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 ci

ty. 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.

05/29/2026

☀️ Happy Summer from MOAD! ☀️

MOAD wishes all students, teachers, and staff at Miami-Dade County Public Schools and schools across Miami a wonderful and inspiring summer.

Thank you to all the students and educators who joined us this school year and made the museum come alive through curiosity, creativity, and conversation.

Educational tours are always free for schools, and MOAD can also create tailored workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections to support classroom learning. 🎨📚✨

05/28/2026

Freedom Family Day was a success! 🎉
Enjoy some of the fun moments from this special celebration.

Children and adults enjoyed story time, art-making activities, hands-on experiences, and football for the whole family. 🎨⚽️✨

Special thanks to our guests, the wonderful author Simone Russell, for an engaging story time and an interactive activity, and Joy Klein, botanist and environmental superhero, for sharing her knowledge with our visitors.

Stay tuned and don’t miss the next Freedom Family Day on Sunday, July 12, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM!

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¡Freedom Family Day fue todo un éxito! 🎉
Disfruta algunos de los momentos divertidos de esta celebración especial.

Niños y adultos disfrutaron de cuentos, actividades artísticas, experiencias interactivas y fútbol para toda la familia. 🎨⚽️✨

Un agradecimiento especial a nuestras invitadas, la maravillosa autora Simone Russell, por leer a los invitados y brindar una actividad muy especial, y a Joy Klein, botánica y superheroína ambiental, por compartir sus conocimientos con nuestros visitantes.

Mantente atento y no te pierdas el próximo Freedom Family Day el domingo, 12 de julio de 2026, de 11:00 AM a 2:00 PM.

05/26/2026

NEW EXHIBITION OPENING 📣✨ We are proud to announce Abstraction as Legacy, our America250 exhibition now on view at the Freedom Tower.

The act of painting can make history. Through hard edges and expressive forms, U.S. artists re-imagined painting and used abstraction as a mechanism to consider the human body, natural environs, architecture, emotion, and an economy of line.

This exhibition is not meant to be exhaustive but intended to highlight the breadth of painterly abstraction in the United States. In the 1950s, increasingly turned the art world turned to the U.S. for ingenuity and boundary-breaking abstract art forms. From trends that arose in Havana and made it to the U.S. through exile to experiments developed in New York and Los Angeles, the legacy of American abstraction evolves as rich and varied.

The featured works include paintings by Young-Il Ahn, Sam Gilliam, Carmen Herrera, Hans Hofmann, Virginia Jaramillo, Lloyd Kiva New, Willem de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, George Morrison, Noemí Ruiz, Zilia Sánchez, and Vaughn Spann. A salon-style installation honors works on paper from the collection with works by artists Ilya Bolotowky, Lynne Golob Gelfman, Robert Huff, Karen Rifas, Raymond Saunders, and Robert Thiele.

On view from May 27 through October 18, 2026. Get your tickets at the link in bio.

📍Second Floor, Wolfson Gallery
📷Images by Oriol Tarridas

05/21/2026

📣MOAD is thrilled to announce the new artist-in-residence, Amanda Linares! ✨

Amanda Linares (Havana, 1989) is a Cuban-born visual artist who currently lives and works in Miami. Her practice expands from drawing to installation and photography. Her work is constantly evolving, influenced by literature and spatial awareness. Linares explores a range of universal themes, including identity, displacement, absence, and disconnection.

The artist has exhibited at Deering Estate, Frost Art Museum FIU, Orlando Museum of Art, and Oolites, among other venues.

This summer Amanda will create new work at MDC’s Kendall campus. This artist residence will also invite the public to step into the studio and observe and interact with the artist at work.

Stay tuned for upcoming events.

Bienvenida Amanda!

📷 by Mateo Seza .seza

05/15/2026

Join MOAD this weekend for FREE art, family fun, and hands-on experiences across Miami 🎨✨

Saturday at Padrón Campus Celebrate Susan Lee-Chun: Everybody Suz-ercise! with an artist reception from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Meet the artist and experience her humorous and playful work.

Sunday at the Freedom Tower Bring the whole family for Freedom Tower Family Day 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🎉

Enjoy a special botany activity with Joy D. Klein, Environmental Resource Project Supervisor for Miami-Dade County 🌿 and explore native plants and animals inspired by the work of Mark Catesby. Take part in a Seek and Find activity 🔍 and see his historic books up close in ‘Languages of Migration’ at the Kislak Center 📚

Meet author Simone Russell ✍️ for a story time reading of ‘Jamaica in Every Letter,’ followed by a hands-on activity where you can create your own alphabet 🔤🎨

Step into the excitement of the World Cup with Unidad: The World’s Game ⚽ Explore interactive experiences, test your knowledge of soccer, and travel back to 1930 Uruguay through virtual reality 🕶️ to discover the origins of the first World Cup.

Free parking. Register through our link in the bio 🔗

05/12/2026

We’re proud to share that several artworks by Shenandoah Middle School students were accepted into the MDCPS 44th Annual Museum Education Program Exhibition! ✨

After visiting the historic Freedom Tower, students created works inspired by the building’s architecture and exhibitions such as “Languages of Migration” from the Kislak Center, “Reflections,” and “Voices of Miami.”

We also congratulate Ms. Fuller for inspiring a love of art and education in the next generation. Please join us in celebrating these incredibly talented young artists! 🎨👏

Educational tours are free for all MDCPS schools. Experience the museum and book your next visit by emailing [email protected].

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from MOAD! 💐
Today we celebrate the mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers who inspire creativity and love in our communities every day.

05/09/2026

Join MOAD and Susan Lee-Chun () at MDC’s Padrón Campus for a reception celebrating Susan Lee-Chun: Everybody Suz-ercise!

Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artist and enjoy the exhibition, conversation, and refreshments.

Saturday, May 16, 2026
5-7 PM

This event is free and open to the public.

🚗 Free parking is available at MDC’s Padrón Campus flat parking lot located at 2501 SW 6TH Street, Miami, FL 33135.

📷 by Oriol Tarridas

05/08/2026

📣 Closing on Sunday, make plans to see Odyssey: Belkis Ayon and Carlos Alfonzo.

Be sure to see this exhibition before it closed on May 10.

Get your tickets in the bio.

📷 by Oriol Tarridas

05/07/2026

Enjoy free family fun at the Freedom Tower!✨

Featured guests include Environmental Resource Supervisor Joy Klein, who will lead a botanist lesson inspired by Mark Catesby’s books featured at the Kislak Center, and author Simone Russell for a special story time in the Knight Skylight Gallery. Russell will read from her children’s book honoring Jamaican cultural traditions.

Come to learn and play!

🚗Free parking: Visitors to the Freedom Tower are welcome to park at MDC’s Parking Lot 1 on Sundays, located on the south side of the Freedom Tower. Entrance on NE 5th.

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600 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL
33132

Telephone

+13052377700

Website

https://moadmdc.org/

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