The Top 5 Miami Museums
Miami is a magical place that draws people from all over the world. They come for the exciting nightlife scene, great restaurants, the turquoise waters of the Atlantic Ocean and world-class Miami museums.
Here are five of the best Miami museums to visit.
1. The Perez Art Museum
1103 Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami
Known as one of the most beautiful buildings in the city, the Perez Art Museum offers gorgeous architecture, sweeping views of Biscayne Bay and an interesting sculpture garden. See a wide array of modern and contemporary international art exhibits from the 20th and 21st centuries.
The Perez Art Museum (PAMM) features a permanent collection reflecting Miami’s cultural diversity along with rotating exhibits. Current exhibitions include Christo drawings, the Abraham’s Farewell to Ishmael sculpture by George Segal and an immersive colorful experience.
2. Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science and Planetarium
1101 Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami
See exhibits like giant mammoths that roamed North America during the ice age 10,000 years ago and a three-level aquarium that allows you to glimpse the depths of South Florida’s underwater ecosystem.
Marvel at groundbreaking scientific accomplishments in the permanent exhibit Power of Science. For a dazzling visual odyssey through outer space, reserve a seat in the planetarium. Laser Evenings at the venue fuse music and mesmerizing laser light visuals.
3. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
3251 S. Miami Avenue, Coconut Grove
You can easily spend hours wandering through the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the stunning Gilded Age estate and former home of James Deering of agricultural machinery fame.
This magnificent National Historic Landmark is nestled amidst ten acres of Italian Renaissance gardens surrounded by a subtropical forest at the edge of Biscayne Bay. Aesthetically appealing and architecturally significant, Vizcaya features a library a Deering’s private suite, a music room, a breakfast room and a dining room surrounding the courtyard.
4. The Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
The Bass Museum of Art was founded in 1964 when John Bass and Johanna Redlich, Jewish immigrants from Vienna, bequeathed a collection of over 500 works of art to the City of Miami Beach.
The museum is housed in the old Miami Beach library featuring Mayan-inspired construction located in the center of the city’s Old Town. Expect to see Old Master paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and textiles, along with traveling exhibitions.
5. The Wolfsonian
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
The Wolfsonian museum at FIU in the heart of the Art Deco District celebrates the power of art and design. The museum began when former Miami Beach mayor Mickey Wolfson donated his collection of 80,000 objects to the university.
The Wolfsonian focuses on the years from 1850-1950, a century of great change. See displays of everything from household appliances and political prints to an elaborately designed brass letter box along with objects from World’s Fairs. A sister museum, called the Wolfsoniana, is located in Genoa, Italy.
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