PEREZ ART MUSEUM, Perez Art Museum

Hi, my name’s Jill, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Pérez Art Museum.

The Pérez Art Museum is THE place to admire contemporary artworks in Miami.

Since it was founded in 1984, the museum has focused on international art from the 20th century until the present. Over the years, this mission has been complemented by a further aspiration: to reflect the variety of the many different communities that make up this great city.

If you’re wondering who the museum is named after, Jorge M. Pérez is a philanthropist and major art collector who was born in Buenos Aires but moved to Miami in 1968.

In 2011, Pérez donated $35 million – in cash and artworks – to the Miami Art Museum for the creation of a new art center, thus earning the right to choose the name of the new facility....