Dade Cultural Center

Dade Cultural Center is located in Miami, Florida, a major complex that focuses the city's attention on the arts on all levels. It is a gigantic exhibition of food for the eyes that is quite often as busy as the downtown business core.

The center sits in the city's downtown area, covering about three acres. It comprises of a complex of museums and other historical and artistic attractions that make up a major part of artistic tours within the city. The art museum is one of the state's finest. Its public library has huge archives with historical photos and treasures that are rarely seen anywhere else in the city. In fact, the library is its biggest section with more than 4 million exhibits, including fine arts. Its historical type museum is also housed within the library, and, though smaller than many across the state, it captures the imaginations of visitors with trips back in time to the most prehistoric times to the present day.

The center also is a mecca, not just for art, but for peaceful relaxation. A central courtyard allows visitors to its complex to enjoy peaceful and warming moments under the warmth of the sun, whether hidden beneath some shading trees or sitting on the benches right out in the open.

The Dade Cultural Center is open from Tuesday to Friday, from 10am until 5pm and from Saturday to Sunday, from 12pm until 5pm. Though the majority of the center's complex is closed on holidays, the courtyard still bustles with activity and life.