Celebrate your hometown sports heroes! Come decked out in your favorite local team’s gear and learn about their rise to fame with our exhibition, Beyond the Game: Sports and the Evolution of South Florida. Join in on the fun with craft activities, storytelling, and more! REGISTER Family Fun Days are presented with the support of […]

MEMBERSHIP PRICES ON CITY TOURS Give the gift of adventure with a Museum of Miami City Tours gift certificate! Everyone enjoys membership pricing on city tours if you book before December 25! Museum of Miami has a variety of city tours throughout Miami that are sure to impress. From walking tours of downtown Miami to […]

Museum of Miami will be closing at 3 PM on December 24th, and will be CLOSED on Dec. 25 and 26, 2016. We will reopen Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM. Museum of Miami will also close at 3 PM on December 31, and will be CLOSED on January 1. We will reopen on […]

Members: $200, Non-Members: $225 Join Dr. George for a series of Thursday classes that will cover a variety of topics about Miami and South Florida and will include: lectures, video & slide presentations, and visits to Museum of Miami’s archives and exhibits, as well as to historic sites. 5 weeks, 2 hour thematic sessions Defining […]

Get ready to party like its 1925 (when Hialeah Park first raced horses)! The Museum of Miami is swinging back to the 1920s with a Gatsby themed Flamingo Ball at Hialeah Park. Dinner and dancing, open bar, and much more. Table sponsors enjoy exclusive access to the Speakeasy Lounge offering a private pre-event reception, exclusive […]

Join us for an extraordinary opportunity! Explore the rich and vibrant arts rooted in Orisha worship, an Afro-Cuban religious tradition called Lukumi or Santeria. Learn about one of Miami’s largest religious communities and its widely unknown sacred traditions, including drumming, dance, and beadwork. Enjoy unique craft activities and discover the significance of the Orisha religion […]

LINCOLN SYMPOSIUM AND RECEPTION Reconstruction—“America’s Unfinished Revolution”—began 150 years ago, and remains one of the most controversial and passionately debated periods in our history. Was it a Carpetbagger-led military occupation designed to keep the post-Civil War South in perpetual subjugation? Or was it a heroic attempt to restore the fractured Union, guarantee equal rights for […]

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 Museum of Miami. Immerse yourself in a […]

Do you like to dig in the dirt? Put pieces together? Figure out stories from clues and riddles? Join Museum of Miami and the Florida Public Archaeology Network for family fun exploring Florida’s past! Learn about Florida’s history through hands on activities and demonstrations. Interact with real fossils and meet an archaeologist at 1pm and […]

Don’t miss the rare chance to watch a master artist at work! During this intimate, one-on-one experience, expert beadworker Mannolie DiSantos will intricately embellish ritual tools used in Afro-Cuban Orisha worship. She will answer your questions about the creation, use, and significance of these commonly misunderstood religious items. Learn about her creative process as she […]

SOLD OUT - Our next Happy Hour with Dr. George will be held June 7th at the Peacock Garden Cafe. RSVP now to save your spot. Click here. Join Dr. Paul George for a Happy Hour with Dr. George at the historic Vagabond Hotel. Enjoy a history lesson on the MiMo district while sipping on […]

Join a Museum Educator every Saturday for a literary experience followed by a related art activity at 11AM and 2PM. Free for participating children. Caregivers must pay general museum admission. March 4 – Hear the story of Juliette Gordon Low founder of Girl Scouts of the USA and design your very own badge inspire button. […]

Museum of Miami, the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at Miami Dade College, and Obsolete Media Miami are proud to partner on MemoryLab, a gallery-based “laboratory” for exploring the concept of memory. Using the collections of our three organizations, select artists will create new work for this innovative lab. Join HistoryMIami […]

Miami is abuzz with art, artists, and art aficionados. Become an artist, get messy, and let your brilliance shine as you produce an original masterpiece using a variety of mediums from our art corner. Take part in our community mural activity. Enjoy music, storytelling, and more. Family Fun Days are from 10am to 5pm with […]

Create a unique necklace during this one-of-a-kind jewelry making workshop inspired by the Orisha religion, an Afro-Cuban tradition also known as Lukumi or Santeria. Master beadworker Mannolie DiSantos will lead you in creating your own eleke (necklace) and share the significance of this religious item. After learning about the personalities and characteristics of the many […]

