I love this Museum, especially now, its not crowded at all. We went to see the exhibit Purse-onality which is there until January 7th. It was great. My only complaint is many of the purses were not labeled, we would have liked to have learned more about them.

Theres history there that you can take a look at and it inexpensive view the pictures to get an idea .

Fabulous museum. Honored to see the unveiling of the historic Coral Gables map donated by Vice Mayor Lago in Arva Moore Parks McCabes honor. Thank you!

Great purse exhibit. Only thing missing was detailed information about each purse.

Great exhibits relavant to local culture and times. Lectures are great and free for members.Fantastic gift shop with unique gift ideas.

Theres not much to see there. Some beautiful pictures. I took my granddaughter. I got free tickets to go there. My granddaughter didnt like it at all. The Dade County Library gives free tickets to go there. Its a very small Museum in total it has four rooms to look at. 1 room just has a telephone that you can pick up and listen to a lady speaking about her husband trying to take her kids away from her. A domestic violence conversation.I personally would not pay to go there. There is no parking at the Museum. There is only meter parking. A block away from the Museum.

I liked the exhibit they were featuring that night. A piece of Miamis history! Admission is sponsored and free the 1st Friday of the month, however the regular cost is reasonable. Parking in the area is crazy because its busy, but its not pricey. I liked the feel of it, something the whole family can enjoy if you like art and history.

This is a small but very well curated museum. Enjoy it!

I went to and art exhibition there and the atmosphere was lovely with musicians included.

Excellent presentation on the watercolor art and history of the area of Coral Gables and surrounding area.

This past Thursday evening, I visited the marvelous Coral Gables Museum in order to attend the opening of its most recent photography exhibit, The Art of Compassion. This incredibly meaningful and human project celebrates women who have traditionally lived in the shadows - formerly incarcerated women who are re-entering society. Curated by photographer and producer Starr Sariego, these powerful photographs provide insight in to the lives of formerly incarcerated women, more than 80% of whom were victims of childhood trauma. I highly recommend seeing this important exhibit and applaud Coral Gables Museum for showcasing it. I wish I had seen several other exhibits that this fine, visionary museum has offered in the past. Next door to Book & Books, a favorite spot for most everyone in Miami, Coral Gables Museum is located in the heart of the City Beautiful on Aragon Avenue. It is a historically designated architectural gem featuring the typical Mediterranean Revival of downtown Coral Gables but with elements of Depression Moderne as well. Coral rock in construction, it served as a police and fire station in the past hence the sculptures depicting Coral Gables firemen on its exterior in addition to decorative artwork. I didnt explore the entire museum complex during this visit, so I plan to return and take a proper guided tour and participate in its downtown walking tours. Lauded for its culturally relevant exhibits and celebration of the civic arts, Coral Gables Museum is a must-see. Ive been to its delightful gift shop several times to purchase one-of-a-kind cards and several other eclectic gift items. Its the ideal spot to shop if you need to pick up something for the person who has everything. Theres ample parking with a garage across the street as well as metered street parking. If you are as guilty as I am for not visiting this grand museum sooner, head over there today and enjoy a splendid afternoon!

2 things need to happen for Me to want to come this place more.1) Have more events where amateur artists (photographers, painters, actors and/or musicians) can perform.2) Choose better winners for the Capture Coral Gables contest. Ive been to the last 4 of these and each time I go, the winners end up being photos that werent that great. Im not saying theyre arent good, just not great. When the winners were announced, 2 ladies behind Me mumbled Seriously? His photo? It wasnt even that impactful. And how the &*@& did he win since his sleeves had one of the least votes?!. So yeah.

Fascinating to learn the history of Coral Gables and how it was basically one mans vision. History exhibit was engaging and well executed. They all had a superb exhibit of photographs and ephemera about Lincoln Memorial Park, the final resting place of many of Miamis black pioneer families.

Really bad experience. The front desk/admin lady (did not get her name) was pretty rude and just didnt do her job in greeting us as visitors. The exhibits were disappointing. Wont be coming again.

