The Wolfsonian–FIU

A working museum of the modern age housed in a 1927 Mediterranean Revival storage building that Mitchell Wolfson Jr. bought and turned into a 200,000-object archive — propaganda posters, industrial-design prototypes, decorative arts, rare books, furniture, all dating 1850 to 1950. Now run by Florida International University. The strength is what most museums won't touch: political persuasion objects, transportation graphics, world's-fair ephemera, the material culture of how modernity was sold. Rotating exhibitions run alongside a permanent installation; the ground-floor design store and coffee bar are open to non-ticketed visitors.

What to order

General admission $12 (concessions $8), free every Friday 6p–9p and free anytime for Florida residents with ID. Budget 90 minutes minimum; closed Monday and Tuesday, so plan around that.

Hours

Wed–Thu, Sat–Sun 10a–6p · Fri 10a–9p · closed Mon–Tue