Museum of Graffiti
The world's first museum devoted to graffiti, a ticketed Wynwood stop tracing the form from NYC subways to gallery walls.
Checked October 2026
For anyone who's walked Wynwood's murals and wants the backstory behind them. The trade-off: you're buying a ticket for graffiti in a neighborhood where the walls outside cost nothing.
What's on the walls
Three shows are listed on the museum's site right now. Origins traces graffiti from New York's streets and subway cars into galleries, anchored by UGA paintings from 1973 that the museum bills as never seen before. Outside Inside covers Entes and Strappo, his process for pulling murals straight off the walls they were painted on, so work meant to fade gets kept. JonOne's El Tiguere centers on the writer born John Andrew Perello. Exhibitions rotate, so check what's up before you plan around a specific artist.
Inside versus the street
Wynwood already gives you blocks of free murals, so the honest question is what a museum adds. Here it's context: who painted first, how the movement moved from trains to canvases, and why a removed mural matters. The space runs both indoor and outdoor exhibitions, and it calls itself Wynwood's only art museum. It holds 4.5 from about 590 Google reviews, which is solid for a small, focused place. Pair it with a walk through the surrounding streets afterward and the murals read differently.
Hours and the gift shop
Doors open at 11 am every day except Tuesday, when it's closed. It shuts at 6 pm Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and stays open until 7 pm Friday through Sunday. That makes it an easy daytime pick when the heat or a downpour pushes you indoors. Leave time for the shop: prints and posters, books and magazines, original art, deadstock rarities, art supplies and a kids section. The museum also runs classes, events, field trips and tours, listed on its site.
Reservations
Buy tickets online ahead of time; the site's ticketing is the way in.
Good to know
Closed Tuesdays; Friday through Sunday you get an extra hour, until 7 pm.
Questions people ask
Is the Museum of Graffiti open on Tuesdays?
No, it's closed Tuesdays. It opens at 11 am the other six days, closing at 6 pm Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 7 pm Friday through Sunday.
Do you need tickets for the Museum of Graffiti?
Yes, it's a ticketed museum and tickets are sold through its website. Our sources don't list the current price, so check when you book.
What is the Museum of Graffiti in Wynwood?
It bills itself as the world's first museum dedicated to graffiti, with indoor and outdoor exhibitions of global and local artists and the movement's history.