Small museum but very neat collection. The medical exhibit is interesting as is the Coral Gables interactive storyboard. 30 minutes to an hour is all you need to see everything in this small museum.

An amazing little museum of Coral Gables right in the heart of the city. This is a great choice of a historic museum to visit if youre in Miami. It gives you an indepth look at how our city once looked before man started expanding westward and the populations began to rapidly increase. You will learn about the founder of Coral Gables, George Merrick who went nearly broke to create and build one of Americas most wealthiest cities in the nation. The whole museum should take anywhere between 2-3 hours. It isnt so big, but there is a lot to see in the amount of space they have. So take your time and I hope you get to get an idea of what Miami once started out as. FYI: The building the houses the Coral Gables Museum was a WPA project during the Great Depression that once served as the home of the police and fire departments from 1939 through 1975. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The only museum dedicated to the civic arts in S. Florida! Exhibits change a few times a year. Currently they are exhibiting Cuban art from Colonial to Contemporary. Along with Cuban architecture in Cuba and around the world. Monthly live Jazz, events are always free or reduced for members of the museum. As a member I feel that I am doing my part to help educate and enlighten residents and visitors alike.

A beautiful Museum, well maintained, clean, organized and the worker are very friendly. Most of the area is clean, educational spot, kid freindly, and they had enough parking lot. I love the place, sentimental, and I learn a little bit about history. Great spot, accessible location, and with a nice, clean bathroom.

Kind volunteers, a wonderful history of Coral Gables section, and very clean.

Very small museum, but interesting if you like history.

Cute museum about history of coral gables and Mr. Merrick. very often different art exhibitions, so at the end you can see history and current art together.

Beautifully designed and thoughtfully curated local museum. Includes exhibits on historic Coral Gables as well as humanitarian issues pertinent to today. We visited for free on Gallery Night (first Friday) to see a pop-up exhibit on Autism Awareness. While there, we also saw an amazing temporary exhibit on innovative temporary shelters used for disaster recovery.

Nice setting. Friendly staff

Its a smaller Museum but fairly nice. We enjoyed see artworks from local artists and the history of Miami and Coral Gables.

John is always accesible and knowledgeable about wonderful exhibitions at the museum

Small museum, but its got a great exhibit on history of Coral Gables and the Greater Miami area. Theyre also doing their part to save forgotten Miami history, such as the Lincoln Cemetery in Brownsville. Great place to visit and support.

Beautiful building and well done curation and event space. Staff are friendly and helpful. Feel free to park on sidewalk in front of tower.

Fantastic place to spend rainy Saturday afternoon.

Nice and informative. Stuff is very friendly.

Nice quiet small museum

We bought a Groupon for this museum for something like $7 for two people, but it turns out that we didnt need it because admission was free during our visit in July. The special exhibit was being changed, so there wasnt too much of the museum to see.Hubby and I enjoy the Coral Gables area, so it made for a nice day out to come here, see the umbrella exhibit a few streets over and have lunch.The museum itself is in a beautiful building, the architecture in this area is quite lovely.It was nice to learn more about this area and the first settlers in the first exhibit that we walked through. There is quite a bit of info on the Merrick family that helped establish this area.The museum itself is located in the old police and fire station, this building was constructed as part of FDRs the new deal.We wish we had been able to see a larger section of the museum, but we still enjoyed our trip here. Id plan on spending 45-75 minutes here as its not a huge spot.

Very quiet place. If you want to know about the history of the city you should definitely go. They also have other exhibits (they change it seasonally).

Went for a salon and the performance was wonderful. They did several pieces from Chopin, Bellini and Mozart.... nothing better

Great venue to rent for patties, weddings, etc.

Very nice

Very cool, community-related exhibits. On the first Friday of every month there is free entrance

Cute and small local museum. It shows the history of the making of Coral Gables.

Came for the monthly bike ride. Stayed to view the exhibits. It was great.

Beautiful building in a historic location. I was there for private event and did not enter the museum itself.

