MAURICE A. FERRÉ PARK
Welcome to
MAURICE A. FERRÉ PARK
Welcome to
Welcome to the Park
Maurice A. Ferré Park has transformed into an open-air museum, boasting spectacular venues in close proximity to the bay, where breathtaking outdoor events take place. It offers magnificent views not only of Biscayne Bay but also the downtown Miami skyline, making it a privileged location for unforgettable gatherings. The park’s surroundings feature stunning artwork showcased along the Dogs and Cats Walkway, as well as an extraordinary area housing the Jiménez Deredia exhibition, which will be available throughout the entire year.
Welcome to Maurice A. Ferré Park
Maurice A. Ferré Park has transformed into an open-air museum, boasting spectacular venues in close proximity to the bay, where breathtaking outdoor events take place. It offers magnificent views not only of Biscayne Bay but also the downtown Miami skyline, making it a privileged location for unforgettable gatherings. The park’s surroundings feature stunning artwork showcased along the Dogs and Cats Walkway, as well as an extraordinary area housing the Jiménez Deredia exhibition, which will be available throughout the entire year.
MAURICE A. FERRÉ PARK
The First Miami Outdoor Museum
EXHIBITIONS
Our waterfront parks offer plenty of outdoor fun for all ages and interests. Along the way, make sure you check out our impressive monuments and world class exhibitions.
Jiménez Deredia in Miami
A Bridge of Light
October 12, 2022 – March 31, 2023
Acclaimed Costa Rican sculptor, Maestro Jiménez Deredia, turned Miami into ‘A Bridge of Light’.This is the title of his exhibition brought to South Florida, on October 12, 2022. Fourteen of his monumental sculptures adorn the breezy walkways of the Maurice A. Ferre Park in Downtown Miami – transforming the park into an open and inclusive outdoor museum until March 31, 2023.
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Dogs & Cats Walkway and Sculptures
The Dogs and Cats Walkway and Sculpture Gardens officially opened on February 11, 2023 to great fanfare and has already been visited by thousands of people from all around the world.Located at Maurice A, Ferré Park, in Downtown, Miami, this outdoor art installation is a free and permanent exhibit featuring 52 oversized aluminum sculptures of 26 dogs and 26 cats painted by local artists, and intended to portray the special role pets play in our lives.
Manolo Valdés
Is one of the most important and respected contemporary Spanish artists, and one of the few living artists today who has successfully mastered the disciplines of drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. In each medium he proves to be technically skilled, highly original, and unceasingly provocative. Born in Valencia, Spain, in 1942, Manolo Valdés was a founding member of Equipo Cronica, the highly influential Spanish Pop Art group of the ig6os. After the group disbanded in 1981, Valdés commenced a successful solo career. Renowned for his passion for past masters from Zurbarán to Velázquez, Matisse to Lichtenstein,
EXHIBITIONS
Our waterfront parks offer plenty of outdoor fun for all ages and interests. Along the way, make sure you check out our impressive monuments and world class exhibitions.
Jiménez Deredia in Miami
A Bridge of Light
October 12, 2022 – March 31, 2023
Acclaimed Costa Rican sculptor, Maestro Jiménez Deredia, turned Miami into ‘A Bridge of Light’.This is the title of his exhibition brought to South Florida, on October 12, 2022. Fourteen of his monumental sculptures adorn the breezy walkways of the Maurice A. Ferre Park in Downtown Miami – transforming the park into an open and inclusive outdoor museum until March 31, 2023.
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Dogs & Cats Walkway and Sculptures
The Dogs and Cats Walkway and Sculpture Gardens officially opened on February 11, 2023 to great fanfare and has already been visited by thousands of people from all around the world.Located at Maurice A, Ferré Park, in Downtown, Miami, this outdoor art installation is a free and permanent exhibit featuring 52 oversized aluminum sculptures of 26 dogs and 26 cats painted by local artists, and intended to portray the special role pets play in our lives.
Manolo Valdés
MANOLO VALDÉS is one of the most important and respected contemporary Spanish artists, and one of the few living artists today who has successfully mastered the disciplines of drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. In each medium he proves to be technically skilled, highly original, and unceasingly provocative.
Born in Valencia, Spain, in 1942, Manolo Valdés was a founding member of Equipo Cronica, the highly influential Spanish Pop Art group of the ig6os. After the group disbanded in 1981, Valdés commenced a successful solo career. Renowned for his passion for past masters from Zurbarán to Velázquez, Matisse to Lichtenstein, Valdés uses their creations “as a pretext” (como pretexto) to create an entirely new aesthetic object. The artist lives and works in New York and Madrid.
MEET THE PARK
MEET THE PARK
THE PLACES
The park features the longest waterfront promenade in Miami, with a walkway that stretches from Biscayne Boulevard to Biscayne Bay, providing pedestrian access to a collection of museums. With panoramic views of Biscayne Bay and the stunning Miami skyline, it is the perfect place for jogging or strolling. The 28-acre waterfront park includes winding pathways, restrooms, benches, pedestrian access to museums, plenty of trees for shade, and beautiful sculptures.
For information or to request a promoter’s kit, contact Santravia Butler at:
Waterfront Bay Walk
305-358-7550 or sbutler@miamigov.com
305-358-7550 or sbutler@miamigov.com
For information or to request a promoter’s kit, contact Santravia Butler at:
PLAZA OF THE SPANISH NAVY
The plaza features a monument that honors the Spanish Navy that arrived in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. The monument was erected in 1991 near the mooring site of the Spanish tall ship Juan Sebastian Elcano by Mayor Xavier Suarez and Consul General Erik I. Martel.
Looking Into My Dreams, Awilda
Looking into my dreams, Awilda, by Jaume Plensa, measuring 39 feet tall and composed of resin, marble dust, and a metal support structure. Based on a real person, a Dominican girl who came to Spain with her mother, who Plensa knew in Barcelona. Plensa took her portrait with a laser scanner, capturing 3D information to manipulate and scale into larger models. The sculpture originally stood in the surf of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, before being moved to Chicago’s Millennium Park. It stood in Millennium Park from June 2014 until January 2016. As of March 2017, Awilda stands at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. The artwork is impressive and captivating, and definitely worth visiting to appreciate its beauty and the artist's talent.
