Art Deco Museum

Visiting this museum greatly allowed me to appreciate the art and design of the Art Deco district, whose designer wanted the city to resemble a "pastel party cake", but also better understand How history (especially related to wars) has influenced architecture. However, if you can't afford it, there are signs near Lummus Park that also provide some information. A beautiful, short and quick museum, allowing you to take a break in the air conditioning to better enjoy the neighborhood.

A hidden gem! Free entrance for students & Miami residents. Very educational on the history of art deco & how a few individuals saved Miami’s iconic architecture. The gift shop is lovely and sells jewelry & vintage items

Volunteer run passionate place with an Amazing shop! Go spend time there learning and browsing and buying some great art deco items! It is such a lovely way to understand the roots of South Beach!

The museum, although small, is pretty interesting. The best part was the Art Deco walk. Damian was my guide and man is he knowledgeable! I learned a ton and gained a huge appreciation for the surrounding architecture. Couldn’t recommend the tour enough, especially if your guide happens to be Damian.

Great little museum with some very interesting information, some good films and a smattering of art deco items that all explain the imagery and growth of the movement. There’s a great gift shop but best of all was the staff. There’s a great lady on the reception desk , she gave us a great map to follow and advised us to go look inside some of the buildings and hotels which we did. We spent a very pleasant 3 hours walking part of the route and entering some of the hotels, only 2 locations were not happy for us to go in but we bought drinks in a couple and soaked up both the modern air con the wonderful designs and an enjoyable beverage, my favourite was the bar in the Colony hotel and I loved the cool post office. They also have the best looking toilet block just out the back before the beach (Beach patrol HQ). Definitely visit its well worth it, only $7 or free to veterans etc.

It’s a small museum but tickets are cheap! And the whole tour is interesting … after which we walked to all the buildings and viewed them with a fresh perspective!! Definitely a must do when in south beach!

I'll give my honest opinion. It's worth it if you're a resident or student because then it's free. The 7$ to get in, IMO you don't get your value, the museum is a small room and that's it. I enjoy Museums but this was a bit steep for what you get. If you really enjoy this type of stuff it could be worth it for you.

Small museum and we learn very interesting facts about the architecture of Miami.

The Art Deco Museum in South Beach, Miami, provided an unexpected but welcome refuge during a sudden thunderstorm. Located conveniently near the beach, it turned out to be a great place to kill time while staying dry and learning something new. Atmosphere: The museum is cozy but on the colder side, so bring a jacket. Inside, you'll find a gift shop and a small museum space dedicated to the history and characteristics of Art Deco. Exhibits: The museum features two main exhibits focusing on the cultural influence and preservation of radio waves and art deco. My favorite was the art deco portion. Those section delves into the defining characteristics of the Art Deco style. It covers how this design aesthetic helped shape Miami's architectural identity. It also showcases the role of Art Deco in revitalizing Miami, including a short film about the transformation of older buildings with vibrant pastel colors to preserve their historic value and to protect them from being destroyed to built new resorts. My favorite part was a video detailing the cultural preservation efforts of Barbara Baer and Leonard Horowitz. Experience: Cost: Admission is $7 for adults and free for students with IDs. Service: The front desk staff were very friendly and welcoming. Many people were in the lobby area to stay dry amidst the rain, and they didn't mind. Overall, while the museum is small, it's packed with detailed descriptions and history. You really need to engage with the exhibits to appreciate them. The educational aspect is strong, but if it hadn't been raining, I might have skipped it.

I took a walking tour today from the museum and it was the highlight of my time in Miami! I do have an interest in architecture, but the tour featured a lot of general history and information and I think would be good for anyone. The tour begins at the museum where you receive headphones and a headset. The guide takes you around the back of the museum to give you some history of the city. Then you begin walking along Ocean Drive in the park, giving the group plenty of room to stand and admire the buildings. It's easy to hear from a decent distance from the tour guide. After leaving Ocean Drive, the tour takes a small loop before ending back at the museum. This portion of the tour is along more crowded streets and it could be possible to get a little behind. There's a couple good stops, though, that allow the group to get back together. The tour is around 2 hours, after which you can walk around the museum. Most of the information in the museum was covered in the tour, but it's nice to get some more visuals to match with the information. The tour was fantastic, and I would strongly recommend it to anyone looking to learn about the history of Miami Beach.

We stopped by this museum to give us something to do in between lunch and meeting friends for dinner on day 2 of our mini vacay. Admission was just $7. It was a small museum, but it was fun to see history and insight into the art deco style. We visited the gift shop in hope that I could find a Miami patch. The gift shop attendant was helpful and fun. Because of my disappointment of not finding a patch, he let us try on these fun and gorgeous sun glasses! Glad we stopped by!

