
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Model & Strategy
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is inherently invested in the work of bringing lesser-known narratives and marginalized voices to the center of our community discussions through art, and for the benefit of everyone. The museum pursues programmatic priorities that allow the museum to better reflect the Miami community within our walls, while painting a more complete picture of art history that celebrates the critical contributions made by African American, Latinx and Caribbean artists, and artists from the Caribbean and African diasporas. PAMM’s exhibitions and programs have collectively brought more than 2 million people to the museum over the last 7.5 years. Innovative programs like Art Detectives, bringing local teenagers and police officers together at the museum for guided conversation prompted by visual art, use a growing collection of art works by an increasingly diverse group of artists to underpin a constant dialogue with the most pressing issues of the present. Our curatorial and programmatic initiatives make PAMM an institution that represents the diverse, diasporic communities that shape the Miami population and shares the power of art and its unique ability to connect us in times of momentous change.
PAMM opened in 1984 as the Center for Fine Arts, an exhibiting organization with no collection of its own, aiming to fill a void in a young city where no contemporary art museum existed. It was reorganized in 1996 as the Miami Art Museum and began collecting. The museum moved to its current 200,000 sq ft building, as Pérez Art Museum Miami, in 2013.



Franklin joined PAMM as Director in 2015, previously serving as department head and curator of contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). He was the 2007 winner of the David C. Driskell Prize, the first national award to celebrate contributions to the field of African American art. With over 15 years of curatorial experience, Franklin continues to pursue his vision of PAMM as “the people’s museum,” seen through a Miami lens.
Impact
More than 2 million visitors and students served since opening the new building in December 2013.
Launched a dedicated Fund for the acquisition of work by Black artists, as well as the Caribbean Cultural Institute.
Built the largest collection of contemporary Cuban art in the United States.
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Presented by @BackroomSeshMIA, enjoy music by @soulpaxmusic on Thursday from 5-8pm during happy hour! Catch special… https://t.co/oIDFQ22qsb
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In honor of #HaitianHeritageMonth, let's explore works in our collection by Haitian artists such as "Fet Chaloska (… https://t.co/48pK083Efi
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Take a trip this weekend with artists #Marisol and #Warhol during #FreeSecondSaturdays at PAMM! Roam our galleries… https://t.co/aNHCW624Ay
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Explore your own visual language, using the frottage technique! PAMM members can join Teaching Artist Noah Cribb fo… https://t.co/0n0a0z4fKB
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In Solidarity: #HaitianHeritage Night is one day away! Join us May 11, from 5–11 pm for the film program "Men Nan M… https://t.co/KrvfQ8EnEZ
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A multi-hyphenate musician, DJ AlCol (@alcolthedj) joins #ThursdaysAtPAMM presented by Backroom Sessions from 5-8pm… https://t.co/gap5wmx9CN
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The @nytimes featured the “Marisol and Warhol Take New York” exhibition in a recent article.✨ #marisol #andywarhol… https://t.co/m18lGxncgM
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Celebrate #HaitianHertiageMonth at PAMM on May 12, 5–11pm, for the film program "Men Nan Men"—an evening of Haitian… https://t.co/0lXlnH6Vjx
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The art is always in the details! Take a closer look at Calida Rawles's "On the Other Side of Everything." Visit th… https://t.co/G6ATPcq8nA
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Kick-off #HaitianHeritageMonth at PAMM this Thursday! Join Backroom Sessions (@backroomsessionsmiami) and Haitian-A… https://t.co/P9snG6iL5Z
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#PAMMDIY Get started on this art-making activity with teaching artist Janessa Melendez and artist Felipe Mujica ins… https://t.co/9yqSdax3To
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Get a unique glimpse and explore the relationship between two iconic Pop artists—#Marisol and #Warhol. "Marisol and… https://t.co/hZana7P0Sq
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