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Building currently used as a contemporary art museum and office to different disciplines in the arts designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark for its role in hosting services for processing Cubans fleeing to Florida
General Information
1pm to 6pm Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; and 1pm to 8pm Thursdays
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
How to Get There
Get on I-95 N from S Miami Ave. Follow I-95 N and Exit 2D to NE 2nd Ave. Take exit 2D from I-95 N. Continue on NE 2nd Ave. Drive to Biscayne Blvd
Overview
The Freedom Tower is a Mediterranean Revival tower on Biscayne Boulevard, built in 1925 as headquarters for the newspaper The Miami News and modeled on the Giralda bell tower in Seville — the same inspiration behind the Biltmore Hotel. Its lasting legacy came decades later: in the 1960s the federal government used the building to process and provide medical care to Cuban refugees fleeing the revolution, work that earned it a National Historic Landmark designation in 2008. Today it sits on Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus, housing a contemporary art museum and exhibits on the Cuban exile experience.
Things to Do
Visit the Museum of Art + Design
MDC's free museum on the second floor hosts rotating exhibits, including past showcases of works by Dalí, Goya, and Da Vinci.
See the New World Mural
Painted in 1988, this mural in the Grand Hall depicts the immigrant experience; access is sometimes limited, so it's worth checking ahead.
Explore Cuban Heritage Exhibits
The Cuban American Museum, also housed in the tower, tells the story of the refugees the building once processed.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Freedom Tower (Miami)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
