{"id":152,"date":"2018-10-01T21:56:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T01:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/?p=152"},"modified":"2018-10-01T22:37:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T02:37:05","slug":"free-or-cheap-museums-in-miami-miami-beach-for-fiu-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/2018\/10\/01\/free-or-cheap-museums-in-miami-miami-beach-for-fiu-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Free or cheap museums in Miami\/Miami Beach for FIU Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi FIU aesthetics students! I am trying to compile a list of free\/cheap artsy things to do in the area. Have anything you\u2019d like to add? Please e-mail me at escarbro@fiu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ART MUSEUMS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum\u00a0<\/strong>(FIU campus, free)<\/p>\n

A contemporary art museum, this museum is always free (for everyone)! The museum is located on FIU campus (right next to Vicky\u2019s caf\u00e9) and has rotating exhibits. The museum also hosts various talks and workshops \u2013 all for free! The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and is closed on Monday. https:\/\/frost.fiu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Wolfsonian Museum – FIU\u00a0<\/strong>(Miami Beach, always freefor FIU students\/faculty\/staff)<\/p>\n

The Wolfsonian museum is a quirky collection of objects, from the \u201cmundane to the monumental.\u201d Their objects include ephemera (including propaganda posters), mid-century furniture, paintings, and more. They usually have curated exhibitions of their permanent collection on one floor, and a rotating collection on other floors. The collection contains objects from the 1850s to the 1950s. They have an awesome shop\/caf\u00e9 on the first floor, great for working after a trip to the museum. Bonus: the museum is open to the public for free every Friday from 6 pm \u2013 9pm, so take your family! https:\/\/www.wolfsonian.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jewish Museum of Florida \u2013 FIU<\/strong>\u00a0(Miami Beach, always freefor FIU students\/faculty\/staff)<\/p>\n

The Jewish Museum of Florida is housed in two buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach\u2019s first Jewish congregation. The museum\u00a0 is \u201cdedicated to telling the story of more than 250 years of Florida Jewish history, arts and culture.\u201d They have rotating exhibits, as well as talks. It is a beautiful space and they have innovative and thought provoking rotating exhibits. Bonus: the museum is free for everyone on Saturday. https:\/\/jmof.fiu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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PAAM ( Perez Art Museum Miami)\u00a0<\/strong>(Miami, free second Saturdays and first Thursdays)<\/p>\n

The PAAM has reopened in a beautiful building, right on the Miami waterfront. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the building itself if worth a visit. The PAAM is \u201cMiami\u2019s flagship art museum,\u201d with exhibits spanning modern to contemporary art. The museum entrance fee is $12 with student ID but is free for everyone every second Saturday and every first Thursdays (every first Thursday with extended hours 10 am \u2013 9 pm). The museum caf\u00e9 and shop is also worth a visit!<\/p>\n

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ICA Miami (Institute of Contemporary Art Miami)\u00a0<\/strong>(Miami, free)<\/p>\n

ICA Miami \u201cis dedicated to promoting continuous experimentation in contemporary art, advancing new scholarship and fostering the exchange of art and ideas throughout the Miami region and internationally.\u201d While ICA requests that you reserve tickets online, the tickets are free. ICA is a great contemporary art museum with loads of community engagement and outreach. They have volunteer programs, public talks, and monthly family days. https:\/\/www.icamiami.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Bass (<\/strong>Miami Beach, $5)<\/p>\n

The Bass is open Wednesday through Sundays 10 am \u2013 5 pm.\u00a0 It is a contemporary art museum, which exhibits in a wide range of media. It just reopened October 29, 2017 with new gallery spaces, a museum store and caf\u00e9. They have an \u201cArt After Hours\u201d program and a \u201cBreakfast at The Bass\u201d program. https:\/\/thebass.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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OTHER ART MUSEUMS \/ COLLECTIONS IN THE AREA: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lowe Art Museum (U of Miami campus, $8 with student ID)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.lowe.miami.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Margulies Collection at the WAREhouse (Wynwood, free for Florida students)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.margulieswarehouse.com\/#\/home<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rubell Family Collection \u00a0(Miami, $5 students) (reopens December 5th<\/sup>, 2018)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/rfc.museum<\/a><\/p>\n

And if you have a library card, you may be entitled to even more discounts!\u00a0https:\/\/www.mdpls.org\/museum-pass\/museum-pass.aspv<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi FIU aesthetics students! I am trying to compile a list of free\/cheap artsy things to do in the area. Have anything you\u2019d like to add? Please e-mail me at escarbro@fiu.edu.     ART MUSEUMS   Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum\u00a0(FIU campus, free) A contemporary art museum, this museum is always free (for everyone)! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":422,"featured_media":111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,15,10],"tags":[14,13,12,11],"class_list":["post-152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aesthetics","category-art","category-museums","tag-aesthetics","tag-art","tag-free","tag-museums","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/422"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/escarbro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}