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.

Exhibition Fundraiser:

Morris Lapidus: I Did it My Way

Help support our upcoming exhibition – a 20-year retrospective on the Miami Modern architect Morris Lapidus

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

9am – 5pm

Recent Blog Articles

Fundraiser: Morris Lapidus Exhibition

February 27, 2021

Help us produce our upcoming Morris Lapidus exhibition! Our fundraiser is now live. A Retrospective Look at the Architect who redefined the landscape of Miami

Dive Into History with the Miami Beach Youth Commission

February 25, 2021

Please join the Miami Beach Youth Commission today Thursday, February 25, at the livestream of the first segment of #MBHistory. The series highlights the role

Advocacy Alert: Save the McGraw-Hill Lobby in NYC

February 23, 2021

Please find the letter below from MDPL Board Chair Jack Johnson transmitted to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee. Dear Chair Carroll, The Miami Design Preservation

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. Order online!

Latest Archive Posts

Postcards from WWII

To honor the boys who served and were stationed in Miami Beach during WWII, we searched

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Burdines home of ‘Sunshine Fashions’

In celebration of Black History Month….The downtown Burdines had a place of real significance when the

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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.