This year Rewind/Fast Forward, The Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at Miami-Dade College recently reincarnated film, video and media festival focused on Florida, will be presented as part of the MemoryLab exhibition at Museum of Miami. On Saturday REW/FF will be devoted to “Memory,” screening films and video that will evoke or […]

Join a Museum Educator every Saturday for a literary experience followed by an art activity related to a monthly theme at 11AM and 2PM. Free for participating children. Caregivers must pay general museum admission. March 18 – Learn about the life and work of Frida Kahlo and create a Mexican paper flower bouquet. March 25 […]

Join a Museum Educator every Saturday for a literary experience followed by an art activity related to a monthly theme at 11AM and 2PM. Free for participating children. Caregivers must pay general museum admission. April 1 – Learn about recycling with our story “The Adventures of an Aluminum Can” and create your very own sculpture […]

Join Museum of Miami for the opening of Tropical Wildlife: Portraits of Miamians, 1991-1996. Enjoy cocktails and browse through dozens of unique images in our gallery. During the early 1990s, one weekly feature in the Miami Herald's 'Tropi'c magazine, called “Tropical Wildlife: Distinctive Markings of South Florida Species,” showcased a random Miamian with a full […]

Celebrate life in the Magic City and take in the unique sights, sounds, and flavors that make Miami, Miami! Join us for a jam-packed day of music, dance, food, and art at Museum of Miami’s first annual CultureFest 305. We’re bringing together the city’s finest traditional musicians, artists, and craftsmen for a day of performances […]

Join Museum of Miami in partnership with Tigertail Productions for a discussion on what it means to belong and to not want to belong. Inspired by the performance piece CITIZEN, explore the anthropological, scientific, and lived experience of race and identity in the United States. Speakers: Reggie Wilson, Artistic Director, choreographer and performer. Founder of […]

A historic conversation with renowned panelists presented by Museum of Miami’s 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society.  The topics of citizenship rights and equal protection under the laws for former slaves will be juxtaposed with hot button issues both uniting and dividing our nation today.  This discussion will be a prelude to a ceremony on Friday morning, May […]

Throughout the month of May you can explore our new exhibition Tropical Wildlife and enjoy special offers like BOGO admission as part of our Museum Month specials. Also, join us May 13 for our Free Family Fun Day!  

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the city! Enjoy craft activities, storytelling, interactive building stations, and more for children of all abilities. Join us for an inclusive gallery tour and learn how Miami became the city it is today! REGISTER Family Fun Days are presented with the support of the Miami Downtown Development […]

Donate to Museum of Miami’s Knight Foundation Matching Gift Challenge here.  Thank you for supporting our upcoming exhibition, Hurricane Andrew: 25 Years Later.  

Join us for an exclusive preview of Hurricane Andrew: 25 Years later before the exhibition opens to the public on Friday June, 2. Coinciding with the first day of hurricane season,  Museum of Miami invites you to our opening reception featuring a talk by famed meteorologist and guest curator of the exhibition, Bryan Norcross. The […]

Join a Museum Educator every Saturday for a literary experience followed by a related art activity. June 3rd -  Let’s have fun learning about clouds with “The Cloud Book”, then show what you learned by making different types of clouds through crafts. June 17th – Discover how hurricanes are formed, how they are named and […]

FREE Join Museum of Miami, Florida Producer Robin Haines Merrill, and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Daniella Levine-Cava for a special showing of "The Miami River", by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Katja Esson. This documentary is one film of a five-part series made for the ARTE Channel in Europe about American Rivers. The film features the history and current […]

Enjoy a day of various weather related fun-filled activities with crafts, story time, and more. Learn how to make an emergency supply kit.  Join a guided tour at 1PM of our new exhibition Hurricane Andrew: 25 Years Later and discover one of the largest hurricanes to ever impact South Florida. Family Fun Days are from […]

Learn from the best! Master artist Mieko Kubota will teach you how to create unique floral arrangements that reflect Japanese tradition. Take home your creation. Supplies included. Beginners welcome. Recommended for ages 13+. Space is limited and advanced reservations and payment required. Register online or call 305-375-1492. Members: $15 Non-Members: $30 REGISTER