Frost Art Museum

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
Frost Art Museum
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Established1977
LocationFlorida International University
University Park, Florida, United States
Coordinates25°45′13.3″N 80°22′23.2″W / 25.753694°N 80.373111°W / 25.753694; -80.373111l
TypeArt museum, Sculpture park[1]
DirectorJordana Pomeroy
Websitethefrost.fiu.edu

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum (Frost Art Museum) is an art museum located in the Modesto A. Maidique campus of Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1977 as 'The Art Museum at Florida International University', it was renamed 'The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum' in 2003.

The museum is recognized for its collection of Latin American and 20th century American art, Haitian paintings, and a growing number of works by contemporary artists, especially from Latin American and Caribbean countries.[2][1] In 1999, the museum received accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), and it is also a member of the Smithsonian Affiliations program.[3]

From the community, the Frost Art Museum has earned the accolade "Miami's Best Museum" (South Florida's New Times, 1996, 1994, 1993) and "Miami's Best Art Museum 2009 (Miami New Times[4])."

  1. ^ a b "Frost Art Museum: About". ARTINFO. 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Communications, Florida International University-Digital. "About". frost.fiu.edu. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Sonia Tita Puopolo (2011). "Robert Farber at the Frost Art Museum". Blog. Haute Living. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "Miami - Best of Miami - Miami Diversions". Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.