The Wolfsonian-FIU
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The Wolfsonian-FIU

Miami, Florida

Photo: The Wolfsonian-Florida International University

A museum of design and propaganda housed in a 1927 Mediterranean Revival building on Washington Avenue. The collection spans 1885 to 1945 and covers industrial design, political art, and material culture in ways that feel shockingly relevant today. It's the most intellectually stimulating museum in Miami and almost nobody visits it. Their loss.

Insider tip

The permanent collection on the upper floors — especially the propaganda posters and Art Deco furniture. Budget an hour minimum.

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