Art Week Miami Beach 2024: A Local’s Guide

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Art Week Miami Beach Local's Guide
Our video for Art Week Miami Beach 2024. Videography by Brandon Swarthout and Joel Franco, produced by Miami Design Preservation League

With so much to do around town for Art Week, the options can be overwhelming… so we’ve put together this guide to help navigate the events and guide you along the way.

1. Browse the City of Miami Beach’s Online Art Week Guide

The best place to view all of the arts and culture offerings throughout Miami Beach Art Week is on the city’s official Art Week web page: click here.

[Tip: We have print-outs of the City’s map available at the Art Deco Welcome Center while supplies last. You can also click the image below, and it will open a PDF, which you can save on your computer or mobile phone]

2. Explore Public Art Projects as part of “No Vacancy Miami Beach”

Explore and vote for your favorite, through Dec 12th! Read our blog post about the historic places and beautiful spaces for this year’s competition.

3. Attend a panel discussion at the Art Deco Museum on Sunday, Dec 8th

MDPL continues its Art Week series in partnership with CADA (Contemporary African Diaspora Art), curated by Ludlow Bailey. This includes the Panel on Sunday as well as a pop-up exhibit Friday-Sunday.

Sunday, December 8th: CADA Panel Discussion on Contemporary African Diaspora Art

Friday, Dec 6th – Sunday, Dec 8th: Exhibition Spotlight: AfroSpiritual Energetics

4. Explore Art Deco Museum Exhibits

Henry Hohauser: Designing Paradise

Museum admission is free for all Miami-Dade County Residents and we are open 7 days per week, 9am-5pm

5. Take a Walking Tour

December is a great time to take one of our architectural walking tours! To view the latest tour offerings, visit our tours page: click here.

Walking Tours
Miami Design Preservation League Walking Tours

6. Learn About how Art Basel Miami Beach / Art Week Came to Be

Hear former MDPL Executive Director and Miami Beach Commissioner Nancy Liebman speak about Art Basel Miami Beach’s origins in this video clip, recorded as part of the Miami Beach Visual Memoirs project in collaboration with CloseUp Productions and the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority.


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