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 🔗
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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].
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Happy Mother’s Day from MOAD! 💐
Today we celebrate the mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers who inspire creativity and love in our communities every day.
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Join MOAD and Susan Lee-Chun (@susanleechun ) 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
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📣 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
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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.
Image by Liliana Mora
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Last Sunday, artist Mark Delmont (@artlovetrap ) worked with students to make paper dolls and unique collages.
We are grateful to the Little Haiti Book Fair, the Miami Book Fair, the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, and artist Mark Delmont for making such a special day possible.
Stay tuned here for more updates about upcoming art making opportunities for kids.
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Photographer Diego Waisman connects with archival materials and portrays a changing Miami through different bodies of work. We were thrilled to work with him on our project documenting entrepreneurship in the Knight Skylight Gallery.
Here is a selection of photos from sessions with Brenda Guatemala and Michael Villavicencio of Raspado’s Loly’s, Fashion Designer Fabrice Tardieu, Mariana Shaw, co-owner of Empanada’s, and Thierry Adam and Leonardo Lanaro of Flower Bazaar.
See images by Diego and learn more about these Miamians and their businesses in the Knight Skylight Gallery at the Freedom Tower. @dwaisman
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No plans for the weekend? ☀️ Join us this Saturday for a free yoga class with Romina Carpio in the beautiful Knight Skylight Gallery.
Then spend the day exploring MOAD at the historic Freedom Tower. Discover the history of Miami, awaken your curiosity with Languages of Migration from the Kislak Center collection, and experience the final days of Belkis Ayón and Carlos Alfonzo: Odyssey.
Enjoy special guided tours with MOAD Consulting Curator Isabela Villanueva.
Register through the link in bio.
MOAD Moves with Romi 🧘
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
MOAD Tours ✨
12:00 PM English
1:00 PM Español
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We loved welcome three tours of young visitors in honor of Take Your Child to Work Day last Thursday.
Sharing our museum, unique objects, interactive technology, and multilayered storytelling defines our tours.
For more information about scheduling tours, please email [email protected]
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MOAD on the road ! ✨
This past Saturday we hosted two programs: one at MDC’s Kendall campus and the other at MDC’s Padron Campus. We are grateful to to artists Susan Lee-Chun and Jennifer Basile for leading these workshops.
Professor Basile is an esteemed professor at MDC’s Kendall Campus. Professor Basile welcomed community members into the printing space and shared her incredible knowledge.
Susan Lee-Chun partnered with MOAD staff and Professor Figueras to talk about her work in the Padron Campus Gallery and how it connects to their studies. We are grateful to Professor Figueras for the opportunity.
