Visiting museums without paying entrance is another possibility of Miami. You just have to have the dates and times to be able to enjoy this privilege with the family.
Miami is full of different cultural expressions that are reflected in its museums, many of them with free admission on specific days and times. Taking advantage of these opportunities can be a great economic relief for families during the holidays.
Always check the pages of each museum to consider any schedule changes.
Museums always free:
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
This museum belongs to ‘Florida International University’ and always offers 4 to 5 exhibits of different themes.
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-2890
Bay of Pigs Museum
This museum has a small, but interesting collection of diverse memorabilia related to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba during 1961.
1821 SW 9th Street,
at SW 18th Avenue
Phone: (305) 649- 4719
Centre Gallery
This gallery center at Location: Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus is dedicated to contemporary art with works by renowned artists covering a wide range of specific topics, including technology.
300 NE 2nd Avenue,
at NE 3rd Street
Phone: (305) 237-3278
Holocaust Memorial
It is a museum littered with paths covered by flowers and a reminder of the damage any discriminatory ideology can do. The visit is an artistic experience, but also educational against discrimination in all its range of options.
1933 Meridian Ave, Miami Beach
Phone: (305) 538-1663
Museums with specific days FREE
Jewish Museum of Florida
This museum enjoys a very good reputation for anyone who wants to know about the Jewish history of Florida. The museum is housed in two beautiful synagogues with a small bakery connecting them. It is also located a few steps from Collins Avenue.
Free day: Every Saturday and always free for children under 6 years old
301 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: 305-672-5044
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
In the facilities you can see historic trains, including the one that Fernando Magallanes Automotor, built for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Short train rides are offered on various types of trains, depending on the day. There is also an extensive model train exhibit and a huge electric toy train that children can play with.
Free day: First Saturday of each month
Another benefit: Always free for children under 3 years old.
12450 S. W. 152 Street, Miami
305-253-0063
Miami Art Museum
This museum has always been rated as very interesting, although its limited size was always criticized, but this will change in December 2013 when the museum opens an installation in Biscayne Bay with space for 250 galleries and 29 hectares of waterfront park.
While the modern structure is being built in Biscayne Bay, art lovers will enjoy the museum.
Free Day: Second Saturday of each month at your current location.
101 W Flagler St
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: (305) 375-3000
Miami Children’s Museum
They are two floors of fun for children of any age who can enjoy for free every Friday countless interactive exhibitions while learning by playing about art, banks, supermarkets, hospital, firefighters, veterinarians and television studios.
Free Day : Third Friday of each month from 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
Another benefit: Always free for infants under 1 year.
980 Macarthur Causeway, Miami
(305) 373-5437
The Wolfsonian at Florida International University is a museum, library and research center of this educational institution located in the heart of Miami’s art deco historic district that uses nearly 120,000 objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design.
It is said that although the permanent collections are of excellent quality, it is a museum more oriented to young people.
Free day: Every Friday after 6:00 pm
Another benefit: Always free for children under 6 years old.
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Phone: (305) 531-1001