This place is a very nice museum has a lot of Modern Art but if you are planning to go to the summer camp my son says it is very bad. It is cool that it is built out of an old firefighter station and if when youre done with it you can go to movie theater nearby.

First Friday of the month is free. Had a great time

My son loves camp here!

Music box

Nice!

A surprisingly very unique museum. Came here for the Miami New Times Artopia event, which was pretty cool. The museum itself was definitely a surprise as it not only focused on the history of Coral Gables, but also had a very in-depth history of Miami as well, which was a nice surprise. They also have a VERY cool sea-level display that will blow your mind and visually show how much of an issue this will pose for our city if things dont change soon. Definitely take the time to make a stop here.

Experience and good Adventure

Nice indoor area. Small but nice.

Very poor collection, this is NOT a museum is more like a personal collection, if you want to make you own collection you can find better stuff in E-BAY or Amazon. Dont waste your money for nothing.

They always have something interesting to see!

Great museum in a great city!

This is a very interesting museum, mostly about the history of Coral Gables, promoting historic and environmental preservation. It is housed in a fabulously restored police and fire station. The building is beautiful inside and out.The building is huge and can be rented for events.

Museum was really nice

This building was completely renovated recently and is very nice with a large courtyard. Events are frequently hosted here. It is located right in the heart of downtown Coral Gables. There is parking to be had on the side streets and in the municipal parking garage. There are numerous restaurants and bars in very close vicinity.

Beautiful place

Small, wee designed community museum with interesting exhibit re local history as well as special art exhibits.

Fun museum with nice exhibits shows your the part of gables you never really hear about.

Simply great

Fascinating history

Place to have pace and learn about the history of Coral Gables.

Amassing people with lots of energy and nature oriented.

I see what they are trying to do with the exibits and since it is free you cant expect that much but the staff was not engaged

Small place but interesing if you want to know about coral gables history

I was in a class and nice people

A small museum with interesting local history. Nice, but not in any way remarkable.

Nice experience small but worth it

Thanks for the wonderful tour. Loves it

Please save yourself from this awful scam! when i walked thru the entrance, there were about 6 different doors leading to galleries. One of these so called galleries included amateur watercolor paintings which lined the hallway to the BATHROOMS !Upon entering the first gallery I saw what I believed was a museum exhibit, upon further inspection there was a series of little black&white photos and bottles of Miracle Oil which was allegedly sold in the 1800s! This however is sadly untrue, as the SOBs running the museum are still selling snake oil to the public under the guise of Museum Memberships ! I didnt realized until now, that I lived in the vicinity of the worlds most elaborate and poorly executed scam! if i owned a cartel and desperately needed to launder cash, Id open an exhibit with the exact same business model!Please save yourself a slow death from boredom, and never visit unless you need a lifetime supply of local magazines and brochures! This is very likely the most over-hyped welcome center in the country

Got lucky and came here on family day. They also had a show going on too. The museum itself was pretty interesting. Learnt a lot about how the area was formed.

Beautifully displayed art museum with an excellent variety of works and rotating exhibitions. They also holds a number of events throughout the year.

If you want to know and read about the Coral Gables history, pay this place a visit. Paid Parking lot is across the street.

Nice way to spend an hour or two, go, discover the history of Coral Gables.

Museum tells great story! Well organized with awesome information

Wonderful venue

Cute little museum. Well kept and in a good location.

Great place to visit

Aging Well Miami Herald

Excellent museum with a very nice staff.

Small and quaint with good local history.

No much to see.

Small but informative. Heavy on history..

A place full of knowledge

Interesting and fits its purpose: a Coral Gables museum.

. awesome!

Great location, lots to see and do.

Fabulous. Excellent. Place.

Very interesting place to visit

Awesome exhibits! Very interesting!

Love this place. Have to go back.

Very educational and Friendly and kind staff

Very nice place

A little of everything

Amazing

A great community facility.

Well kept

Super fun and clean

Small museum but with a lot of coral gable history

Nice and clean location,

Very beautiful and informative !

Trash

Name is the recipe, and some galleries with art exhibits, tells history of coral gables, can be covered in an hour.