Mission Statement

Scheduled to open on October 22, 2011

The Museum’s mission is to celebrate, investigate and explore the civic arts of architecture and urban and environmental design, including fostering an appreciation for the history, vision, and cultural landscape of Coral Gables; promoting beauty and planning as well as historic and environmental preservation for a broad audience, including children, families, and community members, as well as local, regional, national and international visitors. The museum optimizes its mission by cultivating effective partnerships, and providing programming that includes exhibitions, collections, educational offerings, lectures, tours, publications and special events.

George Merrick’s original vision for Coral Gables when it was founded in the 1920s integrated art, architecture, nature and urban planning.  The Coral Gables Museum is dedicated to continuing this focus by providing programs and exhibitions that study and preserve the past while exploring new and classic approaches to urban planning; champion green and sustainable building practices and support a renewal of the aesthetic values found in public art and design. The Museum is confident that this vision is more relevant today than ever.