MAM Closing Party

Photography by Rodrigo Gaya on June 4th, 2013 in Arts, Lifestyle

Miami, FL – June 1, 2013 – After more than 15 years of enhancing Miami’s cultural repertoire, Miami Art Museum closed its doors at Miami-Dade Cultural Center in preparation for its move to the new, state-of-the-art facility in Museum Park. This monumentous occasion called for a proper farewell with a full-blown community barbecue. On the eve of the museum’s final day, the memorable “Lights Out” BBQ was the last public event to be held at Miami Art Museum’s current facility on Cultural Center Plaza. Hundreds of people came out and enjoyed bites by Sparky’s Roadside BBQ and DJs from HOT 97.7FM, who played music through a 17-foot wall of speakers. The closing party was coordinated in collaboration with the nomadic artist project the end in conjunction with New Work Miami 2013, which, along with Frames of Reference: Latin American Art from the Jorge M. Perez Collection, was on view throughout the evening and included a giant light switch for the “Lights Out” theme. Miami Art Museum will reopen as Pérez Art Museum Miami in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park in December 2013.