MSC MIAMI CRUISE TERMINAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

Please join us to celebrate our MSC’s new state-of-the-art facility and largest cruise terminal in the world.

^{April 6, 2025}

^{MSC Miami Cruise Terminal} 

^{2200 North Cruise Boulevard, Miami, FL. 33132}

^{Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM EST. It is required that you RSVP} 

^{The event schedule is as follows:}

^{•    1:00 – 2:00 PM: Welcome with light bites and refreshments}

^{•  2:00 – 3:30 PM: Remarks from the Cruise Division of MSC Group leadership, Fincantieri, and other key partners and stakeholders followed by the official ribbon cutting}

^{•   3:30 – 4:00 PM: Celebratory toast and optional private tours of the terminal}

^{We look forward to hosting you and celebrating the official opening of the largest cruise terminal in the world.}

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Short Description:

Juana Valdés

As Above, So Below: Wayfinding & Wondering, 2025

Valdés illustrates the evolution of navigation from the Age of Discovery to the advent of GPS today, using 

18,050 sqft terrazzo floor with aluminum, bronze, marble, lapis Inlay, including 274 vibrant terrazzo elements. 

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Juana Valdés, As Above, So Below: Wayfinding and Wondering, 2024. Terminal AA/AAA Port Miami.

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Juana Valdés’s monumental terrazzo floor fuses the history of cartography with the ingenuity of celestial wayfinding. Inspired by early migration, cartography, and maritime travel, Valdés drew inspiration from antique maps at the Hispanic Society of America, navigational diagrams, and iconography in books at the Kinney Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to remind us how travel has shaped our world. The cobalt blue terrazzo that spans the concourse, representing the ocean and night sky, encases the interconnectedness of the human experience as it maps lived experience on Earth to the Heavens. Valdés illustrates the evolution of navigation from the Age of Discovery to the advent of GPS today, using 274 vibrant terrazzo elements with custom inlays of aluminum, brass, marble, and lapis.

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This artwork is part of the collection of the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places program, made possible with the support of the Art in Public Places Trust, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. Miamidadepublicart.org, miamidadearts.org

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Acknowledgements:

I am deeply grateful to Alexander Campos for inviting me to the Hispanic Society of America archives and to Vanessa Pintado, the Assistant Curator of Rare Books and manuscripts, for her invaluable assistance, which inspired the artwork. Special thanks to all who collaborated in the realization of the artwork: Art In Public Places Project Manager Pablo Rincon, Juan Diego Reyes, All Terrazzo Inc., Project Manager Taylor Bradley, Designer/Site Supervisor Rita Motta-Perez, and Architect Maria-Alejandra Icaza Paredes.

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