From subways to galleries: Miami's Museum of Graffiti traces the appeal of street art

Greg Allen

December 01, 2025 / 12:00 pm

MIAMI — Art takes over South Florida this week with the annual Art Basel fair and a host of satellite shows. One new exhibition chronicles the origins and development of a type of art for which the city has become known: graffiti and street art.

It's at Miami's Museum of Graffiti, which bills itself as the first museum in the world dedicated to graffiti and street art. The museum is located in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood, an art-forward community where large, colorful murals adorn the exteriors of almost every building.

Inside the museum, one of the first exhibits isn't of art, but of an artist's medium — in this case, cans of Rust-oleum spray paint. M

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