Museum of Art and Design at MDC

Name: Museum of Art and Design at MDC
Address: 600 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132, US
Telephone: +13052377700
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The Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College offers groundbreaking exhibitions and programs that explore the challenges and opportunities we face locally. MOAD convenes artists, designers, and thinkers to address the urgent questions of our time. As the flagship museum of Miami Dade College, MOAD strives to be a catalyst for action and a place that empowers people to redefine their city. Miami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution which does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, ethnicity, pregnancy, sexual orientation or genetic information. To obtain more information about the College’s equal access and equal opportunity policies, procedures and practices, please contact the College’s Civil Rights Compliance Officer: Cindy Lau Evans, Director, Equal Opportunity Programs/ ADA Coordinator/ Title IX Coordinator, at (305) 237-2577 (Voice) or 711 (Relay Service). 11011 SW 104 St., Room 1102-01; Miami, FL 33176.

10/15/2026

Today, at the Freedom Tower, we are celebrating one year of operations after our extensive renovation and revitalization! ✨

From talks and film screenings to movement classes and exhibition openings, our galleries have been filled with curious minds and at times, deep emotion.

Our museum occupies a unique space in a National Historic Landmark that once operated as the Cuban Refugee Center.
Each day, we take time to share the story of this special place.

10/14/2026

✨ Don’t miss tonight!

Still haven’t seen Abstraction as Legacy? Experience the exhibition in a unique way tonight, October 14, from 6–8 PM at the Freedom Tower!

Join Cuban multidisciplinary artist Luis Eligio D Omni and musician Michael Gil for Abstraction as a Creative Way of Life, a dynamic workshop exploring the connections between visual art, poetry, sound, and performance. 🎶✍️

📅 Tonight, Wednesday, October 14
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Freedom Tower

Free and open to the public!
Free parking available.

📷 Install images by Oriol Tarridas

10/13/2026

📣TOMORROW! TOMORROW!
✍️🎶 Explore the connections between poetry, visual art, sound, and performance!

Join Cuban multidisciplinary artist, poet, and filmmaker Luis Eligio D Omni and Cuban-American multi-instrumentalist and composer Michael Gil for Abstraction as a Creative Way of Life, an interdisciplinary workshop inspired by Abstraction as Legacy.

✨ Through experimental writing, sound, and collaborative exercises, discover how rhythm, movement, and poetry can transform the way we experience art.

📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Freedom Tower

🎟️ FREE and open to the public
🚗 Free parking available at MDC Garage 7, located between NE 5th and 6th St.

🔗 Register through the link in our bio!

📷 1 by Eva Kubátová II
📷 2 courtesy of the artist.

10/11/2026

Celebrate the final week of Abstraction as Legacy with Abstraction as a Creative Way of Life!

Join Cuban multidisciplinary artist, poet, and filmmaker Luis Eligio D Omni and Cuban-American multi-instrumentalist and composer Michael Gil for an interdisciplinary workshop where poetry, visual art, sound, rhythm, and performance come together.

🎶 Through experimental writing, sound, and collaborative exercises, discover how creativity extends beyond the written word and how rhythm, movement, and sound can transform the way we experience art.

📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Freedom Tower

🎟️ FREE and open to the public. Register through the link in our bio.
🚗 Free parking at the MDC garage, 500 NE Second Avenue.
🥂 Light refreshments will be served.

Don’t miss this special program as we celebrate the final days of Abstraction as Legacy, closing Sunday, October 18!

📷 Install images by Oriol Tarridas,
Image of Luis Eligio by Eva Kubátová II
Image of Michael Gil. Courtesy of the artist.

10/09/2026

Need Saturday plans? We’ve got you covered!

Join us at the Freedom Tower this Saturday, October 10, for a day of art, history, movement, and sound!

12 PM – Guided Tour in English

2 PM – Guided Tour in Español

🌀 6 PM – Movement, Sound and Abstraction: An immersive evening exploring the connections between art, movement, and sound.

🚗 FREE PARKING at MDC Parking Bldg. 7located between NE 5th St. And NE 6th St.

🔗 Register and learn more about these programs through the link in our bio.

10/08/2026

🧩Join MOAD and Kinetic Kickoff for a special FREE family day welcoming our neurodivergent community!

Designed for children, teenagers, and young adults on the autism spectrum and their families, this sensory-friendly experience invites participants to explore art, movement, and creativity in a welcoming museum environment.

