Mission Statement: Miami Design Preservation League is a not-for-profit preservation and arts organization that preserves, protects, and promotes the architectural, cultural, social, and environmental integrity of Miami Beach and the surrounding areas.
Where to go and what to do in Miami Beach and surrounding areas
Open Daily
9am-5pm
Learn about Art Deco, Mediterranean, MiMo and more!
Open Daily
9am-5pm
Read Time: 3 mins Editor’s Note: May is Historic Preservation Month across the USA, spearheaded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Preservation Month theme is “People Saving Places” to shine the spotlight on
Read Time: 6 mins MDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following project on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Please note: the lack of a position on a project
Read Time: 2 mins Barbara Baer Capitman, founder of the Miami Design Preservation League and monumental leader in the movement to save Art Deco, fought tirelessly for the preservation of Art Deco in the 1970s and 1980s. But it wasn’t until about 10 years into the effort that preservationists began to be taken seriously at the local level.
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Open daily 9am – 5pm
Original Art Deco Weekend® posters, t-shirts, books, cards, vintage items, jewelry, memorabilia, and one-of-a-kind art
Read Time: 1 min Miami Design Preservation League is thrilled to present the official poster for the 47th Annual Art
Read Time: 3 mins At 1000 South Miami Avenue you will find both a turn-of-the-century restaurant and a living museum
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.
JasperClareM
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.
copejenny
Our Mailing Address is PO Box 190180, Miami Beach, FL, 33119