Miami Design Preservation League

Please Note: Masks are required for all visitors as well as social distancing. Those who have a temperature or do not feel well should not visit, for the safety of others.

Preserve. Protect. Promote. since 1976

Miami Design Preservation League is a not-for-profit preservation and arts organization which preserves, protects, and promotes the architectural, cultural, social, and environmental integrity of Miami Beach and the surrounding areas.

"Our Drive Ocean Drive 2020"

Help us re-elevate Ocean Drive and the surrounding Art Deco District during this community-wide effort

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Official Art Deco
Walking Tours

Reopening Our tours are now operating with limited dates. Click Book a Tour to see available dates.

Art Deco
Welcome Center

Where to go and what to do in Miami Beach and surrounding areas

Open Friday – Monday 9am-5pm

Art Deco
Museum

Open Friday – Monday
10am – 5pm

Recent Blog Articles

Art Deco Spires

September 25, 2020

Here at MDPL we love Art Deco buildings with decorative spires! Pictures from our 2001 archives of the Tudor, Kent and Tiffany Hotels were taken

October Historic Preservation Board Preview

September 24, 2020

View the agenda and review the projects which will be heard at the October 13th Historic Preservation Board meeting of the City of Miami Beach,

News: “$1 Million Miami Beach Relief Fund Helps Arts Groups Look To The Future”

September 20, 2020

Miami Design Preservation League is featured among other local cultural institutions in this article by Artburst Miami published on WLRN. To read the article, click

Official Art Deco Gift Shop

Our Gift Shop is now available exclusively online. The physical shop is closed due to COVID-19.

Original Art Deco Weekend® posters, t-shirts, books, cards, vintage items, jewelry, memorabilia, and one-of-a-kind art

Introducing our new Art Deco Non-Medical Face Mask. Reusable and Washable. Show your Art Deco pride and support the MDPL. Preorder online!

Latest Archive Posts

Art Deco Spires

Here at MDPL we love Art Deco buildings with decorative spires! Pictures from our 2001 archives

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Flamingo Plaza Hotel

Flamingo Plaza at 1051-1055 Meridian Avenue in the Flamingo Park area, was a classic Art Deco

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Lost & Found

Watch the Premiere episode of our new online series!

Art Deco
Weekend®

First held in 1977, our annual festival helped spark the Miami Beach arts and culture renaissance

Center for Resiliency & Sustainability

Education, advocacy, and research focused on resiliency of historic resources and communities

What would Miami Beach be like without Historic Art Deco, Mediterranean, and MiMo buildings?

Join Us: Become a Member

Help MDPL remain independent and sustain our mission to preserve, protect, and promote. Annual memberships start at $50 and include free walking tours and more.