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.
Help support our upcoming exhibition – a 20-year retrospective on the Miami Modern architect Morris Lapidus
Where to go and what to do in Miami Beach and surrounding areas
Open Friday – Monday
9am-5pm
Open Friday – Monday
9am – 5pm
The Museum Exhibition will be Closed through April 13th for new exhibition installation
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Miami Today on 8/25/1983 by Barbara Baer Capitman. It is reprinted below as part of our ongoing
MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our below positions. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not
Rita Blank certainly had a unique childhood growing up on the beach in the 1950s-60s. Her family moved down from New York to Miami Beach
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. Order online!
El Chico’s swank nightclub built in the 1930s, was located at 22nd St and Park Avenue
On April 9th, 2021, we celebrate the 101st year anniversary of the birthday of MDPL’s founder,
First held in 1977, our annual festival helped spark the Miami Beach arts and culture renaissance
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?
This tour was everything it promised and more. It gave us a fantastic overview of the history of Miami Beach and was very informative.
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The staff who work here are great! So helpful and will give you the scoop on where to go and if public transportation is available.
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