Collectors of original works will find a plethora of galleries encompassing style, culture and taste. Shows such as Art Basel Miami Beach with 195 galleries participating, the Beaux Arts Festival, Art Deco Weekend, and the Coconut Grove Art Festival are among the most important and widely attended.

Also, the Miami Museum of Art, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, Bass Museum of Art, Center for Emerging Art, Jewish Museum of Florida, South Florida Art Center and the Wolfsonian are well worth visiting.

The Roxy Performing Arts Center offers foreign and domestic films, local and international band performances, dances, improvisation and comedy. The Miami City Ballet is one of the largest dance companies in the United States.