Had a great time doing the Alice in Wonderland scavenger hunt. I wish the questions pertained more to the game than the environment. So I didn't look at the directions here since I was riding with a friend. I thought since it said art deco it would be in wynwood. Unfortunately the hunt is in Miami/south beach strip. Therefore we was hot in our costumes. I would suggest to dress comfortable and definitely wear as less clothes and possible while staying into character. I would do it again just opt for the shorts instead of pants. It probably should be promoted more with flyers in the area prior to event. As well as on Instagram. Alot of patrons stopped be asking why we was dressed up and said they wish they knew because they would have participated. I saw the event on a Facebook ad. I'm not sure where the costume contest entry was even though it stated their would be one. Other than that I wouldn't change anything.

Good little museum that gives great context and meaning to a stay in Miami Beach. Monique at the desk was most helpful and really went out of her way for us. We took the walking tour the next day with Franzi and would heartily recommend both her and the tour. Probably the highlight of our stay. We visited in early December, 2024 and they had just take down a special exhibit on the connections between art deco Miami and art deco Havana. So sorry to miss it. Would love to see it made permanent. The Miami - Havana connections are fascinating.

I will say the four stars on this is largely in appreciation of the museum's mission and in recognition of the kind staff and volunteers. The art deco structures in the beach area are under threat with various legislation that will limit protections and the society running this museum is on the front lines of fighting to preserve these beautiful, iconic structures. Truthfully, as a museum, it's not the greatest museum - lots of text that's a bit of an eyesore and hard to read. I do really like though the permanent exhibit that explains the differences between the various architectural styles. But bottom line, for just $5, it's worth stopping in for some AC , support s good cause, and learn some new things.

After passing by a whole mess of art deco buildings on Miami Beach, it seemed only logical that we should check out the Art Deco Museum. (It didn't hurt that admission is only five bucks. When we later attempted to go to the Erotic Museum and found out it was $30, we quickly hightailed it out of there.) The museum itself is very small and doesn't have a ton of exhibits, and the emphasis is oddly on the evolution of radio. However, I very much enjoyed the 20 or so minutes we spent there, as there are plenty of interesting facts to be gleaned from the various info boards. The staff was super helpful and friendly, too.

So worth it to see these architectural gems with a docent! Loved every minute of the 10:30 am walking tour. I'd have loved to have been able to tip my guide using something other than than cash.

While it is smaller than I expected, they pack a lot of history into the exhibits. We all know about Miami Beach and the party scene, but the history about the art deco style architecture and Carl Fisher's world famous beachfront resorts are worth a visit! Also, it is a great air conditioned break from all that's happening at the bars and restaurants across the street. It is across from The Clevelander and was $10 to tour the museum. They also have a cute gift shop with nostalgic treasures and art.

Mainly a reading museum, this space still wonderfully tells the story of "how did art deco get to Miami?" which is what I had on my mind prior to this trip to Miami Beach. I learned a lot here - from the advent of the radio to the Mediterranean architectural revival to the Industrial Revolution and streamlining to art deco and MIMO (so cool, I see MiMO everywhere in The San Fernando Valley--it's quite amazing to find out this stuff traces its roots back to the Miami Modern design of the 60s-70s!!) The space itself is cool and airy, I nice respite from the heat and the energy of south beach. Come and rest a spell for $5 - worth it!

Great gift shoppe and excellent place to start your Art Deco exploration of Miami Beach.

Came here during a trip to Miami in Apr 2022. There was an LGBT exhibit in the front, before the Art Deco part, and that was lovely. It detailed the stories of about a dozen LGBT couples that got married in FL. The Art Deco part was very informative, even though it was just one room. It was a fun start to exploring the nearby streets.

So for $5, there was a lot to see here. Definitely a lot of history on Art Deco style, how Miami Beach was transformed, and other things. But it's the other things that gets a little off. They did talk a lot about Miami area history and the suffragette movement but I feel like it didn't quite mix in with the art deco theme. It was just sort of there. Maybe they were just trying to fill up space with a temporary exhibit? That's a mystery to me but I would say it was worth a visit. It was something to do and it was nice in the air conditioning on a very hot day.

We took the art deco tour and museum was free. The radio exhibit was cool. Great vintage radios and interesting history. The other room was the regular art deco exhibit: lots of photos and alot of small print to read. Worth a visit if in the area.