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Exhibitions at the Library
Art Services & Exhibitions Division
About
The Library System has a long history of cultural and educational exhibitions, and makes a special call to artists on a rolling basis for temporary exhibitions that correspond to selected annual themes and/or that highlight the library’s permanent art collection and services.
Additionally, the Vasari Project is an archive that documents the development of the visual arts in Miami‑Dade County since 1945.
For more information about the art collection, exhibition programs, call 305‑375‑5599 or e‑mail art@mdpls.org.
Art at the Library
Permanent Art Collection
A collection of over 7,000 works with focus on African American, Latino, and Miami artists. The Vasari Project
Dedicated to documenting, collecting and preserving Miami‑Dade County's art history from 1945 to the present. Virtual Art Exhibitions
Virtual exhibitions highlighting works from the library's art collection. Each exhibit features high-resolution scans of the artwork and is searchable.
A collection of over 7,000 works with focus on African American, Latino, and Miami artists. The Vasari Project
Dedicated to documenting, collecting and preserving Miami‑Dade County's art history from 1945 to the present. Virtual Art Exhibitions
Virtual exhibitions highlighting works from the library's art collection. Each exhibit features high-resolution scans of the artwork and is searchable.
A Visual Narrative
Miami-Dade Public Library System's Permanent Art Collection and Exhibitions
A Closer Look at the Artwork of Emilio Sanchez
Library Artist-in-Residence Program
Interview with Jacob Brillhart, Rocco Ceo, Victor Deupi
Library Exhibitions
Pedestrian 1985 & 2015
Street Photography In Downtown with Liam Crotty and David Spitzer
Exhibitions & Programs
Victim of War - Rescuing Art Stolen in World War II
World War II at 80
Thursday, December 18
5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
During the Second World War, the center of the art world shifted to the United States as artists fled Nazi-occupied territory and art was stolen and hidden throughout the continent. Join us for a conversation with artists Nico Hough and Pangea Kali Virga about figures such as Peggy Guggenheim and the Monuments Men, and the survival of art when faced with censorship and war.
The Vasari Project at 25: A Legacy of Art Collections and Collecting in Miami
Selected items and works from the Library’s Vasari Project and Permanent Art Collection
August 21 – December 18, 2025
Opening Reception
Saturday, September 20, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Art Panel, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Twenty-five years ago, the Miami-Dade Public Library System created The Vasari Project to document and preserve the vitality of the visual arts in Miami-Dade County dating back to 1945 and beyond. Three visionary women led the initiative: Art Librarian Margarita Cano; Miami Herald art critic, historian, and writer Helen L. Kohen; and Art Librarian and Art Services Manager Barbara N. Young. Together, they collaborated to establish this unique repository in 2000. With funding from the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs and the invaluable support of Library leadership, The Vasari Project was successfully launched.
This is the second survey exhibition of materials donated to The Vasari Project since its founding 25 years ago, following Highlights from The Vasari Project Archive of the Miami-Dade Public Library System in 2012. As a living archive, donations are welcome to help fill historical gaps and to continue the legacy of its founders.
Made possible by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs.
Marlow Moss: Consciousness of the Universe
By Rafael Montilla
July 18 – October 2, 2025
Workshop with Artist Rafael Montilla
Saturday, September 20
10:00 a.m. - noon
This exhibition features a series of two-dimensional (2D) artworks by Rafael Montilla, created in response to the writings and artistic vision of British constructivist Marlow Moss. Through geometric abstraction and conceptual form, Montilla explores Moss’ core belief that art expresses the profound relationship between human consciousness and universal order.
