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.
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Learn about Art Deco, Mediterranean, MiMo and more!
Open Daily
9am-5pm
Read Time: 2 mins Barbara Baer Capitman, founder of the Miami Design Preservation League and monumental leader in the movement to save Art Deco, fought tirelessly for the preservation of Art Deco in the 1970s and 1980s. But it wasn’t until about 10 years into the effort that preservationists began to be taken seriously at the local level.
Read Time: 3 mins In 1988, the Miami Design Preservation League held its 11th Annual Art Deco Weekend. The festival’s theme was Streamline Dreamtime. Ocean Drive and the Art Deco District were slowly progressing from a hopeful dream to an innovative reality.
Read Time: 3 mins Hosted annually from 1978 through the 1990s, the Moon Over Miami Ball was a black-tie soiree held to fundraise for the Miami Design Preservation League. The event featured a lively evening with a 1930s nightclub atmosphere, held at several hotels in the historic Art Deco district, and featuring a variety of celebrities each year highlighting a unique theme. Over the years, the Balls brought in some of the greatest talent in the industry, including Cab Calloway, Eartha Kitt, the Xavier Cugat Orchestra, the Incomparable Hildegarde, Lionel Hampton and the Swing Classics.
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Open daily 9am – 5pm
Original Art Deco Weekend® posters, t-shirts, books, cards, vintage items, jewelry, memorabilia, and one-of-a-kind art
Read Time: 1 min Miami Design Preservation League is thrilled to present the official poster for the 47th Annual Art
Read Time: 3 mins At 1000 South Miami Avenue you will find both a turn-of-the-century restaurant and a living museum
First held in 1977, our annual festival helped spark the Miami Beach arts and culture renaissance
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?
This tour was everything it promised and more. It gave us a fantastic overview of the history of Miami Beach and was very informative.
JasperClareM
The staff who work here are great! So helpful and will give you the scoop on where to go and if public transportation is available.
copejenny
Our Mailing Address is PO Box 190180, Miami Beach, FL, 33119