 305-375-1618, email mapfair@historymiami.org, or give online at https://historymiami.wufoo.com/forms/z1rvc1uk062szch/
Traveling to the Miami Map Fair
2017 Miami International Map Fair Partnering Hotels
Click on the link for the hotel of your choice to receive the Map Fair group rate. If you prefer to call the hotel, you must mention the Miami International Map Fair to receive the special rate. If the reservations desk does not have the special rate, ask for the Group Sales office. Make your reservations early; Map Fair room blocks are limited. Availability is not guaranteed through the deadline.
Courtyard Marriot
Last day to book: 1/3/17
200 SE 2 Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305-374-3000
Reservation Link: Book your group rate for MIAMI INTERNATIONAL MAP FAIR 2017
Mayfair Hotel & Spa (Coconut Grove)
Last day to book: 1/3/17
3000 Florida Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
305-441-0000 Reservations
Reservation Link:
Hampton Inn Hilton
Last day to book: 1/6/17
2800 SW 28 Terrace
Miami, FL 33133
305-448-2800
Reservation Link: http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/M/MIACGHX-MMF-20170201/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
The Langford (New hotel for 2017)
Last day to book: 1/3/17
121 SE 1 St
Miami, FL 33131
305-772-1385
Reservation Link: https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=14211&nights=1&checkin=02/01/2017&group=GRPMMF
For more information, to be a Map Fair volunteer, or become a HistoryMiami Museum member call 305-375-1618, email: membership@historymiami.org.
*Regular Museum Admission is not available during Map Fair Weekend (February 4-5, 2017). All museum visitors and museum members must pay Map Fair admission prices on Saturday and Sunday. The Friday 3 pm VIP Private Preview is not open to museum guests. Guest Passes are not valid during Map Fair Weekend.
Parking and Transportation to the Miami International Map Fair
Covered parking is available at the Cultural Center Garage located at 50 NW 2 Avenue. Exit the South garage elevator at level two to reach HistoryMiami Museum and the Map Fair. All day parking with museum validation is $5 per day.
HistoryMiami Museum, located at 101 West Flagler Street Miami FL 33130, in Downtown Miami, is a 15-minute drive from the Miami International Airport. To reach the Map Fair via the Metrorail, take the southbound train and exit at the Government Center Station. The Metromover also stops at Government Center. HistoryMiami is directly across NW 1 Street from the Government Center station.
The Miami International Map Fair wishes to thank our supporters:
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