12 June 11–17, 2026 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | Off the field World Cup fever sweeps Miami’s museums. BY DOUGLAS MARKOWITZ N o matter where you go in Mi- ami, everyone seems to have the World Cup on their mind. With Miami serving as one of the host cities, it’s no surprise that our creative community has chosen to commemorate the occasion artistically. Even if you don’t have tickets to one of the matches, you’ll want to check out notable museum shows, exhibitions, and other events that blend artistry on the canvas and on the soccer field throughout the tournament. “Get in the Game” and Game Time at PAMM By far the biggest World Cup-adjacent art ex- perience in Miami this summer, “Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture” is traveling from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art with more than 100 works exploring the in- tersection of culture and competition. The selections go well beyond soccer, with dozens of sports from baseball to tennis to figure skating and Formula 1 represented. Center- pieces include Hank Willis Thomas’ full- scale replica of Picasso’s “Guernica” made from sports jerseys, and drawings by famed illustrator LeRoy Neiman of the Don Shula- era Miami Dolphins, exclusive to the Miami version of the show. The art on the walls is only the start. PAMM is also hosting Game Time, a multi- part conference designed to supplement and enhance the exhibition. The first session in March featured conversations with artists, journalists, curators, and athletes including Miami Herald reporter Isaiah Smalls, writer Hanif Abdurraqib, and pro wrestler Lee Mo- riarty. Session two on Friday, June 26, con- tains even more athletic star power in the form of Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith, famed for his Black Power protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Pérez Art Museum Miami, 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Mi- ami; 305-375-3000; pamm.org. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $14 for students with ID, seniors age 62 and over, and youth ages seven to 18. Ad- mission is free for active U.S. military and vet- erans with ID, healthcare professionals and first responders with ID, children 6 and under, Florida educators with ID, and visitors with disabilities and their caregivers. “Unidad: The World’s Game” at FIFA Museum The global governing body for world soccer has opened a branch of its museum in Miami, taking over two floors of the Freedom Tower with a thematic exhibition centered on the World Cup. “Unidad: The World’s Game” is heavier on artifacts than artistry, with dis- plays of memorabilia, trophies, and other ob- jects from every official FIFA Men’s and Women’s World Cup. Many of the displays focus on the global nature of the game, from a web of global soccer balls, both makeshift and official, to a wall of jerseys from every mem- ber country from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. There’s also a documentary wall and an inter- active trivia game that’s surprisingly hard — like, “you’d better know when Vanuatu played their first regulation match” hard. FIFA Museum at the Freedom Tower, 600 Bis- cayne Blvd. Miami; fifamuseum.com. Access is included with Freedom Tower tickets, which cost $18 for general admission; $14 for seniors over 62; $12 for youth ages 7 to 18 and students with ID. Admission is free for children under six, Miami-Dade College students and employ- ees with ID, active U.S. military and veterans with ID, and visitors with disabilities and their caregivers. “Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits” at Frost Science Frost Science’s latest temporary exhibition delves into the wide world of sports — includ- ing soccer — from a scientific perspective. “Extreme Sports” explores the psychology and physics behind some of the most daring and dangerous athletic endeavors, from sky- diving and snowboarding to mountain biking and rock climbing, investigating the chemical rewards that drive athletes forward. Interac- tive sections let visitors try out a slackline and climb on rock walls while personality quizzes allow you to investigate whether or not you have the psychological profile of an extreme athlete. Soccer fans will find plenty to like here too, with World Cup-themed displays focusing on the physics of a perfect goal and a simulation game letting wannabe Messis and Maradonas try to score one themselves. Frost Science, 1101 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-434- 9600; frostscience.org. Tickets cost $29.95 to $34.95 for adults; and $24.95 to $26.95 for youths ages 4 to 11. Admission is free for chil- dren under 3. “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait” at The Bass Zinedine Zidane’s illustrious career may be overshadowed by the headbutting incident at the 2006 World Cup final that shook the world, but between leading the French to vic- tory at their home World Cup in 1998 and very successful stints as both player and coach for Real Madrid, the man from Mar- seille remains a living legend of the Beautiful Game. Concurrently with the World Cup, Miami Beach’s Bass Museum is celebrating this icon of football by staging Douglas Gor- don and Philippe Parreno’s experimental documentary “Zidane: A 21st Century Por- trait” through the day of the final on July 19. Rather than focus on Zidane’s achievements or life, the directors filmed the player in real time over the course of a single La Liga match against Villarreal in 2005 using 17 synchro- nized cameras. The result is a two-channel film — soundtracked by post-rock band Mog- wai — that captures the essence of an extraor- dinary player, defining him not by achievements or life story, but by what he does on the field. The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-7530; thebass.org. Admission costs $15 for adults and $8 for seniors, students, and youth. Admission is free for children six and under, Miami Beach and Surfside residents, City of Miami Beach employees, military and veterans, SNAP EBT cardholders, and visitors with disabilities and their caregivers. “Let’s Wyn” in Wynwood Wynwood’s Business Improvement District is launching a series of art initiatives to en- sure the infamously touristy “arts district” is packed to the gills throughout the World Cup. For six weeks, the “Let’s Wyn” program will install a series of soccer-themed art acti- vations throughout the neighborhood. The centerpiece is an interactive scavenger hunt called Wynwood to the World, in which visi- tors search the area for 48 badges, one for each team in the cup. Once the tournament reaches the round of 16, the remaining coun- tries will be added to a 10-foot sculpture called “The World Ball,” to be installed on NW Second Ave. If that isn’t enough, there will also be a “Soccer Ball Art Trail” with cus- tom balls designed by artist Lili Cantero themed around the last 10 World Cup tourna- ments, as well as watch parties, youth soccer clinics, and other events running throughout June and July. There’s another incentive to all this: Joining Let’s Wyn and finding the badges will let participants enter to win vari- ous prizes, from a custom ball designed by Cantero to tickets to the Bronze Medal Match at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, July 18. letswyn.com. “Big Goals” at Reefline Can you play soccer underwater? Miami Beach’s Reefline may be a submerged sculp- ture park, but even they’re getting into the World Cup spirit with a soccer-themed art in- stallation on the shoreline. “Big Goals” is a large-scale art installation centered on two very big soccer goals set within a relatively small playing field, designed by PlayLab, Inc. and produced by artists Jessica Trosman and Emiliano Miliyo. The artists recruited a team of weavers from Argentina to hand-crochet the nets from reclaimed textiles. Designed to call attention to environmental and ecologi- cal concerns, the installation will be activated with a series of weekend events that invite participants to collect plastic waste along the beach starting Sunday, June 14. The installa- tion closes on Sunday, June 28. Reefline, Mi- ami Beach; thereefline.org. Admission is free.
[email protected] ▼ Culture Above: “Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits” at Frost Science delves into the wide world of sports from a scientific perspective. Below: Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno’s documentary “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait.” Frost Science photo © Douglas Gordon and © Philippe Parreno/Gagosian
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