Lowe Art Museum

Opened in 1950 to serve the University of Miami as an educational resource, the Lowe Art Museum has also been providing Miami residents and visitors the opportunity to experience more than 5,000 years of creativity and art history. It has become the area's major general art museum and, in 1987, it was designated a "Major Cultural Institution" by the State of Florida.

Multi-cultural exhibitions and special events are held here throughout the year. The permanent collections include Native American art, Renaissance and Baroque paintings and sculptures, some 2,000 works of 19th and 20th century American art as well as ancient American art, and an important Asian collection of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ceramics, painting and sculpture. Traveling and temporary exhibitions are also hosted.

Just off the lobby is the newly added Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts. Its centerpiece is a $3.5 million collection of glass masterpieces by noted artists. At the other end of the lobby near the main entrance is the Museum Store, which offers unique gifts for art lovers, including books, jewelry, holiday ornaments, creative educational toys, and more.

The Lowe Art Museum is located on the University of Miami campus at 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-2005. It is open from 10am till 4pm on Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4pm on Saturdays; closed on Mondays and University Holidays. Admission is free for Museum Members, University of Miami students, faculty and staff, and children under age 12. General admission is $10, reduced to $5 for students and seniors.