Morikami celebrates the connection between Japan and South Florida. Little did I know that in the early 1900s, Japanese farmers arrived in southern Florida and formed an agricultural colony called Yamato, an ancient name for Japan. Most of those farmers returned to Japan but one of the remaining settlers George Sukeji Morikami donated his land to Palm Beach County as a park to preserve the
More from Wynwood Walls in Miami, FL Did you miss last week's blog on the history of Wynwood and Urban Graffiti Art in Miami, Florida? Wynwood Walls is an outdoor museum with large painted pop art by famous street artists. The theme of the new Goldman Global Arts Gallery exhibit this year is “humanKIND.” The hope was this would inspire works of empathy and compassion.
I was thrilled to visit the Wynwood Walls Art installation again this year while visiting my son in Miami. Any lover of street art should make it a point to visit Wynwood! This area of Miami is known for its colorful wall murals and is a very up and coming district that is renovating itself and morphing into a very happening space. Wynwood Walls is
