The Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is a world-class art museum in a spectacular location in downtown Miami on Biscayne Bay. The museum offers permanent and temporary art exhibits, including exhibits that explore the cultures that make up Miami, including Latin American, Caribbean, African American and more.
PAMM is also home to Verde, a modern, casual restaurant that serve dishes that celebrate Miami's cultures, prepared with fresh, seasonal ingredients.
The museum also offers free days and many special events, some of them free.
Perez Art Museum free days
Free Second Saturdays for families
Pamm offers fun for the family during its “Free Second Saturdays,” a monthly opportunity for visitors to enjoy free admission all day, as well as art-making workshops and other activities designed for children and families.
The themes change each month, so be sure to visit the website for current details.
PAMM
Bank of America's Museums on Us
PAMM is part of Bank of America's Museums on Us program, which typically provides free admission the first weekend of every month to those with Bank or America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit cards.
Free Thursdays at PAMM
The patio is the site of the free Thursdays at PAMM, a weekly cultural happening from 5 to 10 p.m. featuring musicians and themed cultural events. The events are free with RSVP.
Before the main event, visitors can tour the galleries, hear live DJs on the terrace, browse tables by community organizations, and enjoy happy hour drinks and specials at Verde.
Here's the upcoming schedule on the terrace:
July 11, 18 and 25: Summer Sweat Series from 6-9 p.m. with a different workout each week set to the music of a different local DJ at each session.
It is also possible to get free admission to the Perez Art Museum by checking out passes from a Miami-Dade public library.
Discounts and free admission at PAMM
These groups get free admission to the Perez Art Museum Miami any time:
- Health care professionals and first responders with ID
- Florida educators with ID
- Active U.S. military and veterans with ID
- Disabled visitors and their accompanying caregiver
- Children 6 and younger
- PAMM members
These groups get discount admission:
- Seniors (62 and older with ID): $14
- Students (with ID): $14
- Children (ages 7 to 18)
- Young people 13 to 22, plus one parent or guardian, can get in for $5 each via Culture Shock Miami.
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If you go
Admission is $18 for adults.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and Friday through Sunday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. The museum is closed on Wednesdays.
The museum is located at 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL.
Parking in the on-site garage is $18 flat fee. PAMM members get a $7 discount.
You can get to PAMM via Metromover (transfer from Metrorail at Government Center) and exit at the Museum Park station.
For more information, click here or call 305-375-3000.
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