100 Years of Freedom

Miami Dade College is developing new museum galleries to mark the centennial of the iconic Freedom Tower. The reopened museum will be a dynamic repository of Miami’s story as experienced in the city’s first skyscraper.

Best-in-class experience design will guide visitors through the tower’s rich history as home to both a newspaper and a refugee center. Visitors will explore the many quests for freedom that have led generations to Miami. They will also have the chance to share their own stories in celebration of the tower as a twenty-first-century beacon of hope, courage, and opportunity!

Major grants already received include $25 million in support of the capital project from the Florida Governor’s Office and significant grants from the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Facilities,the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

MDC's museum programs are made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. They are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.