The Miami Metromover Art Tour

When you want to explore art throughout Downtown Miami, hop on Miami-Dade County's Metromover – a free, electrically-powered, automated people mover – for a self-guided art tour of art at, outside of or within a short distance of many Metromover stations. Much of the public art was commissioned by the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places program, and several Metromover stops are within easy reach of the city's museums.

Metromover has two loops – Full Loop and Inner Loop – so you might have to change lines to see every piece of art in this article. We’ll start on the Full Loop at Brickell Station.

Look Up To “Reaching For Miami Skies”

While waiting to board the Metromover, look up at the curved concrete canopy ceiling overhead. That's "Reaching for Miami Skies" by Connie Lloveras, a series of hand-formed, painted ceramic tiles created by the Cuban-born artist for a commission awarded by Art in Public Places.

Can’t-Miss Art That You Just Might Miss

On the northbound platform canopy are two public works by artist Carlos Alves. “Solar Window” is a site-specific aluminum and ceramic piece that mimics stained glass. “Gate of Sentiments” is an aluminum palm tree nestled inside a metal square. Keep your eyes open for this one. It blends in perfectly with the surroundings, making it easily missed.

Art To Enjoy & Art To Buy

Brickell City Centre was built around this Metromover station. Carlos Alves’ installation “La Palma," a mosaic tile, is on the southeast second column. If you're in the mood to buy, check out Avant Gallery inside Brickell City Centre. The gallery has earned a reputation for its exciting selection of contemporary art, including the City Centre debut in 2024 of Italian design brand Gufram's limited edition iconic cactus in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

River Views & A Giant M

The Riverwalk stop gives you a great view of old Miami, along the Miami River and one of the city’s first settled areas. Here, riders are greeted at street level by the giant “Red M,” a site-specific work by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, known as R&R Studios. The piece is made of concrete block, concrete, stucco and red paint and includes decorative elements, such as a clock. It’s enhanced at night by dramatic lighting. The “M” has many meanings, including Miami, mystery, magic, memory, motion, monument and mothers.

Giant Sculptures & A Moving Memorial

Arrive at Bayfront Park station, head downstairs and go across the street to visit Bayfront Park. There's plenty of public art here, including Isamu Noguchi’s 29-ton, 10-foot marble sculpture “Slide Mantra,” an actual functioning slide. In the southwest corner of the park, you will also see the steel sculpture “Challenger Memorial,” which honors those lost in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. At the nearby InterContinental Miami, the hotel teamed up with sculptor Noel Santiesteban for its very own work of public art unveiled in February 2024, "Miami's Icon." It’s 20-feet long, 6-feet high and located on the hotel's pedestrian path overlooking Biscayne Bay. The Bayfront Park station is on all three Metromover loops.

Impressive Sculptures & A Peek at Miami’s History

There are plenty of outdoor art sculptures to see at Government Center station, which is in the heart of Downtown Miami and on all three loops. They include Joan Lehman’s 17-foot-high brushed stainless-steel “Rhythm of the Train” and Carol Brown’s “Seven More of Them,” an aluminum sculpture with seven individual pieces. Both are adjacent to the station. The colorful and whimsical “Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels” by Claes Oldenburg and his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, is in the public park adjacent to the Steven P. Clark Government Center. Very close by, the fort-like HistoryMiami Museum features revolving traveling exhibitions and a rich and varied selection of artifacts and photos of Miami’s history.

A Towering Link To Miami’s Cuban History

About 400 feet from Freedom Tower station – which is on the Omni loop – Freedom Tower itself is an architectural masterpiece and one of Miami’s crown jewels, standing tall as a symbol of the city’s deep ties to the Cuban American community. Get up close and marvel at this national historic landmark built in the Mediterranean revival style in 1925. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a true work of art.

A Cosmogram That Tells A Story

On the sidewalk in front of the station entrance is Houston Conwill’s “New Calypso.” Best known for his collaborative, site-specific works, Conwill worked with poet Estella Conwill Majozo and architect Joseph DePace to create the circular cosmogram that was formed from bluestone slabs.

The Center of Miami’s Art World

Once here, you’ve arrived at Downtown Miami’s most iconic art museum, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) and the Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Sculpture Garden. In front of PAMM within Maurice A. Ferré Park (formerly Museum Park), you’ll see “Chaos SAS,” a large, steel monotype by artist Jedd Novatt. Closer to Biscayne Bay are “La Plume de Pierrot,” a painted steel sculpture by Mark di Suvero; Anthony Caro’s bronze piece “Land of Milk & Honey”; and another monotype in bronze, “Chaos Bizkaia,” also by Novatt.

An Artistic Vision Of Miami

This is the end of the Metromover’s Omni loop and one station past the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. At the School Board station, you will find “Vision of Peace” by Noreen Morelli, who created the work with students from Design and Architecture Senior High School (D.A.S.H.). The colorful ceramic tile in tropical hues greets riders on the canopy entrance above the escalator and is also carried onto various columns around the station.