The Wolfsonian

What can a 1930s aluminum cocktail shaker reveal about history? Economics? National identity? Plenty. The Wolfsonian reinvents the museum experience with exhibitions that ask compelling questions about the hows and whys of early modern design. You must have your confirmation and ID to get your tickets.
www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu

Vizcaya Museums & Gardens

A Mediterranean palazzo in Miami? Mr. Deering's Renaissance mansion has 34 rooms with filled with 15th - 19th century antiques. He even made his own ice - 300 lbs. a day - in the basement! Take a guided tour and find out more. You must have your confirmation and ID to get your tickets.
www.vizcayamuseum.org

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is truly a unique place. Here you can walk garden paths surrounded by the wonders and beauty of nature, talk to experts in horticulture, conservation and science, view impressive art, see butterflies and birds at every turn and take classes on everything from photography to grafting. You must have your confirmation and ID to get your tickets.
www.fairchildgarden.org

Miami Science Museum

Throughout all of MiaSci is an ever-growing interconnected trail of hands-on exhibits that explore everything from basic energy principles to the future of renewable energy. You must have your confirmation and ID to get your tickets.
www.miamisci.org

Miami Children's Museum

Got restless little ones that need entertaining and you don’t want to watch Nemo one more time? Why not let them climb a 2 story sand castle or design their own money in a 6-foot piggy bank? How about learning how to operate a TV camera? The only limit to a good time for everyone is your imagination! You must have your confirmation and ID to get your tickets.
www.miamichildrensmuseum.org

Miami Art Museum

FREE to students with proper ID. The collection reflects the cosmopolitan makeup of Miami and its tendency to forge connections between diverse groups and ideas.
www.miamiartmuseum.org

Artcenter South Florida

Going to SoBe? Stop in at ArtCenter/South Florida on Lincoln road to see real artists at work. They have studio spaces, galleries and lots of different activities so you can see how art is really done.
www.artcentersf.org

Bass Museum

The museum's permanent collection includes European paintings from the 15th through the early 20th centuries with special emphasis on Northern European art of the Renaissance and baroque periods. The museum has Florida's ONLY Egyptian gallery, including an Egyptian sarcophagus and mummy! You must have your confirmation and ID to get your tickets.
www.bassmuseum.org

HistoryMiami

The history of South Florida is the story of humans in a unique environment. It began more than 10,000 years ago with the arrival of prehistoric Indians and continues to the multi-cultural metropolis of today. Tropical Dreams explores South Florida history from prehistoric times to the present day. You must have your confirmation and ID to get your tickets.
www.historymiami.org

Zoo Miami

Bengal tigers stretching in the shade; monkeys swinging around; and a floating hippo. Yep, the big guy floats! You get to see the animals in a natural setting without having to book a safari vacation. You must have your confirmation and ID to get your tickets.
www.zoomiami.org

color on roloc - Frost Art Museum

This exhibition will include works by Ilya Bolotowsky, Alexander Lieberman, Carlos Cruz Diez and Joel Stein, among many others. Curated by Constanza Cerullo.
http://thefrost.fiu.edu

Tour de France/Florida: Contemporary Artists from France in Florida's Private Collections - Frost Art Museum

In collaboration with the Consulate General of France and the France-Florida Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition will feature paintings by French artists in private collections such as Christian Boltanski, Sophie Calle, Annette Messager and Bernar Venet- many of which have never been presented to the public before.
http://thefrost.fiu.edu

Erin Wurm: Beauty Business - Bass Museum

Until March 4, 2011 Wurm’s well-known sweater pieces, in the format of large-scale wall works, blur the boundary between human form and the museum building. Here, Wurm eludes to dressing a portion of the museum for warmth and security. A series of smaller sweater sculptures also incorporate fashion – the sweater forms are stretched and altered by crude wooden braces.
www.bassmuseum.org

Laurent Grasso: Portrait of a Young Man - Bass Museum

Until February 12. Laurent Grasso reflects on the rationality of the Renaissance, “the age of discovery,” a period in time when man began seeing the world in a completely different manner, becoming interested in individuality, the natural world, science, cosmology and the study of geography.
www.bassmuseum.org