16 of the best · Miami & Miami Beach, Florida
Museums, Galleries and Performing Arts in Miami
PAMM on the bay, the Bass, the Rubell, ICA Miami and the de la Cruz Collection in the Design District, the Wolfsonian, the Arsht Center and the New World Center.
Our 16 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Insiders' picks
Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Miami.
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Miami’s flagship art museum
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Miami’s flagship modern and contemporary art museum, in Museum Park on Biscayne Bay.
1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132Explore View on map
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A family collection on a grand scale
Rubell Museum
The Rubell family’s large contemporary-art collection, in converted industrial buildings, with a sister museum in Washington, DC.
1100 NW 23 St, Miami, FL 33127Explore View on map
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Art between the boutiques
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami)
A contemporary art museum with a sculpture garden in the heart of the Design District, with no admission charge.
61 NE 41st Street, Miami, FL 33137Explore View on map
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Museums & collections 8
Art and design.
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A collection open to all
de la Cruz Collection
A private contemporary art collection in the Design District, open to the public on a weekly schedule.
23 NE 41st Street, Miami, FL 33137Explore View on map
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Art between the boutiques
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami)
A contemporary art museum with a sculpture garden in the heart of the Design District, with no admission charge.
61 NE 41st Street, Miami, FL 33137Explore View on map
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Art on the UM campus
Lowe Art Museum
The University of Miami’s art museum on its Coral Gables campus.
1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146Explore View on map
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Big art in a warehouse
Margulies Collection at the Warehouse
A private contemporary art collection shown in a Wynwood warehouse.
591 NW 27th St, Miami, FL 33127Explore View on map
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Miami’s flagship art museum
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Miami’s flagship modern and contemporary art museum, in Museum Park on Biscayne Bay.
1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132Explore View on map
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A family collection on a grand scale
Rubell Museum
The Rubell family’s large contemporary-art collection, in converted industrial buildings, with a sister museum in Washington, DC.
1100 NW 23 St, Miami, FL 33127Explore View on map
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Art in Collins Park
The Bass
Miami Beach’s contemporary art museum, in Collins Park.
2100 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139Explore View on map
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Design and propaganda
The Wolfsonian–FIU
Florida International University’s museum of design and decorative arts on Washington Avenue.
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139Explore View on map
Performing arts 2
Opera, ballet and concerts.
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Opera, ballet and Broadway
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Miami’s main performing-arts centre, home to Florida Grand Opera, New World Symphony and Miami City Ballet.
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132Explore View on map
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Concerts inside and on the wall
New World Center
The home of the New World Symphony on 17th Street, with WALLCAST® concerts projected outdoors.
500 17th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139Explore View on map
Key West & the Keys 6
Hemingway, Truman and the shipwreck treasure.
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A wrecker’s house
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
An 1840s house built by a harbour pilot and master wrecker, now a museum with tropical gardens.
205 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040Explore View on map
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Hemingway and his cats
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
Hemingway’s Key West home and gardens, open daily, with the famous six-toed cats.
907 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040Explore View on map
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Truman’s winter White House
Harry S. Truman Little White House
Florida’s only presidential museum, Truman’s winter White House from 1946.
111 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040Explore View on map
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Diving history in Islamorada
History of Diving Museum
A museum of the history of diving on the Overseas Highway in Islamorada.
82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036Explore View on map
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88 steps to the view
Key West Lighthouse & Keeper’s Quarters
A lighthouse first lit in 1848, with 88 steps to the top and a keeper’s house museum.
938 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040Explore View on map
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Shipwreck treasure
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
Shipwreck treasure and archaeology, including the 1622 fleet and the slave ship Henrietta Marie.
200 Greene Street, Key West, FL 33040Explore View on map
Art Basel Miami Beach 2026 runs from 4 to 6 December; museums are busiest that week.
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