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Miami Design District offers free, guided art tours

Did you know the Miami Design District offers free guided tours of the neighborhood’s world-renowned public art and architecture? 

“Fly’s Eye Dome” at Palm Court.

The tours take place every every other Saturday at 11 a.m., typically starting from the artwork entitled, “Fly’s Eye Dome,” in Palm Court, 140 NE 39th St. 

Here’s the thing: These tickets go fast! So if you wait till the end of the week to try to score some, you may be too late. 

Tours feature the area’s galleries and unique architecture and include conversations with artists and gallerists in their spaces. For more information or to get your tickets, click here

Daniel Arsham’s “Miami Orange Bowl” sculpture at Marlins Park. Photo by Noah Kalina

If you love art:

When it comes to viewing art, it can be good to think outside the box: This means it’s not always necessary to go inside a boxy museum to view it.

Miami has plenty of public art you can see from your car or while on a stroll. Click here to find public art around town.

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Free guided tours of art in the Design District
When
Monthly on the 2nd Saturday @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm (starting March 11, 2023)
What
Free guided tours of art in the Design District
Where
Palm Court in the Miami Design District
Cost
FREE
When
Monthly on the 4th Saturday @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm (starting March 25, 2023)
What
Free guided tours of art in the Design District
Where
Palm Court in the Miami Design District
Cost
FREE
Josie Gulliksen

About Josie Gulliksen

Josie Gulliksen is a freelance writer and major arts advocate and enthusiast who loves everything cultural and is excited to live in such a thriving community as Miami. A Miami native, aside from Miami on the Cheap, she currently writes for Artburst Miami, Biscayne Times, Edible South FL and Miami Media Group. She worked for nearly a decade at Miami Today as Calendar Editor and arts writer and then worked for 13 years in public relations. She has her own blog Scene Around South FL.

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