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

Byron Carlyle Theatre

October 25, 2020

The Byron Carlyle Theater is a cultural and historical landmark in the North Beach area of Miami Beach. It was designed by famous MiMo architect

Video: Saving the Byron Carlyle Forum

October 20, 2020

View the video below from our October 19th zoom forum! Special thanks to the panelists and to the Neighborhood Organization to Save North Beach Robert

A Pastel Paradise

October 19, 2020

Come back in time with us to Ocean Drive in 1989 and hear directly from MDPL co-founder Leonard Horowitz in this rare documentary that has

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

Catapult Diver at the MacFadden-Deauville Hotel

This past year MDPL member Nancy Usatschew generously donated her family’s vintage photographs and articles from

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Hot Button Issues

Buttons that had a saying or a political statement were a very popular item to wear

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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.