{"id":6611,"date":"2017-10-10T15:33:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T15:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifestyle.acqualinaresort.com\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:06:20","slug":"a-night-at-the-museum-miami-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acqualinaresort.com\/blog\/sports-culture\/a-night-at-the-museum-miami-style\/","title":{"rendered":"A Night at the Museum, Miami-Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Paul Rubio<\/em>
\nSkipping fun-in-the-sun for cultural enrichment can be a tough sell in Miami Beach. Fortunately for visitors, the city\u2019s top museums have recently amplified their nighttime programming so they\u2019re no longer just a daytime affair.<\/p>\n

From dazzling, multi-sensory laser light shows in one of America\u2019s most state-of-the-art planetariums, to the be-all-end-all of costume parties in a historic, 16th<\/sup>-century bayfront estate, Miami\u2019s museums<\/a> are carving a niche in the local nightlife scene. Here, a handful of nights at the museum\u2014some monthly, some annual\u2014you won\u2019t want to miss in the months ahead.<\/p>\n

Laser Fridays at Frost Science<\/h2>\n

\"Laser

More than 300 million dollars in the making, Miami\u2019s just-opened Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science<\/a> makes science exciting and approachable for all ages. Adults, especially, will appreciate Frost putting a new-fashioned spin on an old-fashioned favorite. Please welcome back the classic laser light shows that maintained a cult following at Miami\u2019s former Museum of Science until closing. Now, these totally tubular, one-hour ocular spectacles are cast across Frost Planetarium\u2019s 67-foot dome (utilizing a 16-million-color, 8K projection system) as the beats of artists like Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Daft Punk, and Pink Floyd blast through the 360-degree sub-woofers.<\/p>\n

First and third Friday of every month, every hour 7 pm \u2013 12 am<\/em>
\nPhillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science<\/strong>
\nCost: $10 per adult; $8 per child. Purchase in advance online.
\n<\/em>frostscience.org\/exhibition\/planetarium\/laser-fridays\/<\/a><\/center> <\/p>\n

Photo: Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Jazz at MOCA<\/h2>\n

\"Jazz

On the last Friday of every month, the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami<\/a> (MOCA) opens its door to the public free of charge for its monthly concert series, Jazz at MOCA, featuring noted international and American jazz artists (Brazilian sensation Marcos Ariel hits the stage on October 27th). Rain or shine, concerts begin promptly at 8 pm, and the MOCA galleries open an hour before show time and stay open during and shortly after performances (for those who like a side of art with their jazz).<\/p>\n

Last Friday of every month<\/em>
\nMuseum of Contemporary Art North Miami<\/strong>
\nCost: Free; no advance tickets necessary.
\n<\/em>mocanomi.org\/category\/programs\/jazz-at-moca\/<\/a><\/center> <\/p>\n

Photo:\u00a0Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday Nights at PAMM<\/h2>\n

\"Perez

Downtown Miami\u2019s P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami<\/a> (PAMM) is a daytime affair\u2014except on Thursdays. Once a week, the high-design architectural masterpiece overlooking Biscayne Bay\u2014and all its 120,000-square-foot excess\u2014remains open three extra hours, from 6pm to 9pm, giving more time to peruse new exhibitions and multicultural art from the 20th and 21st centuries (plus, eat and drink at the sleek Verde waterfront restaurant and bar). For the maximum experience, come on the first Thursday of the month, \u201cPAMM Free First Thursdays,\u201d when the museum opens to the public free of charge and puts on a stellar program of performances, screenings, and pop-up exhibits.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Every Thursday, 6 \u2013 9 pm<\/em>
\nP\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami<\/strong>
\nCost: First Thursdays are free. Others are $16 per adult;
\n$12 per child ages 7 to 18; free for children under 6.<\/em>
\npamm.org<\/a><\/center> <\/p>\n

Photo:\u00a0P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Featured photo courtesy of:\u00a0P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

\n

About the Contributor<\/strong>
\nTravel journalist Paul Rubio is a Miami native who has lived in nine countries and traveled to 110 (and counting). Rubio\u2019s writing appears in\u00a0Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler<\/em>,\u00a0LUXURY<\/em>,\u00a0Robb Report<\/em>,\u00a0Private Clubs<\/em>, and\u00a0ultratravel<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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