Preserve. Protect. Promote. since 1976

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.

Official Art Deco
Walking Tours

For a full list of available tours, click here

Art Deco
Welcome Center

Where to go and what to do in Miami Beach and surrounding areas

Open Daily

9am-5pm

Art Deco
Museum

The Museum is transitioning exhibitions September/October.

Part of the museum will be closed to the public during this time.

Learn about Art Deco, Mediterranean, MiMo and more!

Open Daily

9am-5pm

MDPL Fall Lecture Series

List

Oct 5

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

MDPL Presents: Rey “Mambo” Baumel

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Oct 10

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Exhibit Opening and Lecture: “Connecting Concrete: Modernist Architecture from Havana to Miami”

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Recent Blog Articles

Video: Linda Stevenson & Alex Van Mecl // Resurfacing the Moorish Magic of Opa-locka // Art Deco Weekend 2024

September 26, 2024

Read Time: 2 mins On Sunday, January 14, 2024, Linda Stevenson & Alex Van Mecl presented their lecture “Resurfacing the Moorish Magic of Opa-locka” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. The City of Opa-locka is Miami-Dade County’s eighth oldest

Video: Victor Deupi // Postwar Architectural Photography in South Florida and the Paradox of Pleasure // Art Deco Weekend 2024

September 25, 2024

Read Time: 2 mins On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Victor Deupi presented his lecture “Postwar Architectural Photography in South Florida and the Paradox of Pleasure” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. Postwar photographers such as Ezra Stoller in New York

Video: // The Florida House, 1945-1965 // Art Deco Weekend 2024

September 24, 2024

Read Time: < 1 min On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Anna Andrzejewski presented her lecture “The Florida House, 1945-1965” at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum. Often one story tall and built of concrete block—with a large screened-in porch, Florida room (more

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Official Art Deco Gift Shop

Open daily 9am – 5pm

Original Art Deco Weekend® posters, t-shirts, books, cards, vintage items, jewelry, memorabilia, and one-of-a-kind art

2024 Art Deco Weekend Poster now available

Firehouse No.4 in Miami

Read Time: 3 mins At 1000 South Miami Avenue you will find both a turn-of-the-century restaurant and a living museum

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Introducing the Official 2024 Art Deco Weekend® Poster

Read Time: 1 min Miami Design Preservation League is thrilled to present the official poster for the 47th Annual Art

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Art Deco
Weekend®

First held in 1977, our annual festival helped spark the Miami Beach arts and culture renaissance

Center for Resiliency & Sustainability

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?

Join Us: Become a Member

Help MDPL remain independent and sustain our mission to preserve, protect, and promote. Annual memberships start at $50 and include free walking tours and more.