🎨 Enjoy hands-on art-making activities inspired by Languages of Migration and Abstraction as Legacy, including “Build Your Chimú Monkey.” Take home your monkey plushy

🧶 🪢Guest artist Lucia Morales will lead “Trenzas,” an immersive activity inviting participants to explore texture and movement through collaborative braiding.

✨ Explore the museum galleries in a different way, with sensory-friendly modifications and a quiet resting area available for guests who need a break.

📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍 Freedom Tower | 600 Biscayne Blvd., Miami

🎟️ Free admission 🔗 Register through the link in our bio!

🚗 Free parking at MDC Parking Lot 1, located on the south side of the Freedom Tower between NE 5th and NE 6th Streets.

📷 by Rudolph Pierre

10/07/2026

Join today MOAD and historian, writer, and podcaster Casey Piket for this month’s Touch of the Tower tour. Piket will guide guests through the Freedom Tower, highlighting poignant moments in Miami’s history and sharing stories that have shaped our city. 🌴📖

Piket began the Miami-History blog in 2012 and co-founded the Miami History Podcast with Dr. Paul S. George in 2018.

🕛 12:00 PM
🎟️ Tour included with museum admission.

10/05/2026

✨ Join us Saturday, October 10, from 6:00–9:00 PM at the Freedom Tower for an evening of embodied exploration celebrating Miami’s ever-evolving landscape—where art, movement, and wellness converge.

Artist and choreographer Smita Sen leads a guided tour of Abstraction as Legacy, drawing connections between the works on view and the language of her own practice.

🎶 Immersive sound collective Ressonnance then dissolves the boundary between music and transcendence, composing a live response to the space.

Together, Sen and Ressonnance guide participants through a performance inviting the body to lead, to listen, and to find new meaning through sound and motion.

📅 Saturday, October 10
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 Freedom Tower

🔗 Event is free. To register please visit the link in our bio

Image 1 courtesy of the artists
Image 2 by Pedro Wazzan

10/01/2026

Join our special artist guests Maitejosune Urrechaga and Giorge Michel Milián Maura in the Knight Skylight Gallery for FREE art-making activities inspired by festivals from Spain and Latin America.

📅 Sunday, October 4, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 4:00PM
📍 Freedom Tower

Create masks, hats, and wearable art, then join a special procession through the museum! 🎭👒🎉

✨ FREE and open to the public
No registration required.

📷 Image by Rudolph Pierre

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09/30/2026

Museum of Art and Design presenta “Noche de poesía con Legna Rodríguez Iglesias”

📅 Miércoles, 7 de octubre
⏰ 6–8 p. m.
🎟️ Gratis y abierto a todo el público

Inspirada en Abstraction as Legacy, la reconocida poeta y escritora cubana Legna Rodríguez Iglesias dirigirá un taller de escritura creativa que explorará las conexiones entre el arte visual, el lenguaje, la memoria y la imaginación. A través de ejercicios guiados y la observación detallada de las obras, los participantes transformarán sus respuestas a la exposición en poesía.

Rodríguez Iglesias ha sido galardonada con el Premio Casa de las Américas, el Paz Prize for Poetry y el Premio Franz Kafka de Ensayo/Testimonio. Su obra abarca la poesía, la ficción, el teatro, el ensayo y la crónica, y sus textos sobre arte y literatura aparecen regularmente en Rialta.

✨ Este taller será dictado en español.

📷 Imagen cortesía de la artista.
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Museum of Art and Design presents “Poetry Night with Legna Rodríguez Iglesias”

📅 Wednesday, October 7
⏰ 6–8 p.m.
🎟️ Free and open to the public

Inspired by Abstraction as Legacy, acclaimed Cuban poet and writer Legna Rodríguez Iglesias will lead a creative writing workshop exploring the connections between visual art, language, memory, and imagination. Through guided prompts and close looking, participants will transform their responses to the exhibition into poetry.

Rodríguez Iglesias is the recipient of the Casa de las Américas Prize, Paz Prize for Poetry, and Franz Kafka Prize for Essay/Testimony. Her work spans poetry, fiction, theater, essays, and chronicles, and her writing on art and literature regularly appears in Rialta.

✨ This workshop will be conducted in Spanish.

📷 Image courtesy of the artist.

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600 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL
33132

Telephone

+13052377700

Website

https://moadmdc.org/

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