Source: MIA

  • Free online guide helps visitors explore MIA’s award-winning art program

Miami International Airport has launched a new digital guide for its award-winning arts and exhibitions program, MIA Galleries, on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

MIA Galleries is now more accessible for both on-site and off-site visits via the online guide’s photo, audio, and video content and wayfinding maps, which provide updates on current exhibitions and artwork on display, upcoming artist demonstrations, performances, and cultural events, past exhibitions, and selections from Miami-Dade County’s Art in Public Places collection at MIA. The MIA Galleries guide also features best-in-class accessibility options, including screen reader support, zoom and font size adjustments, transcripts, subtitles, alternative text, and multilingual support via Google Translate.

“The rich and diverse tapestry of Miami-Dade County’s arts community can be experienced through exhibitions and installations throughout the MIA terminal, and now—thanks to the MIA Galleries’ new digital guide—our visitors can dive deeper into that experience anywhere they go. Travelers and residents alike can begin exploring our acclaimed arts program at MIA in more ways than one. This new guide also reflects our commitment to modernizing MIA and offering passengers an elevated, world-class experience from the moment they begin their journey,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

MIA Galleries, established in 1996, is managed by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department’s Fine Arts and Cultural Affairs Division. Its mission is to enhance the travel environment by presenting exhibitions and showcasing works that celebrate the rich culture, diverse landscape, and artistic resources of the local community. MIA Galleries aims to elevate the passenger experience by curating a visually stimulating atmosphere that is contemporary, thought-provoking, and reflective of the cultural depth and creativity of the South Florida region.

Bloomberg Connects provides free digital guides to cultural organizations worldwide. The platform is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ longstanding commitment to supporting digital innovation in the arts. Bloomberg Connects makes it easy to access and engage with arts and culture from mobile devices when visiting in person or anytime from anywhere. With dynamic content exclusive to each partner organization, it offers a range of features, including video, audio, and text, as well as expert commentary and way-finding maps. The Bloomberg Connects app is available for download from Google Play or the App Store.